Red Sox ownership reveals plan for building overlooking Green Monster

Red Sox ownership recently proposed a new, seven-story office building to move its headquarters to, which would overlook the Green Monster at Fenway Park.The change would be down the left side of Lansdowne Street and would impact views of the Green Monster and Boston’s beloved Citgo Sign from certain angles.”That changes the whole skyline; (we) have pictures of that,” Red Sox fans Faith Steiner and Elianan Axelrod said.It would also mean the two-story parking garage on Lansdowne near Gate C and the House of Blues could soon be coming down.”We’re sitting in the Green Monsters seats today, so that would definitely affect us,” Red Sox fan Carla Stafford said. “I would hope that the balls would go over the Green Monster and smash a couple of those windows, so the (new building) wouldn’t have to be here. I think it would ruin the whole site line and the old bricks and old cages of the area.”The 129-foot high building could span 250,000 square feet if final approvals proceed for Fenway Sports Group, WS Development and Twin Enterprises with the city of Boston.”So many places don’t have full capacity,” Red Sox fan Maureen Regan said. “We don’t need more buildings being built.”The office’s facade steps back in areas where the Green Monster shoots out, allowing for outdoor terraces on some office floors. The top level of the building would also have views into the ballpark itself. “It’s going to ruin the experience for a lot of people who are here, but change is also good,” Red Sox fan Wilmer Martinez said.The project is estimated to cost $1.6 billion, and the design would call for some wider sidewalks, some bike access and is expected to create hundreds of thousands of job opportunities.

BOSTON —

Red Sox ownership recently proposed a new, seven-story office building to move its headquarters to, which would overlook the Green Monster at Fenway Park.

The change would be down the left side of Lansdowne Street and would impact views of the Green Monster and Boston’s beloved Citgo Sign from certain angles.

“That changes the whole skyline; (we) have pictures of that,” Red Sox fans Faith Steiner and Elianan Axelrod said.

It would also mean the two-story parking garage on Lansdowne near Gate C and the House of Blues could soon be coming down.

“We’re sitting in the Green Monsters seats today, so that would definitely affect us,” Red Sox fan Carla Stafford said. “I would hope that the balls would go over the Green Monster and smash a couple of those windows, so the (new building) wouldn’t have to be here. I think it would ruin the whole site line and the old bricks and old cages of the area.”

The 129-foot high building could span 250,000 square feet if final approvals proceed for Fenway Sports Group, WS Development and Twin Enterprises with the city of Boston.

“So many places don’t have full capacity,” Red Sox fan Maureen Regan said. “We don’t need more buildings being built.”

The office’s facade steps back in areas where the Green Monster shoots out, allowing for outdoor terraces on some office floors. The top level of the building would also have views into the ballpark itself.

“It’s going to ruin the experience for a lot of people who are here, but change is also good,” Red Sox fan Wilmer Martinez said.

The project is estimated to cost $1.6 billion, and the design would call for some wider sidewalks, some bike access and is expected to create hundreds of thousands of job opportunities.