The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, voted to support four North End restaurant applications currently pending in front of the Boston Licensing Board and/or the Zoning Board of Appeals. This video includes the applicant presentations, public discussion and NEWNC vote. 00:00 on video 78-80 Salem Street, Trattoria Pulcinella: Giovanni Oliva has applied to [...]
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Eliot School Family Council and North Bennet Street School Warmly Receive News of Building Swap Agreement with City of Boston
There is high praise coming from all sides regarding the “win-win” agreement of expanding the Eliot K-8 Public School into the existing North Bennet Street School properties that would also allow NBSS to grow its trade and craft school in the North End. Through a cash and building swap valued at $11.4 million, NBSS, a [...]
City Agrees to North End Eliot School Expansion Through $11.35 Million Swap With North Bennet Street School
The following press release from the City of Boston details terms of today’s $11.35 million agreement of a building and cash swap, including the city owned 150 North St. and 130-140 Richmond St., in exchange for four buildings owned by the North Bennet Street School. The swap will allow for a substantial expansion of the [...]
Sunday Globe Magazine: “The Boston Waterfront Has Arrived”
Phyllis Rugnetta, Mary Giuffreda, and Nancy Caruso joined fellow North End resident Frank Ania for a game of bocce on the North End waterfront. This 1998 photo is included in the Globe’s gallery associated with the May 13, 2012 article, “The Boston Waterfront has Arrived.” View the entire gallery. Tom Keane writes “The Boston Waterfront [...]
BBJ Executive Profile: Vivien Li, President of The Boston Harbor Association
Boston Business Journal’s Thomas Grillo, writes an executive profile, “Vivien Li: Waterfront Champion“: If you like having access to Boston Harbor, thank Vivien Li. For two decades, the president of the Boston Harbor Association has been making sure developers who build on the waterfront meet the state regulations that require an accessible harbor. At 5 [...]
Armenian Heritage Park – Almost!
News from the Armenian Heritage Foundation with recent photos showing the nearing completion of the park located on Parcel 13 of the Greenway at the intersection of Atlantic Ave. and Cross St. by Mercantile Wharf: About Armenian Heritage Park Armenian Heritage Park, a gift to the City of Boston and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from [...]
Commercial Wharf and Yacht Haven Meeting Planned on Harborwalk and Chapter 91 Issues
At this week’s May 2, 2012 meeting of the Boston Conservation Commission, it was announced that the Department of Environmental Protection will be scheduling a Chapter 91 / Harborwalk meeting between the stakeholders at the Commercial Wharf complex, a mixed use property located off Atlantic Ave. in the North End. Key stakeholders involved in a [...]
Upton + Partners Presents Residential “Market Square” Plan for Greenway Parcel 9 Development
Upton + Partners presented its project proposal to MassDOT and the Parcel 9 RFP Committee members this week. The proposal includes a 119 new residential units and a specialty food market on the ground floor. The developer will contribute $2.1 million of public improvements to benefit the Haymarket Pushcart Association and will solicit $1.5 million [...]
MassDOT Announces Public Comment Period for Parcel 9 Proposals
An advisory from MassDOT: MassDOT will be accepting public comment on the four proposals it received Parcel 9 in the North End of Boston. The 30-day public comment period starts May 3, 2012 and goes to June 3, 2012. Parcel 9 is located between the John Fitzgerald Surface Road and Blackstone Street in Boston’s North [...]
Normandy Partners Presents “Haymarket Square” Hotel Plan for Greenway Parcel 9 Development
Normandy Partners, in cooperation with Jones Lang LaSalle, presented its project proposal to MassDOT and the Parcel 9 RFP Committee members. The $60 million proposal includes a 180-room hotel, 2-story public “Winter Garden” lobby, community meeting space, public restrooms, Blackstone St. improvements, a “Haymarket Square” through-block connection to the Greenway and a ground floor market. [...]
Blackstone Market Presents Greenway Parcel 9 Development Proposal (Video)
DeNormandie Companies and Cresset Group presented “Blackstone Market,” its project proposal to MassDOT and the Parcel 9 RFP Committee members. Conceived as part of the Market District, Blackstone Market will have restaurants, a rooftop farm and 50 residential units. The presentation took place on April 25, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center in the North [...]
Boston Museum Presents Greenway Parcel 9 Development Proposal (Video)
Boston Museum presented its project proposal to MassDOT and the Parcel 9 RFP Committee members last night. The non-profit organization is proposing to develop a cultural/civic institution of Boston history at Parcel 9 along the Greenway. The presentation took place on April 25, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center in the North End. The video [...]
NEWRA’s ZLC Committee Issues Report on Upcoming Neighborhood Zoning and Licensing Items
The Zoning, Licensing and Construction (ZLC) Committee of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) issued a report of upcoming agenda items. This information is courtesy of the NEWRA ZLC Committee. Questions and comments can be emailed to zlc@newra.org. At the April 24, 2012 ZLC Committee meeting (7pm, Mariner’s House, 11 North Square), the [...]
Parcel 9 Developer Presentation Meetings on April 25 and May 1
Massachusetts Department of Transportation invites you to Public Information Meetings Parcel 9 RFP Developer Presentations Wednesday April 25th – 6pm Nazzaro Community Center 30 North Bennet St Tuesday May 1st – 6pm Mariner’s House 11 North Square Developers who responded to the MassDOT Parcel 9 Request for Proposals will present their proposed projects to the [...]
Rowes Wharf Requests Environmental Review Opinion on Maritime Float Project
Equity Office’s Rowes Wharf has requested an advisory opinion from the State’s Environmental regulator, MEPA, regarding whether or not a replacement, repair and expansion of a maritime float project would require further environmental review. A letter was sent on March 9, 2012 from Fort Point Associates, Jamie Fay, the consultant representing the project proponent. The [...]
Here We Go Again: Four Developers Bid on Parcel 9 Project, Adjacent to Greenway and Haymarket
Following this week’s designation of Parcel 7 to the sole bidder, Boston Public Market Association, the adjacent Greenway Parcel 9 now moves into the spotlight. Four bids were submitted to the State’s transportation authority, MassDOT, that owns the parcel. The triangular lot, known as Parcel 9, is adjacent to Haymarket, Blackstone St. and the Rose [...]
Boston Public Market Association Designated to Operate Food Market at Parcel 7
The Public Market Commission voted on Monday, March 19, 2012 to designate the sole bidder, Boston Public Market Association, as the operator for a new food market on the ground floor of Parcel 7, a State-owned garage/office building near Haymarket along the Greenway. Lease negotiations and fundraising are ongoing with an expected opening date [...]
Boston Public Market Association Makes Its Pitch as Sole Bidder for Parcel 7; Haymarket Questions Abound
The Boston Public Market Association presented its proposal last night at a public meeting regarding its plan to bring a food market to downtown Boston’s Market District at Parcel 7, near Haymarket along the Greenway. The Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) hosted the meeting with its Public Market Commission, a group of citizens and [...]
NEWRA Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee Issues March 2012 Update
Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee Report March 8, 2012 The ZLC Committee met on Tuesday, February 21, 2012, in the Mariners House, 11 North Square. ZLC Committee meetings will be held in the Mariners House through 2012. Current Applications 139-143 Richmond Street (aka 188 North Street), David Veo, has filed an application with the Boston [...]
Commercial Wharf Harborwalk Dispute Erupts at ConComm Hearing
The Harborwalk at Commercial Wharf continues to be in dispute with the latest shots fired at a hearing last night by the Boston Conservation Commission (ConComm). Boston Boat Basin, LLC, owner of 87 Commercial Wharf and Boston Yacht Haven, ran into ConComm’s displeasure with the near decade-long abutter arguments regarding the extension of a public [...]
Boston Public Market Association is Sole Bidder for Food Market Planned for Parcel 7 Along Greenway
The Boston Public Market Association is the sole bidder for the Parcel 7 ground floor operation of a “Made in Massachusetts” food market planned for the garage building next to Haymarket and the Greenway, according to officials. The space has been empty for 10+ years since the MassDOT building was constructed as part of the Big [...]
Foreclosure Auction Set For Developer’s North End Property
A March 12th foreclosure auction date has been set for a 2-bedroom condo on Salem St. owned by a North End and Revere developer. Thomas Grillo reports in the Boston Business Journal: Steven Fustolo, who withdrew a proposed 5-story condominium building at North Margin and Stillman streets (34 Cooper St.) in the North End following [...]
Update: North Bennet Street School and Eliot Parents Only Two Bidders For North & Richmond Street Buildings
Only two bids were received by the City of Boston for the North and Richmond Street buildings up for sale in the North End, according to sources close to the situation. A property swap plus cash proposal was submitted by the North Bennet Street School and a “public interest” bid by the Eliot K-8 School [...]
9 Noyes Place Receives Neighborhood Council Support for Basement Expansion
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, heard the zoning relief application for 9 Noyes Place, Robert Griffin, at their monthly meeting held on February 13, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center. Mr. Gray, a contractor representing Mr. Griffin, spoke at the meeting with regards to the requested expansion of the 1st floor unit [...]
150 North St. & 130 Richmond St. Buildings Sale Update from FinComm Meeting
The outcome remains uncertain for the large public property sites up for sale at 150 North St. and 130 Richmond St. in the North End. Will a large developer bid much higher than the $11.3 million assessed value to build condos or apartments taking advantage of the prime Greenway location? Can the properties be used [...]
Is it Time for the Wharf District?
The “Wharf District” as a neighborhood is been something that people talk about, but not very seriously. That might be about to change. It’s tough to establish a neighborhood, let alone a name. Just look at the Seaport District. Sorry, I mean the South Boston Waterfront. Err, is that now the Innovation District? An article [...]
BBJ: Two-Dozen Developers Tour North End Buildings Up For Sale
The City of Boston hosted two-dozen developers last week for a tour of the vacant pair of North St. buildings between the Greenway and Richmond St., according to Boston Business Journal’s Thomas Grillo. Mentioned in the article is Pizzuti Development, where John Henry’s wife works. Among the others who toured the facility or received the [...]
Neighborhood Council Calls for Moratorium on Sale of North End City Buildings Until Eliot School Expansion Addressed
In a January 2012 letter issued to Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, is calling for a moratorium on the disposition of city-owned properties in the vicinity of the North End until the expansion needs of the Eliot K-8 public school are addressed. The letter comes in response [...]
Eliot School Parents Hear From North Bennet Street School President About North St. Buildings, Potential Swap And Eliot Expansion
Miguel Gómez-Ibáñez, President of the North Bennet Street School, presented to the Eliot School Family Council this week regarding a likely NBSS bid for the North St. buildings as part of a building swap. He asked for the support of the Eliot parents based on his proposal’s potential for expanding the Eliot K-8 school into [...]
Haymarket Pushcarts: A Whole New Market
By Robert Skole, Commercial St. If Public Markets are ever created at Haymarket — in the multi-million dollar white elephant Big Dig ventilation building (Parcel 7) or in a future building on Parcel 9 — the big winner could be the Haymarket pushcarts. That’s because the public markets might introduce countless new customers to the tremendous variety and values offered by [...]