An 18-story tower that had gone quiet at Charlestown's Hood Park is back on the table, with developers reviving plans for a boutique hotel, more than 100 apartments, and a new neighborhood green on a long-vacant Supertest Street lot. The latest proposal targets 25 Supertest Street and would pair roughly 130 hotel rooms with about 108 rental units, alongside a one-acre "Hood Green" park. The filing marks the newest chapter in the multi-phase remake of the old Rutherford Avenue industrial site.
As reported by the Boston Business Journal, the refreshed plan brings back an earlier design and resets the permitting clock. The Journal notes that the tower, resubmitted this month for city review, is slated to hold a 130-room boutique hotel over 108 apartments.
What’s proposed
According to the Boston Planning & Development Agency, the project is filed as “25 Supertest” and totals about 224,399 square feet, with 130 hotel keys and 108 residential units. Plans call for ground-floor retail, shared below-grade parking, and a landscaped one-acre Hood Green immediately beside the tower.
As reported by The Boston Globe, the BPDA has also signed off on a related three-story grocery-and-housing building at 15 Supertest that the developer intends to build first, setting the stage for the taller tower to follow.
Timeline and public comment
The BPDA project page shows the filing was updated in early May and lists a public comment period that runs through June 4, 2026.
Zoning commission minutes from a January hearing, available in the Boston Planning & Development Agency, record Mark Rosenshein speaking for the developer and David Manfredi of Elkus/Manfredi walking through the design. The minutes also spell out one key condition: “The hotel and Hood Green must open at the same time.” Those documents, along with the BPDA docket, are likely to become required reading for neighborhood groups as design review moves ahead.
Neighborhood reaction and what to watch
The plan has already drawn scrutiny from the Charlestown Neighborhood Council and others over unit mix and affordability. Critics argue that the revised layout does not deliver enough family-sized affordable units, The Boston Globe reported.
If the project keeps moving through Article 80 review this summer, residents can expect more detailed affordability proposals and a string of public meetings to hash them out.
For neighbors watching from Rutherford Avenue and beyond, the big questions now are who will operate the hotel, what the final affordable-housing package will look like, and how the new Hood Green will be programmed and maintained. The current public comment window, along with upcoming design hearings, will shape how and when those answers land.
