Circle Cinema Site in Cleveland Circle

Last updated 1/11/2022

The Circle Cinema site is located partly in Brookline and mostly in Boston and, therefore, subject to re-development regulation by both municipalities. The front 18,000 square feet of the previous Circle Cinema site is in Brookline. The remainder of the Cinema site (over 3/4 of its total area running along the Riverside T tracks) and all of the former Applebee's site is in Boston. 68 hotel rooms (38,789 square feet of hotel) and 2,635 square feet of retail space will be located in Brookline.

The Circle Cinema site is located partly in Brookline and mostly in Boston and, therefore, subject to re-development regulation by both municipalities. The front 18,000 square feet of the previous Circle Cinema site is in Brookline. The remainder of the Cinema site (over 3/4 of its total area running along the Riverside T tracks) and all of the former Applebee's site is in Boston. 68 hotel rooms (38,789 square feet) and 2,635 square feet of retail space will be in Brookline.

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Current Files and Presentations

• February 2016 Design Review package for modifications to site plan & hotel elevations:
  • Part 1 (PDF) - Elkus Manfredi site plans
  • Part 2 (PDF) - JAL Floor Plans
  • Part 3 (PDF) - Elkus Manfredi roof plan and elevations
  • Part 4 (PDF) - Stantec steback and sidewalk plans
  • Part 5 (PDF) - Transportation Demand Management Plans
  • Part 6 (PDF) - Elevation Comparisons
• Special Permit Decision (PDF)
• May/June 2015 Special Permit application package:
  • Part 1 (PDF) - Cover letter & application form
  • Part 2 (PDF) - View Looking South from Chestnut Hill Avenue
  • Part 3 (PDF) - Project Overview; Community & Environmental Impact & Design Standards
  • Part 4 (PDF) - Site & Dimensional Data; Photometrics Plan; Plan of Hotel 1st floor
  • Part 5 (PDF) - Signage; Parking & Transportation
  • Part 6 (PDF) - Transportation (continued); Project Design
  • Part 7 (PDF) - Project Design (continued); Landscaping
  • Part 8 (PDF) - Updated Clinton Rd backyard study
  • Part 9 (PDF) - Updated Clinton Rd backyard study (continued)
  • Detailed Planting Plan (PDF)
  • Larger-Scale Photometrics Plan (PDF)
  • Detail Grading Plan for Chestnut Hill Ave edge (PDF)
  • Hotel Dimensions - Rooftop Plan (PDF) - showing rooftop equipment
  • Video of Sketchup Model
• February 2015 Planning Board - Design Advisory Team Presentation (PDF)
• Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) and Developer's Agreement (PDF)

Files Prior to 2015

• 2014 Special Permit Application (PDF)
• Full-size Plans submitted with 2014 Special Permit Application (PDF)
• July 2014 Design Advisory Team Presentation (PDF)
• June 2014 Submission to Planning Director (PDF)
• Clinton Rd backyard study (PDF)
• PowerPoint from August 2, 2012, neighborhood meeting - part 1 (PDF)
• PowerPoint from August 2, 2012, neighborhood meeting - part 2 (PDF)

Boston Permitting to Date

The most up to date information regarding Boston's permitting process is available through the Boston Redevelopment Authority.