2024-12-22T02:10:42-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150439139/massachusetts-changes-direction-for-reuse-of-paul-rudolph-s-brutalist-government-service-center Josh Niland 2024-07-29T12:34:00-04:00 >2024-07-30T10:57:43-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/87/877fb798d143b6981d00af148ebb4f6e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The planned reuse of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/112649/paul-rudolph" target="_blank">Paul Rudolph</a>&rsquo;s oft-reviled <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1447306/government-service-center" target="_blank">Boston Government Service Center</a> has taken on a new direction with a <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-new-redevelopment-vision-for-hurley-lindemann-buildings" target="_blank">housing-focused proposal</a> from the administration of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. The updated plan replaced a <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150322253/nbbj-will-lead-the-redevelopment-of-paul-rudolph-s-hurley-building-at-boston-government-center" target="_blank">previously announced NBBJ overhaul</a> that would have remade both the Erich Lindemann and Charles F. Hurley buildings into an office block with labs for scientific research. Now, with the demand for each shrinking, the state is poised to reroute the redevelopment to match its previous benchmarked demand for over 69,000 new homes by 2030.</p> <p>The <a href="https://www.mass.gov/news/healey-driscoll-administration-announces-new-redevelopment-vision-for-hurley-lindemann-buildings" target="_blank">newly released</a> press statement noted: &ldquo;The site remains architecturally significant due to its unique mid-century design, and the Administration will prioritize historic preservation in the renewed redevelopment process.&rdquo; A formal RFP for the new plan could come as soon as this year.</p> 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 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <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>