The Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) for the City of Boston voted on May 9th to approve the request by LIMAC Realty, LLC to erect a new hotel at 86-88 N. Washington Street. The ZBA approval follows a supportive vote by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) in March 2017. Property owner Thomas MacKay plans Read More…
LIMAC Realty LLC’s plan to build a 64-key, 14-story hotel at 88 N. Washington St. in the North End was approved last week at the Boston Planning & Development Agency board meeting. The proposed hotel project structure will be 128 feet tall, occupy 36,000 sq. feet and cost $16.5 million to develop. Community feedback resulted in a reduction Read More…
The hotel proposal at 88 North Washington Street, also known as “88NOWA” was discussed with disdain at the recent North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meeting. Covering the recent updates from the developer, NEWRA David Kubiak maintained that, “the project is too big for the parcel, and in order to make this hotel economically viable, they Read More…
After the initial meeting to propose a 147 foot high hotel project in the West End’s Bulfinch Triangle on North Washington Street, the developer came back to the table with a similar proposal, this time it was shortened to 128 feet tall. Despite the proposal decreasing in height and featuring changes made to the entrance, neighborhood residents Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) hosted a discussion regarding the proposed hotel project at 88 North Washington Street in the Bulfinch Triangle / North Station area. David Kubiak presented potential impacts on the North End and West End neighborhoods, highlighted the narrowing of the N. Washington Street corridor, lack of parking and zoning violations Read More…
Community members voiced strong opposition at a Wednesday night meeting regarding a proposal for a 147 foot high (before roof mechanicals) hotel project in the West End’s Bulfinch Triangle on North Washington Street adjacent to the North End. Dubbed the “skinny hotel” or “88NOWA”, the project would be at 88 N. Washington Street at the corner of Read More…