Zoning, Licensing and Construction Committee North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association Meeting Agenda Tuesday, October 27, 2009, 7:00 PM The Pilot House, 2 Atlantic Avenue Zoning and Licensing Applications 7:00 PM – 7:20 PM 16 Hull St., Peter McGinnis (owner), has filed an application seeking Board of Appeal approval to change use from 5 residential units to Read More…
Real Estate
Dizzying Development Discussion At Greenway Meeting
It was a whirlwind tour of potential Greenway development projects at the October 20th meeting of the Greenway Leadership Council (GLC). The tour director was Linda Jonash, Director, Planning and Design, from the Greenway Conservancy. At the second meeting in as many weeks, the GLC and Conservancy are catching up the review of several projects. Read More…
Trash Compactors to be Installed on Parcel 9
At the October 19th Neighborhood Council meeting, Peter Gori of the Boston Redevelopment Authority announced that trash compactors would soon be installed on Parcel 9. The compactors would be used to help control the trash problem around the Haymarket vendors. The equipment would be installed on concrete pads. A question was raised as to whether Read More…
NEWNC “Tables” Confusing Plan for Cross Street Sidewalk Area
The North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) had a perplexing discussion at its October meeting regarding the proposed sidewalk plan in front of the former Martignetti’s Liquors site. The Cross Street sidewalk property is owned by the state’s new transportation department, that has absorbed the now defunct, Turnpike Authority. The BRA’s Peter Gori presented a plan Read More…
Lovejoy Wharf – Still Looking for Love
A news report is out this morning saying that the owners of Lovejoy Wharf, near North Station, are throwing in the towel, or at least looking for a way out. Boston Business Journal’s Michelle Hillman writes, “Industry sources, who asked to remain anonymous, said the current owners — Ajax Investment Partners LLC, AIG Global Real Read More…
NEWNC Sends Letter on Parcel 9
William Tuttle – Deputy Director of Real Estate Massachusetts Turnpike Authority State Transportation Building 10 Park Plaza, Suite 4160 Boston, MA 02116 Re: MassPike Parcel 9 On behalf of the North End/Waterfront Neighborhood Council, I am writing to strongly urge the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority to designate a developer as soon as possible to develop the Read More…
Chiofaro Changes Plan for Harbor Garage Redevelopment
The Chiofaro Company has modestly downsized the scale of its proposed plan to redevelop the Harbor Garage. The height of the project has been modestly reduced from 770 feet to 625 feet which is roughly a change to 53 stories, down from 59. Apparently, the reduction is due to comments from MassPort and its airspace Read More…
Revised Outdoor Seating/Parking Plan For Cross Street Sidewalk Plaza
At last night’s NEWRA meeting, the Zoning, Licensing & Construction Committee provided an update from the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) on the outdoor seating and “woonerf plan” for the Cross Street sidewalk in front of the former Martignetti’s location. Nick’s Famous Deli and DePasquale’s Pasta Shop have received a license from MassPike to share outdoor Read More…
Chamber of Commerce President Responds to Globe Article
In a letter to the Boston Globe, North End Chamber of Commerce (NECC) President, Joanne Prevost Anzalone, responded to the recent Globe article, “A Culture Clash in the North End,” republished here with the author’s permission. Let’s work together in the North End, October 9, 2009 Re: “A Culture Clash in North End” by Jenna Read More…
NEWRA Supports “Go Bananas” Move Across Salem St
In a vote of 42 – 2, the North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) supported the “change of use” application by Go Bananas Market. The store is moving directly across the street to 64 Salem Street to a larger space with hours from 7am to 9pm. Owner Frank Scire is adding deli take-out service that will Read More…
Mapping “Fewer” Foreclosures
After reading this week’s news of fewer Bay State foreclosures, I took a look at the North End/Waterfront area using a mapping tool. Below is a map showing nearby properties going through some type of foreclosure or default activity. The map is interactive, so you can click it and zoom in on specific areas. A Read More…
“Go Bananas” Moving To Larger Space Across Salem Street
“Go Bananas” is moving directly across the street to 64 Salem Street. The neighborhood grocery will continue to be operated by Frank Scire who has been on Salem Street for the last 20 years. At 1600 square feet, the new space is twice as large as compared to the existing location at 65 Salem Street. Read More…