Watertown, MA According to Arsenal Yards, Boston’s new mixed-use destination development from Boylston Properties and The Wilder Companies, Roche Bros. has signed on to open a large-scale, full-service supermarket. The Majestic at Arsenal Yards, a movie theater, is joining as a premier entertainment destination. City Works Eatery & Pour House will be opening its first New England location.
Arsenal Yards will be a new living, working, shopping, and entertainment destination. Surrounded by new and existing office developments, including athenahealth and the recently opened innovative office and biotech lab building, LINX, it will be easily accessed by the thousands of employees in walking distance and residents in the rapidly growing surrounding neighborhoods.
With sitework underway and upon opening in summer 2019, the urban neighborhood will be a more than one million s/f development including 250,000 s/f of shops and eateries including: YardWorks (200,000 s/f of new and existing creative office and lab space), Blvd & Bond (425 contemporary residences), a 150-room Hampton by Hilton, The Fitness Collection, high tech amenities and a dedicated green space, as well as a revitalized Arsenal Park, renovated bike path and expanded access to the Charles River.
Randolph, MA Sterling Trust has sold its Sterling Plaza neighborhood retail site located at 45 Mazzeo Dr. to The Shops at Randolph, LLC. The property is home to several restaurants, including the West End Grill, The Well, Outback Steakhouse and It’s Game Time Sportsbar.
Placemaking. That is the word for 2024. While the concept has historical precedence in urban development, it became part of our current culture in the 1960’s when urbanists started to think about cities for people, not just cars.