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AllianceViews Fort Point Channel: Nicer for Noses, Better for Boats! Article Courtesy of: Boston Preservation Alliance - POSTED BY: SARAH KELLY Carole Charnow, President of the Boston Children’s Museum; Mayor Menino; Senator Jack Hart; Danielle Pillion, Executive Director of the Friends of Fort Point Channel; and Boston City Councilors Bill Linehan and Felix Arroyo sound off air [...]
City OKs rental project for D Street on Southie waterfront By Greg Turner | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com The Boston Redevelopment Authority approved plans today for a 197-unit apartment complex near the Southie convention center. Hub developer Cresset Development and New York-based real estate investment manager Clarion Partners will put up a pair of six-story [...]
Builder lays out plans for Seaport boutique hotel By Greg Turner | http://www.bostonherald.com The hotel headed for the sprawling Seaport Square project will offer 135 luxury rooms overlooking the Fort Point Channel, a pedestrian plaza linking the Boston Harborwalk and a publicly accessible rooftop terrace with commanding views of the downtown skyline. In a filing with [...]
Boston: Put park aside to book hotel work Says Children’s Museum not ready with design By Donna Goodison | Article Courtesy of: http://www.bostonherald.com The city wants to let the massive Seaport Square project proceed without the developer fulfilling a 6-year-old promise for a waterfront park next to the Children’s Museum. The Boston Redevelopment Authority has [...]
Fort Point mixed-used rehab project wins city approval By Greg Turner | http://www.bostonherald.com City planners voted in favor of a $34 million project that will overhaul a trio of warehouse buildings on Melcher Street in the Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. The project coordinated by three separate property owners will create about 60 housing — including [...]
Owners say Fla. woes won’t sink Tea Party Museum Article Courtesy of: Chris Cassidy | http://www.bostonherald.com The owners of a taxpayer-funded Tea Party Museum in Fort Point Channel are facing foreclosure on a luxury condo project in Key West after borrowing approximately $30 million to fund the project — but its CEO denies his Florida failure [...]
Barge towed from Quincy shipyard to Tea Party Museum By Steve Adams The Patriot Ledger A key component of the new floating Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum was towed from Quincy to its permanent berth in the Fort Point Channel last week. (Photo Credit: Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum) The 360-ton barge constructed [...]
In Boston, architects design a public face for the profession By Sun Joo Kim Do you know the location of your local AIA (American Institute of Architects) office? How about its purpose? Taking some of the valuable design advice its members give to clients, the Boston chapter of the AIAis designing and using its space [...]
Boating Local looks at the New Fort Point Channel Pier & Dock By Tom Richardson Article Courtesy of: Boating Local A new public pier and dock has recently opened in downtown Boston. The facility, which opened for use on October 21, 2011, provides access to the Fort Point Channel and Boston Harbor. Steve Hollinger prepares [...]
Smooth Sailing for Fort Point Channel Public Docks & Programs The Fort Point Channel’s revitalization should be ’smooth sailing’ from this point forward! The Harbor Line Exemption legislation (originally filed by Senator Jack Hart of South Boston) was signed by Governor Deval Patrick on August 3, 2010 as part of the Watersheet Activation Plan, which was [...]
Brightcove joins move to Boston waterfront July 05, 2011|By Casey Ross, Globe Staff Article Courtesy of Boston Globe: CLICK HERE Brightcove Inc., a fast-growing purveyor of digital media products, is the latest company to relocate to a new tower on the Boston waterfront, bringing another marquee name to the up-and-coming neighborhood. The 280-employee firm has [...]
Smith & Wollensky to Open Second Location in Boston Primed for an early summer opening, Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group begins construction at Boston Properties’ new Atlantic Wharf BOSTON, Jan. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Smith & Wollensky Restaurant Group announced today that the brand will soon expand its presence with the opening of a second [...]
31-story Atlantic Wharf adds two more tenants, further transforming Boston’s waterfront By Casey Ross Globe Staff / January 11, 2011 Soaring columns rise in Nelson Court (above) in the Atlantic Wharf building. (Wendy Maeda/ Globe Staff) Atlantic Wharf – Boston’s newest skyscraper The glass-walled tower at the corner of Congress Street and Atlantic Avenue is [...]
Fort Point Channel News – Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. Moving to Fan Pier Boston Courtesy of: Boston Business Journal One of Cambridge, Mass.’s largest biotech companies has committed to moving to Boston as the anchor tenant at Fan Pier. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. has signed a letter of intent to lease at least 500,000 square feet — [...]
Atlantic Wharf, with its stunning 31-story glass tower on Congress Street opposite the Federal Reserve building, is nearing completion – and a sneak peek inside reveals that it’s been worth the wait.
Fort Point Channel Boston: The $500 million office and residential complex offers 550,000 square feet of waterfront space. Floor-to-ceiling windows throughout the mixed-use project offer sweeping views of Boston Harbor, Logan International Airport, the Blue Hills and the downtown skyline.
Seaport Area: Atlantic Wharf, Fan Pier, and Liberty Wharf After years as an under-utilized neighborhood, the Boston waterfront is continuing to evolve. Today, Boston Harbor and the land that surrounds it is the subject of intensive planning, huge real estate development projects, and extensive debate both public and private over how to proceed. The way the [...]
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