Office parks · Massachusetts

85 Devonshire St.

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedBoston, MA

Approved office-to-housing conversion (KS Partners) in Boston with active construction, supported by housing market data and nearby peer projects. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 9 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,190/mo zillow · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -1.2% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Housing

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All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
Redeveloper	KS Partnersnewtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Suffolk County (MA), 2024	1,771 units in 5+ unit buildings, 162 in 2–4, 74 single-family; 2023: 2,288 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	9 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: 15 Court Square (0.1 km); Orchard Gardens (0.1 km); Filene's landmark flagship store (0.1 km); Lafayette Place Mall (0.5 km); Assembly Mall (4.4 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	31,997 jobs in 2,236 establishments; average annual pay $61,461; employment location quotient 0.45; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	62,917 jobs; 632 in retail trade, 2,463 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25025030302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 48th income percentile as adults; 4.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (27 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 17.2%; median family income $190,793; 129 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Boston School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Eliot K-8 Innovation School; Quincy Elementary School; Quincy Upper School; Boston Adult Tech AcademyNCES EDGE
Elevation	20 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	119 county-logged events: 63 thunderstorm wind, 30 flood, 21 flash flood, 4 hail; $621,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02109, 2026-09	median list price $1,746,000 (+84.0% on the year); 16 active listings; median 62 days on market; 6% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	2,298 establishments (-5%); 40,614 jobs (+26%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $738,589 (+0% 1 yr, +8% 5 yr); typical rent $3,190/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

85 Devonshire St. (Boston, MA) is approved for redevelopment from office park to housing, led by KS Partners. Construction is underway per permits (2024: 1,771 units valued at $848M).

Why. Housing market shows strong demand (ZORI $3,190/month, ZHVI $738k). 9 nearby developments within 10km include 3 within 0.1km (e.g., '15 Court Square' approved).

Where it stands. Status: approved. Developer: KS Partners. No timeline or address details provided. Market data sourced from Zillow (2026-09).

For a planner

Approved housing conversion in active cluster
Housing demand validated by ZORI

For a developer

Competitive peer cluster within 10km
High-value construction permits (2024: $848M)

What we do not know yet

No construction timeline
No environmental or zoning constraints noted
Verified status: draft (data incomplete)

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $2,069
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Suffolk County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from bostonglobe.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: 85 Devonshire St. was an office building approved for conversion into 95 apartments.

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Sources

Boston office buildings seek investors for conversion to housing
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85 Devonshire St.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "85 Devonshire St., Boston, MA." Record n-bbf83a230d, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/boston-85-devonshire-st/ (accessed 2026-10-20).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_boston85devonshirest,
  title = {85 Devonshire St., Boston, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/boston-85-devonshire-st/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-bbf83a230d, release 2026.10.20, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-20}
}

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