Condos slated for former Red Cross HQ

Construction is underway to turn the former Red Cross Boston headquarters into a condominium building called the Lofts at 285 Columbus, the project's developer said.

The developer is Boston Residential Group LLC, which recently converted the building known as 360 Newbury from mostly office space into mostly condos; that building is perhaps best known for a distinctive exterior rehab by famed architect Frank Gehry.

At the developer's latest project, at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Clarendon Street, plans call for 63 loft-style condos, ranging from 750 to 1,600 square feet with a price range of roughly $500,000 to $1.8 million, Boston Residential Group said.

A model unit for the Lofts at 285 Columbus should be ready for viewing by the fall, and plans call for construction to be completed in the spring.

Otis & Ahearn, a Boston residential brokerage, is marketing the lofts, the developer said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)