The transformation of Western Ave. in Allston in just beginning
Bringing in luxury apartment buildings and places to work, this street has become a hot real estate market.
Allston’s Western Avenue, which runs between Harvard Business School and the Arsenal Street Bridge, looks quite a bit different today than it did a few years ago (or even a few months ago). And the transformation is just beginning.
Two projects have already been completed on the street and three more are in the works, The Boston Globe reports.
And several of these projects are bringing more residences to the neighborhood.
One of these residential projects has already been completed – the Continuum complex, which is mixed-use and offers 350 luxury apartments.
The Globe notes:
“Three other projects are in the planning stages for Western Avenue: a 132-unit residential and retail complex, near the corner of Western Avenue and the Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in Brighton; a mixed-used redevelopment of the former speedway at the same intersection; and an 85-unit condo project at 180 Telford St., just across the street from the recently opened Charlesview Residences along Western Avenue.’’
The area surrounding Western Avenue has also seen its fair share of development, such as the New Balance building.
“Western Avenue has been a kind of desolate area for a while now,’’ Paul Berkeley, president of the Allston Civic Association told the Globe. “People are happy to finally see things happening along Western Avenue. But they’re also concerned about some of the plans.’’
Read the full Boston Globe story here.
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