Ruben Companies has filed plans to turn seven office floors at 250 Washington St. into 98 apartments, a change that would make its mostly residential Downtown Crossing tower fully residential if the city approves the work.
The owner took the proposal to Boston’s Planning Department, Universal Hub reported. Nothing in the filing establishes approval, a construction start, or a move-in date. For now it is a proposal sitting with planners, not a finished conversion.
What the Filing Actually Proposes
The building is a 42-story tower across from Pi Alley, with a driveway running through to Devonshire Street. Ruben already owns it. The new homes would replace office space on seven floors rather than rebuild the tower from the sidewalk up.
Most of the apartments would be one-bedrooms. The filing also lists 20 two-bedroom units and nine studios. It does not break out a separate one-bedroom total, so the precise split stops there…