The Commercial Wharf East Condominium Association (CWECA) received a favorable ruling from the Massachusetts Appeals Court on July 31, 2020 in its fight against the State Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP). The court affirmed a Superior Court ruling that the DEP’s determination process was flawed regarding the need for a Chapter 91 license at Commercial Read More…
Tavistock Development Company, commercial property owners along Commercial Wharf in Boston’s North End, addressed a large gathering of residents Tuesday evening at Joe’s American Bar & Grill. Still very much in the infantile stage of planning, residents who attended had several concerns with the company’s redevelopment proposal along the pier. Tavistock’s current plans include Joe’s Read More…
Judge Linda Giles described the case as “important, complex” and even “fascinating” in a July 23rd hearing at Superior Court. Who knew a parking dispute could be so intriguing? But then, this involves Commercial Wharf, one of the most litigated properties in downtown Boston through a series of cases ongoing for more than 30 years. Read More…
Sailing yacht Seatius has been spotted at Boston Yacht Haven on Commercial Wharf in the North End. Built in 2018 by Southern Wind at their shipyard in Cape Town, South Africa, Seatius is 95.9 feet in length and 22.8 feet across at its widest point. The interior, designed by Nauta Design, can accommodate eight guests Read More…
Prior to the snow was a beautiful sunset seen here from Boston Yacht Haven on Commercial Wharf in the North End. Many of the yachts have gone south for the winter, leaving a clear view to the last light of the day reflecting off the Tobin Bridge. Photo submitted by Bob Somerville. “Neighborhood Photo” is a regular Read More…
From Grace is a 45-foot sloop that arrived Memorial Day at Boston Yacht Haven with shredded sails wrapped around its mast, stays, spreaders, and rigging, and a cockpit console had been racked loose by men trying to hold on for their lives. As the yachting season gets underway with multi-million dollar, spit-shined vessels starting to dock Read More…
Leading up to the Memorial Day weekend, Excellence V was docked at Boston Yacht Haven, Commercial Wharf, on Boston’s North End waterfront. According to her website, she can be chartered for $725,000 a week. If you have to ask what that includes, you can’t afford it. She sleeps 12, has a crew of 14, and is 197 feet in length. Read More…
The 288-foot mega-yacht, Fountainhead, arrived in town on Friday, July 8th, docking at Boston Yacht Haven on the North End waterfront. Yes, it does have a basketball hoop with a glass backboard mounted over the large rear deck. It’s owner is Mark Cuban, according to several media sources (Ed: but maybe not … see below). The photo above Read More…
In response to the burned out car that has finally been removed from North Street, Lauren Nelson shares these photos of the burned out building at Commercial Wharf and wonders how long it will be before this eyesore is removed. The fire goes back to 2011 when 95 Commercial Wharf was engulfed in smoke flames.
They see magnificent luxury. I see giant carbon footprints. In this picture you see six luxury yachts. You don’t see their tanks of fuel totaling approximately 200,000 gallons of diesel (estimate provided by deckhands on two of the yachts). Nor do you see the handful who pay the big bucks for the big boat rides. Read More…
Aviva, the 80th longest motor yacht in the world, docked in the North End waterfront this weekend at Boston Yacht Haven. The super-yacht is owned by Joe Lewis, a Bahamas-based British businessman and the main investor in Tavistock Group. Lewis is listed as the 308th richest person in the world (#9 in Britain) according to Read More…
Boston Yacht Haven received a positive ruling from a State agency in its ongoing Chapter 91 disputes with the Commercial Wharf East Condo Association. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has made a “positive” determination that “changes in use from commercial to residential in thirty-six (36) units subsequent to January 1, 1984″… “require a Departmental Read More…