Fenway Center
Address
Commonwealth Ave & Brookline Ave
Neighborhood
Boston
Description
Fenway Center will be built between the historic thoroughfares of Brookline Avenue and Beacon Street. This land, which is owned by the state, is currently the site of unsightly parking lots that are rarely used. The tallest of Fenway Center's buildings will be a tower that will contain offices, residences, and shops; it will have 27 stories, and it will rise during the final phase of construction.
Boston is currently undergoing a wide-reaching period of development, one that has the potential to transform the face of this great American city. At this time, though, no construction project holds more promise than Fenway Center. This complex, which is being financed by public and private funds, will take up 4.5 acres when it's finished. Moreover, it will give Boston approximately 550 new apartments and condominiums, 167,000 square feet of office space, and 80,000 square feet for restaurants, shops, and other commercial enterprises. Altogether, Fenway Center, which will be located right next to the Massachusetts Turnpike, will include five buildings.
Furthermore, the complex's taller structures will be positioned right next to Yawkey Station, a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail hub. As you move away from this station, you'll find that the Fenway Center buildings are not only shorter but have more of a neighborhood feel to them. What's more, the presence of all of these buildings will reduce noise from the Turnpike and diminish wind levels. As it now stands, excessive wind is often a problem for the area's bridges.
Many of Fenway Center's residences will be luxury apartments. At the same time, about 10 percent of its apartments will be classified as affordable units. It's interesting to note that Fenway Center's designers originally intended all of its homes to be apartments. However, they later revised their plans and decided to build condos as well. In part, they changed their minds because so many people in Boston are looking to purchase condos these days, and relatively few such residences are currently available. Indeed, Boston condominiums can fetch startlingly high prices nowadays due to high demand and scarcity.
Fenway Center's grounds will have 30,000 square feet of lush parks and green spaces, which will give the entire development a sense of openness, tranquility, and natural beauty. The property will have plenty of walkways too, making it easy for a pedestrian to make his or her way around. Other helpful Fenway Center features will be a daycare center, spaces for parking and storing bicycles, and a bike-sharing station.
People who live and work at Fenway Center will be able to use a revitalized Yawkey Station, which underwent a massive renovation between 2011 and 2014. Its platforms are now accessible to all riders, and dozens of trains arrive at and depart from this bustling hub each day. Yawkey Station is located a short distance from Longwood Medical and Academic Area, a neighborhood known for its hospitals and college buildings. Frequent shuttle service between Yawkey Station and Longwood is available. Plus, Yawkey is the MBTA station that's closest to Fenway Park, a beloved stadium and a top destination for baseball fans from all over the world.
In addition, those who drive cars will surely appreciate the plentiful parking that this development will provide; its garages will be able to hold nearly 1,300 vehicles. What's more, Fenway Center's primary parking garage will represent an exciting feat of engineering as it'll stretch over the highway. Indeed, this garage seems destined to become a Massachusetts landmark. There's more good news for motorists: The state is paying for a series of improvements to the roads leading to Fenway Center. For instance, Maitland Street and Overland Street have been connected for the first time, making local navigation simpler. Likewise, the new Yawkey Way Extension should prove to be a great convenience for the city's drivers.
Those who care about the environment will be happy to learn that Fenway Center will rely at least partially on solar power; a private solar plant will be built on the premises. Its photovoltaic solar panels should be capable of producing as much as 650 kilowatts at a time. Not only will that power help fuel the businesses and residences of Fenway Center, but it will alleviate some of the energy needs of Yawkey Station.
Various individuals and groups are working in concert to make this center a reality. They include the state legislature, the MBTA, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, the Boston Red Sox, the nonprofit Medical Academic Scientific Community Organization (MASCO), and a number of area universities and hospitals. Such cooperation is necessary given the complexity of this project's construction. In fact, it's the first development in Boston to enter the airspace of the turnpike since Copley Place ― a set of buildings with offices, shops, and hotels ― opened in 1983.
It makes sense that many government agencies have been contributing to the construction of Fenway Center. After all, this complex will not only benefit the people who live and work there. Rather, it will help the entire metropolitan area. For one thing, the site's developers will give Massachusetts a sum of $226 million in order to lease the land for a period of 99 years. On top of that, this center should provide Boston and all of Massachusetts with annual tax revenues amounting to $5.7 million or so. Best of all, it will create hundreds of jobs.
It's also worth noting that Fenway Center could very well benefit the nation as a whole. That is, this complex could serve as a successful model of an urban development project that is transit-oriented, appealing in its overall appearance, and committed to sustainable energy and technologies that are ecologically sound. This site will promote the usage of public transportation as well since it makes it unnecessary for residents and commuters to drive their own cars all the time. Finally, Fenway Center will demonstrate that the presence of a major roadway such as the Mass Turnpike can enhance rather than stifle neighborhood life.
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