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BRA approves MassDOT plan to construct new transportation bldg. in Roxbury

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The Board of Directors for the Boston Redevelopment Authority and Economic Development Industrial Corporation revised the tentative designation for Parcel P-3 in Roxbury so that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation can develop nearly one million square feet 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 800,000 square feet of office space and 21,000 square feet of space for the museum. The state agency will lease an additional 126,000 square feet to P-3 Partners for the 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 jumpstarting construction at the site.

In addition to the development projects slated to move forward, the Board also approved the hiring of McKinsey & Company to conduct an independent evaluation of the BRA’s Planning Division. The firm was awarded a $420,000 contract to complete an end-to-end review of the division’s activities, processes, and procedures, as recommended by KPMG’s audit of the BRA earlier this year. McKinsey will analyze the performance, transparency, and efficiency of the BRA’s planning functions beginning in January and is expected to complete the review and issue recommendations by spring.