Allston Yards

Allston Yards Project Approved

The 1.23-million-square-foot redevelopment of the 11-acre Stop & Shop supermarket property in Allston has been approved by the BPDA. The project will feature a total of 4 buildings to include 868 residential units (148 affordable), 352,000 square feet of office/research space, 50,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space, a new home for Stop and Shop, plus 10,000 square feet for community or art use. As part of the project, $20M of transportation improvements are also included in the first phase of the development.

Additionally, the development team has committed to a first of its kind Allston Brighton Homeowner Fund which will provide $2M to be dedicated for down payment assistance, “gap” funding, support for CDC homeownership programs, home repair loans, and Homebuying 101 classes. The funds will be held and managed by local partners: Brighton Marine, Allston Brighton CDC, and the Boston Home CenterFund.

Michael Barelli, Vice President, New England Development tells BLDUP, “We are proud to have earned the support of the Allston-Brighton community and the BPDA Board on this exciting project. We anticipate a groundbreaking later in 2020."

Plans for 1.9-million-square-foot Allston Yards development revealed

The proponents of Allston Yards, the proposed 1.9-million-square-foot redevelopment of the 11-acre Stop & Shop supermarket property located next to Boston Landing in Allston, have revealed preliminary project plans. Developed by Stop & Shop and New England Development in partnership with The Bozzuto Group and Southside Investment Partners, the project as proposed would consist of four buildings constructed across several phases and feature up to 1,050 apartment and condominium residences, 300,000 square feet of Class-A office space, 50,000 square feet of restaurant/retail space and a new 67,000-square-foot flagship Stop & Shop supermarket.

The first phase of Allston Yards would contain 360 apartment residences with ground-floor retail and the flagship supermarket, and is expected to start construction in the second quarter of 2019. The current supermarket would remain open throughout Phase One, which would also construct a a 24,000-square-foot community green with a restaurant. The proponents have filed plans for Allston Yards with the City of Boston, who is now reviewing the project. The latest project renderings are posted above.

Modern supermarket, multi-story buildings envisioned at Allston Yards

Stop & Shop has released a new rendering of what the 1.9 million square foot Allston Yards development, which will replace the grocery chain’s existing Allston supermarket, would look like. This rendering is posted above. The rendering shows a modern, distinctive 2-story supermarket building topped off with what appear to be large skylights. Surrounding Stop & Shop’s new supermarket are multiple multi-story buildings which appear to rise as high as 16 stories. Stop & Shop has not yet filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA). The PNF, which is expected to be filed within the coming months, will include a timeline and detailed plans for the project.

Allston Yards development moves forward with Letter of Intent filing

Stop & Shop has filed an official Letter of Intent (LOI) with the City of Boston to construct Allston Yards, a mixed-use redevelopment of the existing 11-acre Allston Stop & Shop supermarket property. Per the LOI, Stop & Shop would construct a total of 1,010 residential units along with retail, Class A office space and open public space across two phases. A new Stop & Shop supermarket would be constructed as part of the project’s first phase, allowing the supermarket to remain open throughout construction. Allston Yards will be located adjacent to upcoming Boston Landing commuter rail station, which is expected to open this May. Stop & Shop will file formal plans for Allston Yards with the City of Boston in the coming months.

1,000 residential units planned for Allston supermarket site

1,000 new residential units could soon be built on the Stop & Shop supermarket site next to Boston Landing in Allston. Banker & Tradesman reports that Stop & Shop Supermarket Company is in the early stages of planning a 1,000-unit residential development that would be constructed on surface parking lots outside the existing Allston supermarket. The project would also include office and retail space.