A new hotel could be on its way to the northwest suburbs of Boston, and it may include a restaurant and/or bar.
An article in YourArlington confirms what we were told by a source last week, that a boutique hotel is being proposed for the former Disabled American Veterans site and the still-running Precision Tire and Alignment on Mass. Ave. on the eastern edge of Arlington Heights, with the post saying that the four-story hotel would have 50 rooms and an upscale dining spot. Our source tells us that the ground-floor restaurant could actually be some sort of brewpub or tavern, though no specific details have been given as of yet; a hearing on the proposal is scheduled to take place on Monday, July 22, so more information on the dining/drinking spot (and the hotel) should be known by next week.
The address for the DAV was 1207 Mass. Ave., while the address for Precision Tire and Alignment is 1211 Mass. Ave.; the two properties are about a block east of the Mass. Ave./Lowell Street fork.
[July 23 update: A meeting at Town Hall last night gave some additional information on the proposal, including the fact that the plan is indeed to open an upscale restaurant on the main floor of the hotel, though the plans are in their initial stages for both the hotel and the restaurant, so things could change as more meetings take place.]
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
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