Office parks · Massachusetts

15 Court Square

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedBoston, MA

Approved 80-unit housing project (KS Partners) in Boston, near redeveloped sites like Lafayette Place Mall. · summary, model-written

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Site profile6 elements · what this retrofit is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 9 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,190/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -1.2% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: 80 apartments record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: 80 apartments newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	80 apartmentsnewtypes-extraction reported
Redeveloper	KS Partnersnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Suffolk County (MA), 2024	1,771 units in 5+ unit buildings, 162 in 2–4, 74 single-family; 2023: 2,288 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	9 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: 85 Devonshire St. (0.1 km); Orchard Gardens (0.1 km); Filene's landmark flagship store (0.1 km); Lafayette Place Mall (0.5 km); Assembly Mall (4.3 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	31,997 jobs in 2,236 establishments; average annual pay $61,461; employment location quotient 0.45; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	62,917 jobs; 632 in retail trade, 2,463 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25025030302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 4.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (27 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 17.2%; median family income $190,793; 129 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Boston School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Eliot K-8 Innovation School; Quincy Elementary School; Quincy Upper School; Boston Adult Tech AcademyNCES EDGE
Elevation	34 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	119 county-logged events: 63 thunderstorm wind, 30 flood, 21 flash flood, 4 hail; $621,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02108, 2026-09	median list price $2,824,500 (-31.5% on the year); 36 active listings; median 119 days on market; 19% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,298 establishments (-5%); 40,614 jobs (+26%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $738,589 (+0% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $3,190/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

15 Court Square in Boston (MA) is approved for redevelopment from office to housing, with KS Partners as developer. The project will deliver 80 apartments. The site is in a cluster of 9 nearby developments within 10km, including the built Lafayette Place Mall (0.5km) and Orchard Gardens (0.1km). The record confirms it is 'approved' and 'already in play' per the opportunity reasons. No construction start date or specific zoning details are provided. Housing market data (ZORI $3,190) and peer comparisons are included in the record but not directly relevant to the site's current status.

Why. The assessment uses only the record's explicit facts: approved status, developer, new use (housing), unit count (80), and cluster context. Missing details (timeline, zoning) are omitted as unknown.

Where it stands. Approved housing conversion project, 80 units, developer KS Partners, located near other redeveloped sites in Boston.

For a planner

Approved status
80-unit housing project
Nearby redeveloped sites (Lafayette Place Mall 0.5km)

For a developer

Approved
80 units
KS Partners as developer
Nearby housing market context (ZORI $3,190)

What we do not know yet

No construction timeline
No zoning details
Verified status: draft (data may be incomplete)

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Similar sites

85 Devonshire St., Boston, MA · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 0 km away
Lafayette Place Mall, Boston, MA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 1 km away
Arsenal Mall, Watertown, MA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 8 km away
Nouvelle at Natick, Natick, MA · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 27 km away

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $2,069
housing in the record

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

History and original facts

County	Suffolk County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from bostonglobe.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: 15 Court Square was an office building approved for conversion into 80 apartments.

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Sources

Boston office buildings seek investors for conversion to housing
1 quoted sentence
15 Court Square

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "15 Court Square, Boston, MA." Record n-357b2d5720, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/boston-15-court-square/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_boston15courtsquare,
  title = {15 Court Square, Boston, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/boston-15-court-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-357b2d5720, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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