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Article Courtesy of: CBS Boston Five Things To Do In Boston’s Fort Point, Seaport Neighborhood The Fort Point/Seaport neighborhood is THE up-and-coming neighborhood in Boston. In the past few years, a number of businesses have begun to transform the area that was once housed a bunch of abandoned mills, factory buildings, and parking lots. How things have changed. Here are five ways to keep yourself busy while you’re there. Eat & Drink (credit: Sam's at Louis via … [Read more...]
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 buildings at 411 D St. with mid-priced rentals geared toward workers. The approval comes after the … [Read more...]
FORT POINT CHANNEL OPERATIONS BOARD Boston, MA - Grant Announcement - March 16, 2012 Pilot Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Grant Program 1. GRANT OPPORTUNITY SUMMARY: A. PROPOSALS SOUGHT FOR: The Fort Point Channel Operations Board (“FPCOB”) requests proposals for the Pilot Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Grant Program. Projects must include either capital improvements or public programming within the Fort Point Channel. B. OVERVIEW AND GOALS: The … [Read more...]
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 state environmental regulators, developer Norwich Partners detailed its $50 million plan for a “premiere facility of … [Read more...]
THIS STORY APPEARED IN At Fort Point studios, artists feel betrayed By Geoff Edgers | Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe David Rogers wrote the infamous note on Valentine’s Day. He was scrambling to leave the office at 15 Channel Center St. to take his wife to Legal Sea Foods when two artists stopped him. The artists lived upstairs and, like many other Midway Studios residents, they were unhappy with Rogers’s plans to expand his company into the downstairs theater of … [Read more...]
"We celebrate the past to awaken the future" ~ John F. Kennedy, 1960 Boston is a walking city – it’s easy to lose yourself in its narrow cobblestone streets, so embedded in their past. Article Courtesy of: Marina Chetner Historic Beacon Hill On a daytime stroll, you’ll pause to admire beautiful brownstones, original storefronts dating back to the 1800’s, and monuments of centuries ago. At night, the streets-capes take on the feel of an old-world Europe – the darkness … [Read more...]
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 asked the state to release developer John Hynes from a timetable that ties the park’s creation to the … [Read more...]
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 27 of the so-called innovation units that are smaller and cheaper and geared toward young tech professionals. Eleven … [Read more...]
IN FORM: Communicating Boston Image of Experimental Information Center, Ashley/Myer/Smith, 1969. Photo by Booth Simpson. Articles Courtesy of: Boston Society of Architects Exhibit Opening: February 10, 2012 The experience of the city is never static. Our sense of the urban environment and our ability to navigate its terrain are constantly negotiated, subject to the hidden processes that influence the forms we see. Design plays an instrumental role in this translation. … [Read more...]
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 will impact his bobbing tribute to America’s first tax revolt. “These are two different companies, and the Tea Party project is … [Read more...]
State hopes to create Southern gateway to Boston Bids to redevelop Big Dig lots sought Article Courtesy of: The Boston Globe By Casey Ross Massachusetts officials are moving ahead on development of a large swath of state-owned property between Chinatown and South Boston in hopes it could eventually become a southern gateway to the city, akin to the Zakim Bridge area to the north. The development - housing, offices, stores, and public parks - would take place in a 20-acre canyon of … [Read more...]
Nearby Neighborhoods: Fort Point A guide to Boston’s transformed waterfront By Amy Laskowski share it! Photos by Vernon Doucette - Article Courtesy of: BU Today Few city neighborhoods have undergone the kind of recent transformation that Fort Point has. Comprising about 100 waterfront acres in the South End, the area has become Boston’s hottest—and hippest—district. Fort Point is home to museums, famous restaurants, and a vibrant artists enclave. The neighborhood was named for … [Read more...]
First Night on Boston’s Waterfront Posted by Communications Article Courtesy of: Boston Redevelopment Authority The BRA is proud to announce its continued support of First Night. Thanks to the coordinating efforts and support of Mayor Menino, The Boston Harbor Association, and First Night Boston, special events and promotions are planned along Boston’s waterfront for New Year’s Eve. Events will be held across the city beginning at 1 p.m. First Night 2012 buttons can be purchased … [Read more...]
Lovejoy Wharf Water Transportation Options Discussed at Boston Conservation Commission Article Courtesy of: NorthEndWaterfront.com Lovejoy Wharf with North End at lower right, West End / North Station at lower left and Charlestown at upper left. (DCR Image) If and when a development happens at Lovejoy Wharf, there will be a docking facility for water transportation according to the Massachusetts Department of Conservation (DCR). The floating pier that was previously used by the … [Read more...]
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 at the Fore River Shipyard will contain many of the exhibits at the $27 million museum, including one of two surviving crates of tea from the 1773 anti-tax … [Read more...]
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 to broadcast its mission.The Boston AIA is moving into a newly constructed space, designed by a member firm, that presents a more accessible, more open, and more inviting … [Read more...]
Kick off the holiday season! Shop, Sip & Stroll... Article Courtesy of: Fort Point Holiday Stroll The Second Annual Holiday Night "Fort Point Holiday Stroll" Join us for a night of festive fun in Fort Point on Friday, December 2nd 2011 from 4-8pm. Twenty-five neighborhood businesses will be open for a unique evening of shopping, with special offers, discounts, and holiday treats for all. The list of participating Fort Point and Seaport businesses are to the right, with links to … [Read more...]
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 to head out into the Fort Point Channel. Photo/BoatingLocal, Dave Dauer. According to Steve Hollinger, a local boater, kayaker and owner of Kayalu … [Read more...]
Comcast makes broadband push into Innovation District Article Courtesy of: Herald Staff | http://www.bostonherald.com Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Comcast are announcing an expansion of the telecommunications company’s advanced fiber network into Boston’s Innovation District. “Increasing the availability of competitive, affordable broadband services across the Innovation District is a crucial objective,” Menino said in a statement. “We are witnessing tremendous growth in … [Read more...]
Published on Washington Flyer Magazine (http://www.washingtonflyer.com) By Michael McCarthy Hidden Boston: Fort Point Neighborhood Once gritty and industrial, this hot spot is quickly hitting everyone's radar, with streets that bloom great dining and art enclaves. Downtown is just across the channel, but you won’t find many historical placards, Irish pubs or other tip-offs that you’re in Boston in this corner of the city. With its warehouses-cum-art galleries and loft … [Read more...]
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