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Mixed-Use RISE Together Files PNF for Sullivan Square Redevelopment Project Boston – RISE Together, a Boston-based minority owned developer, has filed a Project Notification Form (PNF) with the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) for the first of three neighborhood networks of its complete Sullivan Square Redevelopment project in Charlestown. The proposed Inner Belt Neighborhood Project is one of three components of the total project conceived to deliver a holistic vision for the larger Sullivan Square neighborhood. The Sullivan Square Redevelopment project seeks to leverage growth in the innovation sector to deliver an affordable, inclusive, and pedestrian focused mixed-use environment. RISE Together has partnered with Bostonbased minority developer TRAX on this effort. The 1.5 million sq. ft. Inner Belt neighborhood will provide a robust, job-centric program mix across four buildings. The project will provide 20% affordable housing units with a focus on families from the neighborhood ensuring the project prevents displacement within the community. RISE’s Sullivan Square Redevelopment Project is anchored by 857,000sf of office,
workers, a safe and respectful work environment, and equitable opportunities for leadership roles on site. The community will have access to, and be part of, 27,000sf of new retail and restaurants created in the Inner Belt neighborhood. The Raybern Building on Roland Street will be restored, preserved, and offer subsidized rents for essential, locally owned neighborhood businesses. Within the Inner Belt project, 2.32 acres of new public space will be created, replacing paved areas with prominent green parks and open space. The complete Sullivan Square Redevelopment project will add hundreds of new trees to SSQ to enhance community health as part of Boston’s Complete Streets and will add a total of 5.28 acres of new publicly accessible open space. The Sullivan Square Redevelopment Project team currently includes CBT Architects; VHB; PORT Urbanism; KRM Consulting; and Dain, Torpy, Le Ray, Wiest & Garner, P.C. The team will also partner with locally owned M&WBE’s in the construction of SSQ, and will award smaller contracts to local smaller, familyowned businesses.
40 Roland Street in Charlestown
lab, and manufacturing space in the Inner Belt section. The project will ultimately create over 4,000 construction jobs and 3,000 permanent jobs. RISE will partner
with Building Pathways, a Boston-based non-profit, to ensure that the project provides access to building trades careers for community residents and diverse
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