The neighborhood groups are leaning toward Upton + Partners residences, the Haymarket Pushcart Association favors Blackstone Market mixed-use, the Boston Globe is holding the torch for the Boston Museum and Normandy Partners’ hotel plan is caught in the middle. The proposals are out, the presentations are done and the Mass. Department of Transportation (MassDOT) will soon designate a preferred proposal to move forward. Now, it’s your turn to weigh in:
For reference, the four proposals are:
- Boston Museum – Civic, cultural and historical Boston-focused museum with education and meeting spaces, store, cafe and marketplace on the ground floor. (Presentation Video)
- Blackstone Market (Cresset & DeNormandie) – 50 rental housing units at North Street with three large restaurants on second floor, a first floor market and a green roof/agricultural center. (Presentation Video)
- Haymarket Square Hotel (Normandy Partners) – 180-room hotel with 2-story public winter garden, a ground market, HPA and retail space, top floor restaurant and rooftop garden. (Presentation Video)
- Market Square (Upton + Partners) – 119 rental apartments, Italian-themed “Eataly” food markets / eateries on first floor and 3-story “Market Square” extension near Hanover Street. (Presentation Video)
The Haymarket Square Hotel is my choice. The winter garden idea is interesting. Public rest rooms would be most welcome, as well as, meeting space. A hotel would transform that space for the better.