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Office parks · Massachusetts

City Realty development on Route 9

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedChestnut Hill, MA

Proposed office park redevelopment (hotel, housing, retail) pending zoning change; no active construction, nearby projects all proposed. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 15 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
30,000+ vehicles a day on an adjacent roadThis site: 36,699 on a counted road fhwa-hpms · all sites with this
County typical rent $2,000+This site: $2,843/mo zillow · all sites with this
Policy tool
RezoningThis site: …rezoning of the office park at 1280-1330 Boylston Street newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …three buildings that would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail space record · all sites with this
New use
HotelThis site: …three buildings that would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail sp newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
HousingThis site: …three buildings that would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail space newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Medical and healthThis site: …ings that would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail space newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …t would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail space newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …e a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail space newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction
StrategyRedevelopment, proposedWikipedia
New useshealthcare, hotel, housing, retailWikipedia
What is there nowthree buildings that would house a hotel, apartments and condominiums, medical offices and retail spacenewtypes-extraction
RedeveloperCity Realtynewtypes-extraction

Planning

Zoning changerezoning of the office park at 1280-1330 Boylston Streetnewtypes-extraction

Site context

Housing permits, Norfolk County (MA), 2024552 units in 5+ unit buildings, 25 in 2–4, 647 single-family; 2023: 380 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby15 within 10 km, 26 within 25 km: Atrium Mall (1.1 km); Wells Avenue Park (4.0 km); Arsenal Mall (4.4 km); Bay Colony office complex (8.2 km); Bay Colony (8.2 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 20232,379 establishments (-7%); 42,987 jobs (-2%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $764,424 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $2,843/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)36,699 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 4 lanes); 1,983 trucks; 18 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Proposed redevelopment of a 1280-1330 Boylston Street office park in Chestnut Hill, MA, by City Realty. Zoning change required. Three buildings planned for hotel, apartments, condos, medical offices, and retail.

Why. Opportunity score 20.0: county grew 3.8% 2018-23, median rent $2,072, housing in plan. Nearby proposed projects include Wells Avenue Park (4km), Bay Colony complexes (8km), and Polaroid campus (10km).

Where it stands. Status: proposed. Zoning change pending. No construction underway. Nearby projects are also proposed (not built or approved).

For a planner

  • Zoning change needed for mixed-use conversion
  • Context: 15 nearby projects within 10km, all proposed or built
  • Traffic: principal arterial (4 lanes, 36,699 ADT)

For a developer

  • Market: median rent $2,072, housing demand noted
  • Competition: no active projects within 10km (all proposed)
  • Risk: zoning approval required, no timeline provided

What we do not know yet

  • Zoning approval timeline unknown
  • No construction status (only proposed)
  • No details on project scale or cost

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Similar sites

  • Bay Colony office complex, Waltham, MA · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 8 km away
  • Elmwood Park, Hopkinton, MA · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 31 km away
  • Wells Avenue Park, Newton, MA · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 4 km away
  • Bay Colony, Waltham, MA · Office parks · same strategy: redevelop; also in MA; 8 km away

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  • already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
  • county grew 3.8% 2018–23
  • median rent $2,072
  • housing in the record

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History and original facts

CountyNorfolk County
Census division1 · New England
NotesDraft from brookline.news, model-extracted, unreviewed: The office park at 1280-1330 Boylston Street in Chestnut Hill is proposed for redevelopment into a mixed-use project with housing, hotel, retail, and medical office space.

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