The 11 Projects Transforming Boston's South End Forever

By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Nov 9, 2015, 10:38am EST

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By Tom Acitelli@tomacitelli Nov 9, 2015, 10:38am EST

Just about the game-changing-est area in the entire Boston region (with the possible exception of Somerville) is the east-northeast stretch of the South End. Several new projects there, including the multifaceted Ink Block, the uber-controversial Lucas and the just-announced block-long 575 Albany Street, are set to add thousands of apartments and condos—and therefore thousands of residents—to the once-gritty area where I-93 and the Turnpike meet. Eleven projects in particular, all either opened within the last year or very much on the drawing board, are powering most of the transformation.

· Here's How Many Ink Block Apartments Have Been Rented [Curbed Boston]
· South End's Lucas Has At Least Three Units Asking $3M-Plus [Curbed Boston]
· South End's Boomlet Echoes On: Two More Apartment Buildings [Curbed Boston]
· No Green Line Extension?! A Lot of People Are Worried [Curbed Boston]
· Our Curbed Maps archive [Curbed Boston]

Ink Block Apartments

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The 315-unit, three-building apartment complex started opening last winter and is mostly leased up.

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300 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

(617) 912-4969

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Sepia Boston

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This is the 83-unit condo component of the Ink Block. Nearly every unit sold before its opening this year.

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32 Traveler St, Boston, MA 02118

Siena at the Ink Block

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This 79-unit condo project, also part of the Ink Block, is under construction. It includes maisonettes, a relatively rare thing in Boston real estate.

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40 Traveler St, Boston, MA 02118

600 Harrison Avenue

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This old archdiocese of Boston parking lot is being turned into a 160-unit apartment building with ground-floor retail.

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600 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

775 Harrison Avenue

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The old Jesuit church is tentatively slated to become 54 apartments, with four townhouses on an adjoining property. The plans for the Renaissance Revival space were last floated in spring 2015. Stay tuned.

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775 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

345 Harrison Avenue

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The city in February 2015 signed off on a two-building, 602-unit apartment complex for the old Graybar Electric site. It will also include tens of thousands of square feet of retail and amenity space.

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345 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

Jordan Lofts

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The 18 condos in this recently completed commercial-building conversion went on sale in August.

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477 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118

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The Lucas

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This under-construction church conversion is due to include 33 condos. Closings have already started and several condos have been listed in the low seven figures.