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Boston Grants Permits to Another Office-to-Resi Conversion Through Incentive Program
The City of Boston has granted building permits to another office-to-housing conversion, this time in the South End, reported Boston.com. Developers are converting a former office building at 615 Albany St. into 24 apartments as part of the city’s effort to transform underused commercial space into housing.
It is one of 19 projects participating in Boston’s office-to-residential incentive program, which aims to revitalize downtown by replacing outdated offices with homes. Projects in the program have until the end of 2026 to begin construction.
The South End project is one of three under construction in the city, with 129 Portland St. in the Bulfinch Triangle and 263 Summer St. in Fort Point still awaiting building permits. The 615 Albany project is near Boston Medical Center and the Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. It is one of two in the South End, along with a 92-unit proposal at 95 Berkeley St., the Boston Business Journal reported.
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