The Abbey Group has emerged as the prospective buyer of the Boston Flower Exchange, with plans to build a “dynamic” commercial office building complex targeting new technology businesses that otherwise would seek space in Cambridge’s Kendall Square.
The Boston developer has an agreement to buy the 5.6-acre site between the South End and Southeast Expressway. Its proposed development would include accessory parking, retail and public space, and perhaps a residential component, according to co-founder David Epstein.
“The zoning that’s in place offers the opportunity to create a real dynamic commercial campus for, we hope, new technology businesses — a viable alternative to particularly Kendall Square,” Epstein told city councilors at a hearing yesterday.
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