The North Bennet Street School was standing room only at the September 10th Lewis Wharf Hotel IAG Meeting. Starting promptly at 6:30pm, JW Capital Partners went through their proposal for the Lewis Wharf Hotel project in front of the appointed Impact Advisory Group (IAG). Hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the meeting consisted of a presentation from JW Capital Partners that went through renderings of Read More…
One of the eight new projects approved last week by the board of the Boston Redevelopment Authority was a 239 affordable housing unit and hotel development near North Station in the Bulfinch Triangle and adjacent to the North End. Developer Related Beal won approval to construct 239 rental units that will be aimed at households making between Read More…
The proposed Lewis Wharf Hotel project by JW Capital Partners continues to garner tremendous community interest, as shown on Wednesday night at the first Impact Advisory Group meeting hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority at the Nazzaro Community Center in Boston’s North End. Plans include two new 5-story hotel buildings connected by a glass lobby Read More…
Video: Faneuil Hall Masterplan Public Meeting, Tuesday, July 7, 2015 (Presentation in beginning, Public comments start at 39:00) Slides can be downloaded here. Tensions flared on Tuesday night at a public meeting regarding the proposed vision plan by Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. to reconfigure Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market. The masterplan presented by Ashkenazy focused on infrastructure Read More…
As reported earlier in the month, the Boston Redevelopment Authority released its recommended guidelines for three key Downtown Waterfront sites including the Harbor Garage, Hook Lobster and Long Wharf. The BRA proposes a maximum height for the Harbor Garage of 600′ (up from 150′ current zoning) and minimum open space of 30% (down from 50%). Read More…
After a long pause, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) resumed its meetings for the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) Advisory Committee Wednesday at City Hall. The 5th floor Piemonte Room was filled to capacity as the public, mostly Harbor Tower residents, and the press came to hear about the recommendations the BRA is proposing. The three sites discussed Read More…
Plans to cover the highway ramps on the Rose Kennedy Greenway parcels are moving forward to the environmental review stage, after a fifth public meeting this week. The Central Artery Ramp Parcels Cover Study was presented by officials at the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) and the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The conceptual designs include Read More…
Recent changes in the Haymarket Hotel development project at Parcel 9, along the Greenway, was the discussion topic at a recent meeting of the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association. NEWRA President Ford Cavallari took an informal survey regarding the community’s concern about the increase in hotel height (from 85′ to 103′) and redesign by the Normandy Partners / Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority wants to convince you that urban renewal is a good thing. Kicking off this week is a series of public meetings to extend the BRA’s authority to control development using its enhanced powers over the zoning code. Urban renewal allows the BRA to clear property titles and seize privately owned land Read More…
The Boston Redevelopment Authority has finished presenting individual projects for the Downtown Waterfront Municipal Harbor Planning initiative and begins the process of drafting the MHP in consultation with the Advisory Committee. The committee heard a presentation from Mathew Littell, Utile Inc., about the “guiding principles and guidelines for urban design and planning.” Mr. Littell pointed Read More…
At this week’s meeting, the Boston Redevelopment Authority had Bruce Carlisle, Director of Coastal Zone Management, talk about the State’s Chapter 91 licensing process under which the BRA and the Municipal Harbor Plan (MHP) Advisory Committee will prepare recommendations. The state is looking for specific requirements for substitute provisions (when relaxing some requirements) and amplifications (when applying further Read More…
The BRA, with the help of the Municipal Harbour Plan Advisory Committee, responded at a November 5th public meeting to the proposed 305 feet, 22 stories, residential tower on the site owned by James Hook & Co. on Northern Avenue. William Zielinski, the principal partner at SKW Partners Inc, had introduced the design during a previous Read More…