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New Downtown Crossing Plan Would Demolish 1905 Facade
Plan increases residential space and parking but reduces office and retail space.
Let’s start with the good news: Millennium Partners’ latest plan released this week by the Boston Redevelopment Authority shows progress on getting a building constructed in the gaping pit at the heart of Downtown Crossing.
Now the bad news: the revision nixes earlier plans to preserve the façade of the 1905 Jones McDuffee and Stratton building on Franklin Street.
According to the report, the change would be necessary to support Millenium’s new plan of preserving the remnants of the Burnham Building on the other side of the site as a separate but attached structure.
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“The base of the new Tower component will not directly abut the Burnham Building, but be set to the corner of Franklin and Washington Streets,” Millennium’s report read. “In order to focus the preservation effort on the Burnham Building and to achieve separation with the Tower, the remnant of the 1905 Building is proposed for removal.”
The revised plan also increases the tower’s proposed height and nearly quadruples the number of residential units. Meanwhile, office and retail space would be reduced, but parking would be increased.
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Project Element
Previously Approved
Proposed Project
Total SF
1,186,000 SF
1,185,000 SF
Residential
166 units
600 units
Office
469,000 SF
125,000-218,000 SF
Retail
304,500 SF
122,000-231,000 SF
Health Club
Included within Retail
35,000 SF
Restaurant
Included within Retail
10,000 SF
Parking
299 spaces
550 spaces (up to 250 public)
Height
495 feet
Up to 625 feet
Table from bostonredevelopmentauthoritynews.org.
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