Rotunda's $70M residential, retail expansion approved by city panel

A $70 million redevelopment of the Rotunda office and shopping center in Hampden was approved by the city’s Urban Design and Architecture Review panel on Thursday.

Hekemian & Co., the Rotunda’s owner, wants to add 382 apartment and townhouse units and 140,000 square feet of retail space in two separate buildings on what is now the Rotunda’s rear parking lot.

UDARP’s approval of the project’s design Thursday means Hekemian will now seek approvals from the city’s Planning Department and…