The following letter and summary comes from the Trustees of Harbor Towers Tower I and II condominiums to the Boston Redevelopment Authority. The letter strongly opposes the Chiofaro Company plan for redevelopment of the Harbor Garage presented at the June 25, 2014, meeting of the Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee. [button link=”http://northendwaterfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HTlettertoBRArespondingtoChiofaroplan.July_.21.2014.pdf”]Click here to download Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6GTbCUu2D0] Video: June 25, 2014 meeting on Harbor Garage site hosted by the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee, including Chiofaro Company’s presentation for redevelopment. Acting committee chair for this meeting was Vivien Li, President of The Boston Harbor Association. Meeting Video Timeline 00:00 Introduction by Richard McGuinness, Boston Redevelopment Authority 02:00 Chapter Read More…
Meeting notice courtesy of the Boston Redevelopment Authority: Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee June 25, 2014 Atlantic Wharf, Fort Point Room, 290 Congress Street 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm Agenda I. Planning Updates II. Review of Harbor Garage Site III. Presentation by the Chiofaro Company – Harbor Garage Site IV. MHPAC Questions and Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW_sSjmssXU] Getting down to what was described as the “meat” of the planning process, the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee met on April 23, 2014 to review a draft framework for the standards that will be applied to the parcel specific planning process. A video timeline summary is noted below. 00:00 Introduction Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avz6LXtw69A] An updated draft of the Downtown Waterfront Activation and Public Realm Plan was presented this week by Utile’s Matthew Littell to the advisory committee tasked with recommending actions to the Boston Redevelopment Authority for the planning area that runs from Long Wharf to the Hook Lobster site. This is the second iteration in Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmTqEcRP0ko] Chief Planner, Kairos Shen, of the Boston Redevelopment Authority presented “Planning Area Urban Design Context” on Wednesday, March 26th, to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee. Shen began by comparing the key role of New York City’s Central Park to that of the Inner Boston Harbor after the cleanup. Both the Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu_ZPVl-1Bo] The Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee heard an update on public access issues in the designated planning area from Long Wharf to the Moakley Bridge. The plan currently under development will eventually form the basis for new zoning along the waterfront side of the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway. The presentation, shown Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skjuu95Y1I4] Hook Lobster presented at Wednesday’s Municipal Harbor Planning meeting as the Boston Redevelopment Authority and its Downtown Waterfront Advisory Committee consider recommendations for zoning along the Greenway corridor. Since a 2008 fire at the property, the family business has been operating out of a small one-story wood framed building on Atlantic Avenue surrounded Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7dscbjdpts] The Friends of Christopher Columbus Park presented at the October 23, 2013 Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee Meeting, hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority at City Hall. Speaking on behalf of the FOCCP’s 300+ members was President Joanne Hayes-Rines. FOCCP is an all-volunteer non-profit organization in the North End / Waterfront Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gRJweP6RfY] The Rose F. Kennedy Greenway Conservancy presented at the October 23, 2013 Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee Meeting at City Hall. Speaking on behalf of the Conservancy was COO and Acting Executive Director Jesse Brackenbury and Director of Planning & Design, Linda Jonash. The Greenway Conservancy is the non-profit operator of Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HapI6YmIkng] Philip Griffiths, President of the Boston Harbor Islands Alliance, presented on October 23, 2013 to the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee at City Hall. The BHIA is the non-profit arm of the National Park that makes up the Boston Harbor Islands, with operations also at the pavilion on the Greenway and Read More…
[responsive_youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHtaMNgTlBU] Representatives from Harbor Towers (65 and 85 East India Row) presented at this week’s Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning Advisory Committee meeting held at the Boston Harbor Hotel on September 25, 2013. Speaking on behalf of the 624-unit condominium property: Yanni Tsipis, Senior Vice President, Colliers International and Consultant to the Harbor Towers Read More…