MassDot Spurs Construction

Boston – The board of directors for the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and Economic Development Industrial Corporation (EDIC) have revised the tentative designation for Parcel P-3 in Roxbury so that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) can develop nearly 1 million sf of space for a new state transportation building, the National Center for Afro-American Artists museum, and retail, entertainment, and educational uses.

Since 2007, the parcel has been tentatively designated to Elma Lewis Partners, which later merged with FeldCo Development Corporation to form P-3 Partners, to develop the mixed-use Tremont Crossing project.

MassDOT is expected to construct approximately 800,000sf of office space and 21,000sf of space for the museum. The state agency will lease an additional 126,000sf of floor space to P-3 Partners for retail and other uses.

With several major development projects taking shape in that area of Roxbury, the BRA hopes that MassDOT will be a catalyst for jump starting construction at the site.