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 [...]
Commercial Wharf’s Yacht Haven and Harborwalk on ConComm April 4, 2012 Agenda
The April 4, 2012 agenda for the Boston Conservation Commission. Boston Boat Basin, LLC (Yacht Haven) is scheduled for 6:00 pm. 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 April 4, 2012 [...]
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 [...]
Yacht Haven at Commercial Wharf and New England Aquarium on ConComm Agenda for March 7, 2012
The following notice is the March 7, 2012 agenda for the Boston Conservation Commission hearing held at City Hall, Room 801. Emphasis is added to North End / Waterfront related issues. 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 [...]
Boston Conservation Commission to Hear Boston Boat Basin LLC, Yacht Haven, Request for New & Replacement Pilings and Floats
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 February 1, 2012 to review the following projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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) [...]
Boston Boat Basin LLC Files Application Regarding Chapter 91 License at Commercial Wharf
Note: Boston Boat Basin LLC is the owner of Yacht Haven, the marina at Commercial Wharf. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION WATERWAYS REGULATION PROGRAM Notice of a Request for Determination of Applicability pursuant to M. G. L. Chapter 91 File No. JD11-3456 Applicant: Boston Boat Basin LLC, 87 Commercial Wharf, Boston, MA 02110 Location of site: [...]
Yacht Haven Gets a Premium Bid for $9.9 Million
Banker & Tradesman is reporting that Yacht Haven, the marina property near Commercial Wharf, has attracted a premium price and is under agreement for $9.9 million. The buyer is Charles Lagasse, a Newburyport developer, through a company called Boston Boat Basin, LLC which is also associated with Steve Karp’s New England Development. The price has [...]













