The Boston Globe recently reported on a proposal by local developer Samuels and Associates for two new buildings in the Fenway.
A building at 132 Brookline Ave. would house 170 high-end apartments and include retail space on the first floor. A street over, on the corner of Boylston and Van Ness streets, another building would hold 150 luxury apartments, 200,000 square feet of retail space, and 225,000 square feet of office space. The company also plans to build 500 parking spaces underground.
The two 15-story mixed-use projects are part of the larger Fenway Triangle development by Samuels & Associates — including 1330 Boylston Street and Fenway Triangle Trilogy. If the rendering above is any indication, the new buildings will keep the design theme of the earlier two (which were designed by Elkus Manfredi), modern but uninspired.
Assuming these buildings are a success, further development could include two further buildings along Yawkey Way, between Boylston Street and Brookline Ave.
Back in 2006, I questioned whether the Fenway was the right neighborhood for these developments, and the increased popularity of the buildings — as well as the nearby Landmark Center — show that Samuels & Associates are onto something.
