The latest condo tower proposed for the South Boston waterfront looks a little different
It was redesigned in response to Mayor Marty Walsh’s call for more innovative building design.
Sporting a nautical-inspired design, a new luxury condo tower overlooking Boston Harbor would take shape in the Seaport where the Whiskey Priest and Atlantic Beer Garden now stand under a new proposal filed Monday with city officials.
The Cronin Group wants to build a 22-story tower featuring 110 condominiums and 12,000 square feet of retail space at 150 Seaport Boulevard, in between the Pier 4 development and Commonwealth Pier, according to plans submitted to the Boston Redevelopment Authority.
The new 250-foot-high glass tower, designed by architectural firm Elkus Manfredi, will feature an “iconic design’’ marked by a “notable twisting and angular design that evokes the nautical heritage of the location,’’ according to a press statement put out by the Cronin Group.
The first two floors of the tower will be devoted to retail uses, with shops and restaurants arrayed around a “large, open air deck’’ on the second floor.
The 263,000-square-foot luxury high-rise complex will also have a number of green design features, with the tower “wrapped in a high performance glazing system to provide solar control and expanded views of the surrounding harbor,’’ according to the developer.
An underground parking garage is also planned, with the tower’s mechanical systems to be placed on a floor above sea level as part of modifications now routinely being made by developers with new projects in Boston to deal with climate change.
The proposal comes as construction of new luxury condos, especially along the waterfront, grows as developers branch out from a previous, all-encompassing focus on building luxury apartments.
Veteran waterfront developer Joe Fallon is moving ahead with his second major condo tower at nearby Fan Pier, while a 100 luxury condos are planned next door at the Pier 4 site.
Jon Cronin, chief executive of the Cronin Group, which is based in South Boston, said the design was result of Mayor Marty Walsh’s call during a speech a year ago for more innovative tower designs.
“We had already designed a striking yet more cost-efficient tower,’’ Cronin said in a press release. “We decided to meet that challenge, and directed Elkus Manfredi to start from scratch.’’
The proposal now faces a review by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, with approvals needed from state environmental regulators at well. The Cronin Group hopes to win final approval by early 2017, which would mean a 2019 opening.
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