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 [...]
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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 [...]
City Chief Says Renovating Vacant North St. Buildings Too Expensive As Option to Expand Eliot School
The Boston Business Journal’s Thomas Grillo reports the City of Boston is no longer considering the former police station and printing plant on North St. to expand the Eliot School. Michael Galvin, chief of public property for the Thomas M. Menino administration, said the cost to turn the shuttered printing department and the former police [...]
Residents’ Association (NEWRA) Streamlines Zoning & Licensing Review Process
Members of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association, NEWRA, voted unanimously, 28-0, to revise their procedure for reviewing zoning and licensing applications. The discussion of the new policy took place at this month’s membership meeting, held on January 12, 2012 at the Nazzaro Community Center. As a result of the change in policy, NEWRA’s [...]
Residents’ Association Supports Tattooing at Boston Barber Shop on Salem Street
The Residents’ Association, NEWRA, voted 21-8 in support of zoning relief at 113-113A Salem Street, Boston Barber Company, Robert DelloRusso, for conditional use to add a tattoo artist and tanning booths to the existing barber shop/salon. NEWRA’s support of tattooing and tanning at the barber shop adds to that of the Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, where [...]
Has the Finance Commission Reconsidered Its Position on Eliot School Move to North Street?
Despite a 2010 letter imploring the City of Boston to sell the vacant buildings on North Street to the highest bidder, the Boston Business Journal is reporting that the Boston Finance Commission has reconsidered its position. The report comes from an interview by the BBJ’s Thomas Grillo with FinCom’s Executive Director, Matt Cahill. “The city [...]
Zoning Board of Appeal Notice: 227-237 Hanover Street
City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal Hearing on January 24, 2012, 10:30 am Vincent Hamel (by Daniel Toscano) 227-237 Hanover St. Conditional Use Change the legal occupancy from six apartments, restaurant, offices, and bakery to six apartments, restaurant, offices, bakery with #36A take-out use.
Zoning Board of Appeal Notice: 100 Fulton Street
City of Boston Zoning Board of Appeal Hearing Notice: Hearing: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 (Update: Deferred to March) Thomas Hawke 100 Fulton St., Ward 3 Change the legal occupancy from sixty-six residential units, one commercial space and fifty-seven parking spaces to sixty-seven residential units and fifty seven parking spaces.
Poll Results: You Will Shop at the Public Food Market
In one of the most lopsided polls we’ve had, the proposed Boston Public Food Market saw huge support with 63% of respondents expected to be frequent shoppers and another 32% occasional visitors. Only 6% of voters said they won’t use it. Good news for the bidders! Related article: Boston Public Market Request for Proposal Issued
NEWRA to Hear Boston Barber, Paul Revere House And Discuss Zoning & Licensing Review Process
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association meets on Thursday, January 12, 7:00 pm at the Nazzaro Community Center, 30 N. Bennet St. See this post for the meeting agenda.
Parcel 9 RFP Issued by MassDOT for Haymarket Development Along Blackstone St. and Greenway
Hot on the heels of the Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Public Food Market at Parcel 7 comes the RFP for the adjacent Parcel 9 development along Blackstone Street, Haymarket and the Greenway.
Finance Comm. Investigating School Plan; North St. Buildings Not Considered To Expand Eliot
The Boston Finance Commission (FinComm) met last night and said they are moving forward with an investigation of the recently announced Boston Public School (BPS) relocation plans. City Councilor Mike Ross has been most vocal in opposing the move of Mission Hill K-8 School to Jamaica Plain, claiming the move will hurt the neighborhood and [...]
Video: Paul Revere House Expansion Campaign
The latest news & video from the Paul Revere House in North Square: Learn more about the exciting expansion plans at the Paul Revere House! Phase 1 of the project, the careful restoration of the historic exterior of our new 3,600 square foot Education and Visitor Center, is now complete. We’ve raised more than $2.8 [...]
North Street Buildings Formally Put Out To Bid
In a long-awaited move, the City of Boston has formally issued a request for proposal for two adjacent, vacant buildings in the North End near the Greenway on North and Richmond Streets. The buildings are now vacant but were last used as the city’s printing press and police station. The most likely interested parties are [...]
Stop & Shop Reconsidering Bulfinch Triangle Location at Proposed One Canal Development
The decade-long mating dance has resumed between Stop & Shop and developers to come to terms for a supermarket in the Bulfinch Triangle, according to recent media reports. Although Trinity Financial recently told the neighborhood that Stop & Shop was no longer interested in the ground floor space for its planned 14-story apartment complex along [...]
Another Year, Another Real Estate Property Tax Increase From the City of Boston
For Fiscal Year 2012, the residential property tax rate will increase about 2% over last year (to $13.04 per thousand dollars of valuation from $12.79 in FY11, $11.88 in FY10 and $10.87 in FY09). Commercial property owners will also see a rate increase of 3% (from $31.04 in FY11 to $31.92 per thousand dollars of [...]
Boston Boat Basin LLC, Yacht Haven, Hearing on Replacement and New Floats/Pilings at Commercial Wharf Set For January 4, 2012
PUBLIC HEARING In accordance with the Massachusetts Wetlands Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 131, Section 40, the Boston Conservation Commission will hold a public hearing in Boston City Hall, Room 801 on January 4, 2012 to review the following projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests [...]
Lovejoy Wharf Water Transportation Options Discussed at Boston Conservation Commission
If and when a development happens at Lovejoy Wharf, there will be a docking facility for water transportation according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (DCR). The floating pier that was previously used by the MBTA at the location was temporarily relocated to replace a damaged dock at George’s Island. According to a December 11th [...]
Burned Building Repairs at 90 Commercial Wharf Presented to Boston Conservation Commission
Plans to repair the burned 2-story office building at Commercial Wharf are underway. The Boston Conservation Commission heard and approved the Notice of Intent from DCK Realty Trust for structural repairs to an existing building and foundation repairs, including the replacement of pile caps and installation of helical anchors, at 90 Commercial Wharf, North End, [...]
Boston Public Market Request for Proposal Issued
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture has issued the long-awaited Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Boston Public Food Market developer and operator. The proposed public market will be located on the ground floor of the Parcel 7 garage, next to Haymarket and Greenway on Surface Road across from the North End. The space has been [...]
Commercial Wharf / Yacht Haven – Document Review of Chapter 91 Request for Determination
Residents and businesses at or near Commercial Wharf will be interested in these recent public filings at the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The primary stakeholders are Boston Boat Basin, LLC, owners of Yacht Haven marina, and the condominium association at Commercial Wharf. In addition, there is an ongoing dispute regarding Harborwalk access and parking [...]
Conservation Commission to Consider Commercial Wharf Burned Building and Lovejoy Wharf Ferry
The December 21, 2011 meeting (City Hall, Room 801) of the Boston Conservation Commission will hear two issues around the North End / Waterfront area. The owner of the burned building at Commercial Wharf will present proposed repairs at 6:15 pm. This item was continued from the last meeting as the commission (and this editor) [...]
Architect Firm Selected For Faneuil Hall Marketplace Improvements
News from Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., Faneuil Hall Marketplace lease holder: Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation announced today that it has retained Elkus Manfredi Architects to guide design plans for anticipated improvements to Faneuil Hall Marketplace in Boston, Massachusetts. Elkus Manfredi principal, Howard Elkus, will act as the lead architect in crafting a master plan to enhance and revitalize the [...]
Video: Paul Revere House Receives NEWNC Support for Lathrop Place Expansion
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhoood Council, NEWNC, unanimiously supported the proposed expansion by the Paul Revere House Museum to 5-6 Lathrop Place, directly behind the existing historical property located in North Square. The zoning relief addresses the conversion of the existing multi-family residential properties at 5-6 Lathrop Place to “cultural accessory use” as part [...]
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