"The new owners of Crest Hardware's former buildings on Metropolitan Avenue are advancing plans to replace the familiar red structures with a residential tower. City records show developer Green Street has filed a new building permit application for an 11-story, 70-unit apartment building at 554 and 558 Metropolitan Avenue. According to the permit, IMC Architecture designed the 115-foot-tall building, which will include a total of 5,422 square feet of space. The plans call for a 31.9-foot-deep rear yard and no on-site parking."
"Renderings shared by Green Street principal Joshua Greenberg show a facade broken into three staggered vertical sections that help break up the building's width. The outer sections are finished in white paneling, while the center section is clad in brown. The easternmost sections step back at the eighth floor. Large, symmetrical windows run across the facade. At the rear, the yard is shown landscaped with paving, grassy areas, and plantings."
"In 2024, Green Street paid $15.5 million for Crest's former store buildings at 554 and 558 Metropolitan Avenue, $3 million for Crest's garage at 546 Metropolitan Avenue, and $3.5 million for a mixed-use red brick building with a driveway at 536 Metropolitan Avenue. Formerly owned by the Franquinha family, all of the properties are connected at the rear by a narrow strip of land."
An 11-story, 70-unit, 115-foot-tall, 5,422-square-foot apartment building is proposed at 554 and 558 Metropolitan Avenue to replace the longtime Crest Hardware structures. The design by IMC Architecture features a facade divided into three staggered vertical sections with white outer paneling and a brown center, eighth-floor setbacks on the eastern sections, large symmetrical windows, and a landscaped rear yard with paving, grassy areas, and plantings. Plans specify a 31.9-foot-deep rear yard and no on-site parking. Green Street acquired the connected properties in 2024 and intends to replace adjacent buildings and link the rear yards to share amenities including a pickle ball court and dog run.
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