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A massive convention center hotel is likely after all

The 2.1-acre hotel site sits across Summer Street from the convention center in South Boston. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe

By The Boston Globe

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A year ago, the Massachusetts Port Authority pared back its ambitions for a huge hotel in South Boston after Governor Charlie Baker shelved plans to expand the convention center across Summer Street. But now Massport is poised to get a giant hotel after all, one with more than 1,000 rooms.

And, in an important change from 2015, no public subsidy will be needed to build or operate the hotel.

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