The Metlo Boston | |
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Alternative names | 399 Congress |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Residential |
Location | 399 Congress Street Boston, Massachusetts |
Construction started | 2017 |
Completed | 2019 |
Cost | US$200 million |
Management | Greystar |
Height | |
Roof | 274 feet (83.5 m) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 22 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Stantec and Group One Partners |
Developer | Crescent Heights |
Other information | |
Number of units | 414 |
Parking | 144 |
References | |
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The Metlo Boston (also 399 Congress Street) is a tower in the Seaport area of Boston, Massachusetts.[2] The 22-story mixed-use tower is located adjacent to East Service Road, Congress Street and Boston Wharf Road.
The tower has 414 apartment residences, and approximately 2,550 square feet of ground-floor retail. The tower ises 274 feet (83.51 m) when complete in Fall 2019. It is designed by Stantec and Group One Partners.[3]
Amenities include a rooftop terrace with outdoor theater and a heated pool; private movie theater; game room; shared co-working space; fitness center; yoga studio; spa treatment rooms; and a resident lounge.[3][4]
Boston-based Madison Properties originally purchased the development site from Boston Edison Co. in 2006 for $5.65 million.[5] The Boston Planning and Development Agency, approved a mixed-use development plan in July 2013.[6] In 2016, Crescent Heights purchased the parcel and the approved plan for 414 apartments for $36 million.[7] A construction permit was filed with the city on July 7, 2017.[8]
The building has a façade of orange and yellow bricks balanced with green glass and an exterior 70-foot LED art wall.[11] Amenities include a rooftop terrace with outdoor theater and a heated pool; private movie theater; game room; shared co-working space; fitness center; yoga studio; spa treatment rooms; and a resident lounge.[3][4]