The Boston Branch of the Mass. RMV is Moving!

Within the next month, the Boston Branch of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is slated to move to from 630 Washington Street to its new home at 136 Blackstone Street in Boston. The Registry’s telephone numbers will remain the same. You can continue to reach customer service a 857-368-8000 and the suspension unit at 857-368-8200.

The Registry’s new location is owned by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and this move will save the state millions in real estate costs. The new Boston RMV branch will be located on the second and third floors of the MassDOT’s “Parcel 7” building, which is located next to the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

Parking at the Registry’s new Boston location is expected to be a nightmare. The building contains its own parking garage. However, that garage only has 310 parking spaces which are accessible to the public. It is within walking distance to the Haymarket MBTA Station. The telephone number for the parking garage is (617) 973-6954.

The Boston Public Market will occupy the first floor of the building in 2015. This will feature fruits, vegetables, and other nutritious foods.

The Registry’s Special Investigations Unit, which conducts license fraud hearings and investigations, will remain at the State Transportation Building, 10 Park Plaza and the Registry’s Ignition Interlock Unit will remain at 25 Newport Avenue Extension in Quincy.  All ignition interlock violation hearings will continue to be heard at the Quincy location.

The Registry will conduct license suspension, hardship license, and reinstatement hearings at the Blackstone Street branch and it will be the only location in Massachusetts where you can appear for a chemical test refusal suspension, which must  be held within 15 days of your breathalyzer refusal suspension.