2024-05-06T15:55:29-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150167668/paul-rudolph-s-boston-government-service-center-is-in-danger Sean Joyner 2019-10-31T11:32:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/44/443f2ecc0a66cc786daf3b03e0e5ef62.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>According to a <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2019/10/30/state-puts-hurley-building-downtown-boston-market/U5eHjr3ZvWkt4H8dFXA4yL/story.html" target="_blank">recent article from <em>The Boston Globe</em></a><em></em>, due to city's "hot" real estate market, which has "prompted a number of developers to tear down and build up," the Governor's office now wants to get in on the action.&nbsp;</p> <p>On Wednesday, the Baker administration unveiled plans to redevelop the state-owned Charles F. Hurley Building, reports the <em>Globe</em>. The efforts will open up a 3.25 acre site with a deal earning the state tens of millions of dollars, "at a minimum." The administration is moving quickly, hoping to identify a developer within 18 to 24 months after putting the project out to bid. Plans are reported to include a new office complex, new ground floor retail, and possible restaurant spaces.</p> <p>Paul Rudolph began the design process of the brutalist building in 1962 and construction began in 1966, lasting 5 years. Yesterday, <em>The Paul Rudolph Heritage Foundation</em> posted a call-to-action on its website and <a href="https://twitter.com/paulrudolphhf/status/1189624641263943680?s=21" target="_blank">twitter feed</a>. In a <a href="https://www.paulrudolphheritagefoundation.org/news/2019/10/30/sos-save-rudolphs-boston-government-service-center" target="_blank">blog post</a> titled, <em>S.O.S: - Save Rudolph's Boston Governmen...</em></p>