Charles River Park residential complex

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Charles River Park residential complex is a large mid-20th-century urban renewal residential development in Boston’s West End, known for its high-rise apartments and landscaped grounds along the Charles River.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf housing development
residential complex
urban renewal project
adjacentTo Charles River
Storrow Drive
city Boston, Massachusetts
surface form: "Boston"
country United States of America
surface form: "United States"
developmentEra mid-20th century
developmentType large-scale residential complex
hasAccess Charles River Esplanade
downtown Boston
hasBuildingForm high-rise slabs
slab towers
hasBuildingType apartment building
hasCharacteristic high-rise apartment buildings
landscaped grounds
mid-20th-century construction
hasDensity high-density residential
hasFeature gardens
open space
pedestrian pathways
recreational amenities
towers
hasLandUse multi-family housing
hasOpenSpaceType private landscaped grounds
hasUse residential
hasViewOf Boston skyline
Charles River
isKnownFor high-rise apartments
landscaped grounds
riverfront location
isPartOf West End neighborhood of Boston
surface form: "West End urban renewal area"
locatedAlong Charles River
locatedIn Boston, Massachusetts
United States of America
surface form: "United States"

West End, Boston
surface form: "West End, Boston, Massachusetts"
neighborhood West End
partOf Boston urban renewal era developments
planningContext postwar urban renewal in Boston
planningGoal increase residential density
modernize the West End
provide open green space with high-rise living
region New England
replaced historic West End residential blocks
state Massachusetts
urbanPlanningConcept towers in the park

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West End neighborhood of Boston hasLandmark Charles River Park residential complex
subject surface form: "West End (Boston)"

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