Submitted by Underground at Ink Block
Underground at Ink Block is the transformation of an 8-acre underpass located between Boston's South End and South Boston neighborhoods into an active urban park, cultural attraction and parking amenity. Landscaped pedestrian boardwalks and bicycle paths along the Fort Point Channel create new connections between communities previously separated by highway infrastructure. Visitors enjoy amenities such as world-class street art, a dog park, curated retail, fitness, food and beverage experiences as well as a bike storage facility, 24-hour security, 175 commercial parking spots & more. Underground at Ink Block is centrally located steps away from Boston's Downtown and easily accessible via public transit, just steps away from the Broadway T stop.
Underground at Ink Block opens September 4th, after five years of planning, permitting, design, construction and leasing led by MassDOT in cooperation with the community, City of Boston, Boston Planning & Development Agency and the Federal Highway Administration. Through a public bid process, National Development, developer of Ink Block, was selected and has entered in to a long-term lease as operator of the park. This new park adds to the transformation of this area known as Ink Block, a seven building mixed-use community that has revitalized the New York Streets section of the South End.
During the week of September 4th, 2017, this vision becomes reality at Underground at Ink Block. The Underground Mural Project will transform over 150,000 sf of mural walls in the park. The 2017 line-up of local and internationally renowned artists includes Cey Adams (New York), Don Rimx (Puerto Rico), Imagine876 (Boston via Nepal), Hoxxoh (Miami), Marka27 (Boston), Percy Fortini Wright (Boston), Problak (Boston), Upendo (Los Angeles) Vyal One (Los Angeles), Ewok (Boston) & Thy Doan (Boston). The Underground Mural Project is powered by Reebok in partnership with National Development and curated by Street Theory.
More info at https://undergroundinkblock.com