Herald’s sources were incorrect in expecting MassDOT to award Parcel 9 yesterday at their December meeting. The expectation was that developer Eastat would get the go-ahead for their proposed $40 million residential building with a ground floor marketplace. Instead, MassDOT put off the decision until January 6th. The Boston Museum’s Proposed Civic Project For Parcel Read More…
MySouthEnd.com has the story from the State’s hearing on the Groundwater Protection Act. “A large part of Boston is built on filled land, and buildings on that land are constructed on woodpiles for stability; when groundwater levels drop-typically a result of underground infrastructure like subways, sewers, and the Big Dig-these buildings are at risk for Read More…
The Boston Business Journal reports on a CB Richard Ellis study that indicates Boston’s central business district had a 33.9% decline in office rental rates versus last year. This was the worst percentage decline among U.S. cities, with New York City coming in second with a 30% decline. The average rent in Boston is $36.45 Read More…
The Boston Herald’s Tom Grillo is reporting that MassDOT will award the Parcel 9 development at Haymarket/Blackstone St. to Eastat Reality Capital for their residential plan consisting of 78 apartments over a ground market. The site is along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway by the Haymarket pushcarts and Blackstone Street, one of the oldest streets Read More…
Owner Donato Frattaroli of Ristorante Lucia at 415 Hanover St. presented with his attorney, Michael Overson, at the November 24th NEWRA Zoning, Licensing and Construction (ZLC) committee meeting. Frattaroli has a live entertainment application pending for two instruments, one vocalist and a comedian in the basement portion of his 3-story restaurant on Hanover Street. The Read More…
Damian Szary presented at the NEWRA Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee meeting to describe the zoning variance he is seeking for 112 Prince Street. Szary, a former North End resident, recently bought the building from long-term owners and plans to live in the top unit. The other units will be sold as condos or rented Read More…
The North End/Waterfront often has to defend existing zoning regulations, including the 55 foot height limit that has long-established the character of the neighborhood’s structures. Roger Cohen makes the point in an articulate NY Times Op-Ed piece, explaining how zoning laws have protected one NYC neighborhood. “New York is worldly but fiercely local. Another borough Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) released the slides from its presentation at the last Impact Advisory Group meeting. View the complete slide package on the Government Center Garage Redevelopment. Shown below are images of the existing garage and the BRA’s preferred alternative presented at the meeting. The BRA study is part of its pending guidelines Read More…
Stakeholders in the redevelopment of Government Center Garage (GCG) discussed various scenarios as they continue to search for a plan in a process that seems stalled. Advocates for a public elementary school on the site received strong vocal support from City Councilor Mike Ross at the meeting. The Coalition for Public Education also delivered a letter to owner/developer Read More…
The North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association invited Peter Gori from the Boston Redevelopment Authority to talk about the planned changes for Cross Street’s sidewalk reconfiguration. John Romano also assisted Mr. Gori from MassDOT’s perspective which owns these properties. MassDOT (Mass. Dept of Transportation) is the new combined organization that absorbed MassPike and other state transportation agencies). Gori explained Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority reviewed two scenarios under consideration for North End development guidelines along the Greenway at this week’s NEWRA meeting. As part of its Greenway District Planning Study, the BRA is looking to “plan for growth” according to Peter Gori. Both scenarios include several new buildings along the existing length of Cross Street. One of the first Read More…