Fenway Park may remain a fixture in time, but the neighborhood around it is finally completing its transformation to the modern world.
The sub shops, fast food outlets, and gas stations that used to dominate the outer stretch of Boylston Street around the ballpark have given way to sleek buildings, stylish restaurants, and a lively club scene.
And now a new addition to the neighborhood: Boston developer the Abbey Group yesterday proposed construction of a mixed-use complex that would replace a former McDonald’s with 210 apartments, offices, and retail stores.
In a filing submitted to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Abbey Group executives proposed a tiered complex that would be set back from Boylston Street, leaving room at street level for outdoor cafe tables and a small courtyard. The development, to be located at 1282 Boylston St. next to the Baseball Tavern, would be 16 stories at its peak and step down to four stories on the rear side facing the residential portion of the neighborhood.