Pat shares this rundown of the traffic situation on the narrowed Commercial Street after the recent installation of the cycle track. A tour bus parked on the residential side of Commercial Street (now single lane traffic vs. 2 lanes pre bike lanes) blocked traffic while unloading passengers. At least when Commercial St. was 2 lanes both ways before Read More…
“New drivers to the North End can sometimes find our corners tight,” quipped David Arnold who shares the above photo. “It took this driver from Georgia – with the help of more than a few Boston Police officers – about 2 1/2 hours to make the turn from lower Lewis Street onto Commercial Street.” More to the point, Steve Read More…
Connect Historic Boston and the associated cycle track is well along in its construction along Commercial Street. To date, work has been focused on subsurface work, according to Boston Public Works. Drainage work has been ongoing in front of the US Coast Guard building as well as 295 Commercial Street, near Union Wharf. Test pits Read More…
A request by the owners of 536-538 to expand a Commercial Street roof deck from 150 square feet to 367 square feet was denied by the City of Boston Inspectional Services Department Board of Appeals Abutters appeared at two North End/Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) meetings opposing the proposal on the basis of privacy. At the Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) voted 25-8 to oppose an expanded roof deck at 536 Commercial Street in a request by property owner Allison Bonney. A proviso has been in place that an existing roof deck at the address not exceed 150 square feet due to abutting windows from a neighboring building. The Read More…
A notice to abutters was posted this week regarding work planned at 221-227 Commercial Street requiring approval by the Boston Conservation Commission (BCC). The name of the applicant is J3 Design & Development, LLC. The applicant has filed to remove, till, dredge or alter an area subject to protection under the Wetlands Protection Act. The triangular Read More…
A request for a roof deck expansion at 536 Commercial Street went before the two neighborhood groups this week. A supportive vote of 5-1 came from the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) while the North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association (NEWRA) deferred voting pending negotiations with an abutter. Owner Alison Bonney has applied to the Boston Read More…
The triangle garden at the intersection of Commercial and Fleet Streets, is enjoying its fifth year of new plantings and maintenance. The previously neglected city-owned area is now beautifully landscaped with funds once again donated by Earl and Joanne Cate, the property owners at 240 Commercial Street. Earl Cate is President of Kilem Management Corp. and also Read More…
Boston Public Works presented at this month’s neighborhood meetings regarding the imminent start of construction for the $23 million Connect Historic Boston (CHB) Bicycle Trail in the North End. CHB will include a sidewalk level family-friendly protected “cycle-track” for bicyclists on the harbor side of Atlantic Avenue and Commercial Street. It also connects to a cycle Read More…
The grand opening of Melina DiPaola’s “Ride” North End this week brings a state-of-the-art indoor cycling studio to the neighborhood. Located at 420 Commercial Street, on the corner of Hanover across from the U.S. Coast Guard station, the completely renovated exercise facility occupies the property formerly used by a gas station and Segway tour company. And there’s more! Soon to Read More…
Around 2:45 am early Friday morning, two people were killed and another injured in a high speed car crash on Commercial Street. The BMW convertible rolled over, throwing the three occupants out of the car. The specific location is near the intersection of Charter Street where Commercial Street takes a sharp curve by the Steriti skating Read More…
A zoning relief application at 414 Commercial Street by Nick Leo was presented to the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) by Attorney Daniel Toscano on May 11, 2015. The petitioner is seeking relief to change commercial space, formerly used by a chiropractor, to residential space. The change would increase the number of residential units in the Read More…