A few reminders for upcoming neighborhood meetings in the next week: Thursday for NEWRA, Monday for NEWNC and Tuesday for FOCCP. See the Calendar for all upcoming meetings & events in the North End/Waterfront community. NEWRA-North End/Waterfront Residents’ AssociationThursday, July 9, 2009, 7:00pmNazzaro Center, 30 N. Bennet St Click here for complete agenda Agenda Summary [...]
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B&T: Menino Halts Development Decisions Until After November Election
Boston Redevelopment Authority Model (Photo courtesy of Conbon)All the proposals, meetings and comment letters for new development may be for naught, at least until after November. According to a Banker & Tradesman article (subscription required), Mayor Menino will halt decisions on any controversial developments until after the November election. In and around our neighborhood, we [...]
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The Boston Harbor Association Comments On Chiofaro Plan – OK With Height?
The Boston Harbor Association’s influential Vivien Li commented on the Chiofaro proposal in a Banker & Tradesman piece titled “Chiofaro Plan May Be Welcome At Waterfront.” If you are a B&T subscriber, you can read the entire article. Regarding height, TBHA appears to be less concerned than others going above the current 155 foot zoning [...]
Lyndell’s Bakery Replaces LuLu’s
Lyndell’s bakery of Somerville has reopened in LuLu’s space on Hanover Street. Lulu’s former baker is their baker. Looks like the same cupcakes! They are not selling coffee or ice cream, though. (Courtesy of North End News)
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5 Tileston St Deck OK’d by Board of Appeals
John Pagliuca, of 5 Tileston Street, received a “sustained” decision by the City’s Board of Appeal on July 1st that allows him to maintain a raised deck that was disputed by an abutter at neighborhood meetings earlier in the year. Pagliuca applied for a building permit and zoning relief for a 10-foot by 11-foot deck [...]
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North End Groups Send Joint Letter on Parcel 9
In an expression of neighborhood unity, three North End neighborhood groups submitted a joint comment letter regarding the proposals for Parcel 9 (Haymarket/Blackstone St.). Input was coordinated by the North End Central Artery Advisory Committee (NECAAC) along with participation from the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) and the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). Based on [...]
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Gov’t Ctr Garage IAG Mtg #5 – Height & Parking
Government Center Garage Redevelopment Meeting #5Height remains a key issue for the Government Center Redevelopment project even though parking was the designated topic at the fifth meeting of the Impact Advisory Group (IAG) held on June 24th at City Hall. Before the parking discussion began, Raymond Property Company, the developer, used blocks to review some [...]
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BRA’s Greenway Study – Where’s it Going?
This Shanghai picture created a stir at the 1st GDPS meeting.With four of the six public meetings for the Greenway District Planning Study (GDPS) now completed, should we start getting worried where this is heading? The goals of Boston’s transportation grid are certainly a worthwhile subject as discussed in the last meeting, but it gave [...]
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12 Unity St Headhouse -> Penthouse
George Collins and Tara Shea of 12 Unity Street have applied for zoning relief to replace an existing roof headhouse with a new deck and penthouse room. The headhouse was likely used for pigeons in the distant past, but has fallen into disrepair. The owners purchased the building out of foreclosure and have been renovating [...]
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NEWRA Opposes Harbor Garage Proposal
Proposed Towers & Skyframe Imposed on Boston SkylineIn a special meeting, the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) approved a letter to public officials that “strongly opposes the project.” NEWRA believes “the project is too massive and totally out-of-scale for this waterfront site.” After a line-by-line editing of the 5-page letter, NEWRA members overwhelmingly approved the [...]
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5 N. Hudson St Applies for Deck Zoning Relief
Chad Wolfson of 5 N. Hudson St in the North End filed for zoning relief to construct a raised deck at the rear of the residential building’s first-floor unit where he lives with his wife and 2 children. At NEWRA’s ZLC committee meeting, Wolfson indicated that he has the approval of all abutters including the [...]
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115 Salem St. Applies For Coffee Shop
Giovanni Grimaldi and his son presented their plans to open a coffee shop at 115 Salem St during the North End/Waterfront Resident’s Asssociation (NEWRA) Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) committee meeting on Tuesday, June 23. This is the location that was formerly Dave’s Curtains. For now, no alcohol license is being requested for the shop [...]
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BTD Presents for Greenway Study
This is the first in a series of articles on the issues discussed at the June 22, 2009 public meeting for the Greenway District Planning Study with a focus on transportation.
The Boston Transportation Department was on stage Monday night as part of a series of public meetings for the Greenway District Planning Study. Vineet Gupta presented goals of the department that not only apply to the Greenway, but also to the larger City transportation system.
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SS Direct Connect Bus Moving Ahead
Federal stimulus funding of $2.5 million is pushing ahead the South Station Direct Connect. The project will connect the two pieces of the Silver Line from Downtown Crossing to South Station via a dedicated bus lane. At the June 19th Move Mass meeting, MBTA officials indicated that they have not given up on Phase 3, [...]
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NEWRA’s June Meeting Vote Summary
Here is a rundown of the issues and votes from the June 11th North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. It was announced that NEWRA’s membership is now at 317 members. NEWRA’s Zoning, Licensing & Construction (ZLC) Committee will be having an important meeting next Tuesday, June 23 (Pilot House, 7pm) to review and vote on [...]
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NEWNC Approves 20 Parmenter St Addition
In a 7-0 vote, the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) approved of the plan to erect a one-story addition to the building at 20 Parmenter St. The building is commonly known as the North End Union and has been “in transition” for many years since Joe Perroncello took control as Trustee of the 20 Parmenter [...]
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Parcel 9′s Haymarket/Blackstone Street Bids
Chatter is rising on the four proposals to develop Parcel 9, the long triangular space adjacent to where the Haymarket push carts are located between Blackstone Street, the Greenway, North Street, Hanover Street and Surface Road. Public meetings by the Turnpike Authority and BRA have been ongoing for months setting design guidelines and RFP requirements. [...]
No Rush to Flush on Long Wharf
It’s just too easy to come up with clever little titles for this story in today’s Globe regarding the $300,000 city toilet under construction on Long Wharf by Christopher Columbus Park. The project has encountered one problem after another, keeping that area mostly fenced off for two years. There’s a quote in the article that [...]
Greenway Changes Coming To Neighborhood
The North End/Waterfront could potentially have three significant construction projects beginning this Fall on Greenway Parcels 12, 13 and 14. The Armenian Heritage Park has been long-planned on Parcel 13, in the space across from Mercantile Wharf. However, the other two projects are relatively new proposals and have been put on a fast track. Parcel [...]
Harbor Islands Pavilion On Greenway
A pavilion selling tickets and showcasing information on the Harbor Islands is being proposed for Greenway Parcel 14. Tom Powers of the Boston Harbor Alliance presented at the June 2nd meeting between the Greenway Conservancy and Leadership Council. The Boston Harbor Alliance is a non profit group supporting the Harbor Islands. Utile & Reed Hilderbrand [...]
Greenway Conservancy Meets Council
Leadership Council Meets With Greenway Conservancy at Channel Conference CenterAt the first joint meeting between the Greenway Conservancy and the appointed Leadership Council, participants reviewed a brief history of the Greenway’s first year and looked forward to fiscal 2010. The Greenway Conservancy was originally tasked with just the maintenance of Chinatown Park, but given budget [...]
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North End Union Looks to Raise the Roof
Joe Perroncello, owner of the North End Union building at 20 Parmenter St., wants to add one-story to his building which will include three new duplexes on the top floors. The addition of a fourth floor will bring the building to 46 feet, not including rooftop equipment. However, the total height including the roof houses [...]
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Greenway Team Shows Development Scenarios
Last Thursday night at the third public meeting for its $250,000 Greenway development study, the BRA’s Kairos Shen and Peter Gori allowed their Toronto consultants to present various developmental scenarios for neighboring areas. See the previous post (Harbor Garage Dominates Greenway Meeting) regarding the Wharf District which is being used as a prototype and the [...]
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Harbor Garage Dominates Greenway Meeting
BRA’s Kairos Shen & Peter Gori answer questions at the 3rd Greenway District Planning StudLast night, the third public meeting on development around the Greenway introduced controversy on many fronts, but the most provocative issue surrounds the Harbor Garage Redevelopment. As part of the Greenway District Planning Study, the BRA (Boston Redevelopment Authority) presented six [...]
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NEWRA “Tables” Fairmont’s Outdoor Dining
ZLC Co-chair David Kubiak Comments To Fairmont’s Matthew Sterne The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) “tabled” its discussion on Fairmont Battery Wharf proposals for outdoor alcohol service at two restaurants. Matthew Sterne, manager of the Fairmont Battery Wharf at 377 Commercial St, presented the hotel’s plans to amend its existing 2 am indoor license [...]
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NEWRA Supports Salem Street Mural
At its May 14th meeting, NEWRA (North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association) enthusiastically supported a proposal by local artist Nathan Swain to put banner murals on the NStar power building on Salem Street. The vote was 33-1 in favor of the murals. Swain explained that he changed his proposal from paint on the building itself to banners/posters [...]
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NEWRA Unanimously Supports 10-12 N. Bennet St
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association unanimously supported Rita Casoni’s application (33 favor, 0 oppose) for a zoning variance at 10-12 N. Bennet Street. The meeting was held Thursday, May 14 at the Nazzaro Center. The variance will make the 3rd floor into 2 units (now 1) which will make the building 7 units from the [...]
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