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Mayor Calls for More Housing At Fort Point Office Development
Lincoln Property cites lack of guidance from BRA for ongoing impasse
5/26/08
Lincoln Project at impasse at BRA, community wrestles with project outcome
Former approved plans for 87 residential units and 4 artist live/work units abandoned
"Drop it boys -- we've got BRA approval for another office project!""Blighted Neighborhood" tax breaks tapped by JPMorgan Chase to find prime Waterfront digs
Boston Seaport to be renamed: "The Only Official Tax-free Backwater of the Financial District"
4/30/08Skepticism, impatience mounting on Seaport Square phasing, after 10+ years of BRA "Master Planning"
Developer seeks office and hotel approvals based on someday promise of 2,400+ housing units
4/21/08SAND files comment on Archon/Goldman Triple-Building Office Space Proposal
First 100-Acres Project: Flipped from residential "vision" to Office Space due to "market conditions"
4/18/08Lincoln Properties Notice of Project Change under microscope at BRA
Developer seeks BRA-approved Summer Street rooftop addition: 18,800 SF of new FAR
Developer nixes BRA-approved project: 87 residential condos and 4 artist live/work units
Developer hopscotches for April BRA Board approval: 140,000 square feet of office space
Update: Developer offers treasured cultural organization 5-year lease, (2) lease extensions + buildout
PUBLIC COMMENT LETTERS: Residential live/work per 2006 PNF or NO ROOFTOP ADDITION
4/15/08SAND files comment on 316-322 Summer Street Office Space Proposal
Archon/Goldman flipped building as office space after pursuing Residential variance
4/10/08Archon website: A "valued added play" for "rolling below market tenants", upzoning, flipping
4/1/08Missing: Archon/Goldman's $2 million neighorhood contribution
3/31/08BREAKING NEWS
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino
and newly appointed BRA Director John Palmieri intervene,
responding to Fort Point community's plea for attention to Master Plan
Planning agency to revisit office space proposals and renew focus on fulfillment of "Neighborhood vision"
3/25/0810 years and counting: Fort Point Developers privately gaming BRA Master Plans
5 more buildings flipped for 100% office space after capitalizing on BRA variances
Agency selling variances, failing to require one square foot of housing, civic space, parks
3/15/08Berkeley Investments announces plan to preserve and renovate 368 Congress St. Boiler Room
Developer responds to dialog with Boston Landmarks Commission and Fort Point community
2/13/08Boston Civic Design Commision (BCDC) hails Archon's Melcher Street Plan:
- 200k square feet of office space in district with 85% office space? SO WHAT! -- says BCDC.
- Want to add a floor onto Fort Point's tallest historic wharf building? SENSITIVE! -- says BCDC!
- Necco Court is a slimy, dingy alley? INFILL WILL CHEER YOU UP! -- says BCDC!
- Developer cherry-picking variances from its Master Plan? WHAT MASTER PLAN? -- says BCDC.
- No public comment? WE'LL DO ALL THE TALKING! -- says BCDC!
So says the Boston Civic Design Commission
2/9/08News from the bizarre world of Boston Seaport planning:
Ex-BRA director lobbying for FBI high security office complex in the heart of evolving residential district
1/16/08
2007
Fort Point property owners begin cherry-picking BRA variances from area Master Plans
Residential projects, Open Space and Civic Plans forgotten or postponed to nebulous "Phase Two"
You Decide: Is Fan Pier architecture worthy of a Pritzker Prize?
10/23/07MASSPORT SHOCKER: Waterfront parcel to be developed for port activity
Agency takes a breather from "Houston on the Harbor" hotel, office, condo, mall projects
9/17/07Ex-BRA Director's Scheme: Develop high-security FBI tower in historic neighborhood
As Fort Point plan flaps in the breeze, windsocks and trial balloons rise in the August air
8/21/07New Fan Pier proposal: Private day care center on 2nd floor is a "Facility of Public Accommodation"
Boston Harbor Association comment letter highlights deficit of civic planning at water's edge
8/17/07Seaport parking lots overparking cars for $$$ despite South Boston Parking Freeze
6/28/07UPDATE 8/9/07: BRA Responds
Why is the BRA failing to lock in Public Access Provisions of its own Master Plans?
Fort Point property owner reclaiming right to privatize street in BRA-approved 100-Acre Plan
6/26/07With a windsock on every building, Fort Point plan flaps in the breeze
Residential market down? No problem, we're zoned for Office or Hotel or Whatever!
6/8/07Latest catch-as-catch-can Seaport trial balloon: Private school
Ten years of Waterfront variances, tax abatements and parking lot revenues for property owners,
Fort Point community vexed by lack of public amenities, schools, civic, fire, police in Seaport plan
6/8/07Boston's Prime Waterfront Property: Urban neighborhood or high-security gulag?
FBI eyeing move to Fan Pier; institutional office space would trump residential requirements
5/22/07SAND joins with Chinatown to preserve historic Dainty Dot building
4/15/07Fort Point added to Groundwater Conservation Overlay District, with some modification
Capture and recharge not required of new projects; No detrimental impact to existing groundwater allowed
3/12/07Fort Point 19th century wharf buildings placed on 10 Most Endangered list
Non-profit org. Preservation Mass. calls for immediate action to protect district
2/2/07Jim Kelly, a friend of the Fort Point neighborhood and arts community, passes.
Boston City Councilor James M. Kelly, 1940-2007
January 9, 2007
Need a $2000 liquor license in Boston? No problem, just don't tell the neighbors!
Property owners, abutters and residents sidelined, despite claims of Boston Licensing Board
1/4/07
Fort Point Landmark District Study Committee begins work; public meeting scheduled
One-year process anticipated by committee to complete research, discussion, report
01/03/2007
2006
In Fort Point, a district of over 80% office space, BRA incentivizes... more office space
Available space for residential development dwindling; critical mass seen unlikely
Boston City Council unanimously approves Fort Point historic landmark study committee
Mayor Menino, Councilors Kelly and Flaherty approve appointments
SAND files comment on Beacon Capital Partners' Channel Center amendment
SAND files comment on Congress Street Hotel
10/12/06
BRA purging numerous historic wharf buildings from "existing" property maps
Five historic brick-and-beam Boston Wharf Co. buildings enter twilight zone
8/22/06
Despite Fort Point plea, BRA purging the term "historic" from City maps, plans
5-year effort to secure Boston Local Landmark historic designation seen languishing
BRA double-counting South Boston affordable housing unit projections
BRA improperly suggests in public document that South Boston is beneficiary of "Community Benefits"
8/11/06
Fort Point 100 Acres Master Plan approved, marred by last-minute BRA reversals
Five years and 100 meetings later, BRA inserts new provisions into Final Draft including:
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4.Residential projections lowered far below critical mass and disproportionate to office space
100 Acre Flip/Flop: Two-story additions on historic buildings suddenly supported
BRA quietly renames "Fort Point Historic North" subdistrict as "Fort Point North"
BRA adopts P&G/Gillette "Phase One" scheme: new streets without concurrent public realm8/11/06
SAND files comment regarding redevelopment of Archon residential condo
5/29/06
Fort Point excluded from BRA Groundwater Conservation District Plan
City plan to include Chinatown, Back Bay, Beacon Hill, South End
5/23/06
State Environmental Agency disbands waterfront access working group
Real estate organization sought common ground, terminated participation two months later
Coincidence? Legislators seeking to gut key waterfront public access provision
3/30/06
Fort Point public realm plan to hilight access to Channel
BRA modifies 100-Acre plan to include signature recreational park
3/28/06
Murdoch to purchase and develop McCourt parcels
2/22/06
Double-dipping at the public trough — parcel owners turn from zoning to subsidy
Fort Point parking lots seen as placeholder while lucrative sweeteners flow
2/17/06
Fort Point National Historic District excluded from groundwater program
Historic buildings, past and current, irreparably damaged by declining water table
2/15/06
McCourt reportedly selling Seaport site
1/14/06
2005
Developers propose viable maritime use for Seaport; Massport follows
11/3/05
BRA 100-Acres draft excludes Fort Point subdistrict from historic identification
Area formerly named "Fort Point South Historic Subdistrict" renamed "100-Acres" in new BRA plan
9/23/05
Is the South Boston Waterfront on the map for BRA groundwater plans?
Not yet, according to Citywide Groundwater Emergency Taskforce
9/21/05
Summer 2005 100-Acres Meetings concluded, no change to June 2005 DRAFT
Fort Point Advisory Committee strongly recommends redraft with major changes
9/16/05
Fan Pier purchased by local partners
8/18/05
Plans drafted privately, BRA and Fort Point’s large-property owners ready for State approval
BRA PLAN: FORT POINT CHANNEL HIDDEN BY WALL OF 100-200' OFFICE BUILDINGS ALONG 'A' STREET
BRA PLAN: FORT POINT DISTRICT's ONLY RECREATIONAL PARK: 1/2 MILE FROM SUMMER ST.
BRA PLAN: HEIGHT AND DENSITY INTRODUCED TO PUBLIC IN SUMMER '05, NO CHANGES POSSIBLE
Updated 8/3/05
After one year of private negotiations, BRA to host summer series of public meetings
Cement dry on 100 Acres Plan — no change expected through public process
7/22/05
BRA publishes DRAFT of Fort Point 100 Acres Plan
7/8/05
Russia Wharf plan and amenities, years in planning and approvals, changed overnight
Market forces, not planning or zoning, determining fate of Waterfront projects and public accommodation
Public Market opens on Old Northern Avenue Bridge
7/8/05
Waterfront developers embroiled in lawsuit over zoning variances
Russia Wharf project stalled by abutter suit over zoning process and rights
Boston Globe weighs in on stalled Fan Pier project
7/7/05
Boston Mayor threatens Fan Pier permits due to developer inaction
Supreme Court backs eminent domain land taking for private development
6/25/05
Turning community talk into action, Midway Artist Studios opens for business
Court Square Press developer weighs in on design ideals for residential projects
6/22/05
Goldman Sachs Frontrunner in Chase for Boston Wharf Holdings
BWCo. Pres. Bob Kenney, longtime friend of Fort Point arts community, signals farewell
Water shuttle to offer connection between Boston’s waterfront neighborhoods
6/20/05
Dozens of public realm planning meetings hosted by BRA —Result: No Change
Private plans roil Fort Point community — scale and tax breaks trump master plan
Community ideals for public realm absent from plan, residential development seen lagging
Why public process matters: SAND takes a look at recent BRA approval
Pedestrians now face long city block with no “doors on the street” — Jane Jacobs be damned
What are SAND’s stated objectives for the Fort Point 100-acres?
Community members, largely pro-development, consistently advocate for mixed-use neighborhood
6/15/05
Fort Point community views BRA plan for land use, height and density
No change seen to Open Space plan since 2002; BRA to move forward with private agreement
5/31/05
Lennar revisiting Fan Pier -- and Fan Pier plan -- for possible purchase.
5/18/05
Fort Point development tax incentives under consideration
5/8/05
BRA and large property owners nearing private agreement on
Fort Point land use, height and density Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
Agreement to mark culmination one year of private meetings at City Hall
Boston Wharf Co. sells entire remaining porfolio
4/25/05
Boston Wharf Co. sells 3 additional Fort Point properties
2/17/05
SAND files comment on Pier 4 Final Environmental Impact Report (FEIR)
2/03/05
Housing shortfall on Boston Waterfront now under 50% of BRA’s published goal
Full build: 70% of Waterfront employees would be forced to look for housing in other neighborhoods
1/31/05
Waterfront-based Gillette Co. to be acquired by Cincinnatti-based P&G
Pier 4 plans moving forward through State approvals
1/28/05
BRA, developers solidify Fort Point height, density and land use plans in private process
Six month series of private meetings at City Hall trump public discussion
1/08/05
2004
Boston Wharf Co. sells 12 additional Fort Point properties
Purchase by Berkeley Investments Inc. follows July purchase by HDS Mansur Capital Group LLC
12/18/04
BRA reconsidering Fan Pier public amenity package
Public stake in filled tidelands, once Boston Harbor, seen as economic burden
New England Development out on Fan Pier
Sydney Waterfront: public amenities seen as boon, not bust, to development
11/10/04
SAND files comment on 11-acre Massport Core Block “Waterside Place”
11/8/04
Fort Point’s first and only greenspace under construction
6000 square feet, a collaborative effort between CAT/Tunnel, area residents, USPS
10/8/04
Lennar Corp. out, New England Development steps in on Fan Pier
9/23/04
Massport unveils Core Block "active urban district": 20 residential units per acre
Residential density of approved Waterfront projects lower than Kendall Square, Cambridge
9/15/04
Fan Pier mixed-use development deal nearing agreement
Florida-based Lennar Corp. to purchase development rights
8/13/04
Look Back: Legislature repeated use of Transportation Bond Bill to benefit Hines South Station project
State amended Transportation legislation in years 2000 and 2004 to benefit developer
Look Back: Refrain of "New Massport" resonating with "New Massport" of years past
Brisk competition for Fan Pier development rights nearing selection
8/8/04
UPDATE: CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY: Fort Point neighborhood's first park
Grass and trees to adorn 60 x 100 foot neighborhood greenspace
7/15/04
Boston Wharf Co. sells 10 Fort Point Buildings
Fort Point open space plans moving forward
7/2/04
Fort Point district approved for National Register of Historic Places
6/9/04
SAND files comments regarding CAT/Tunnel Fort Point contract
4/8/04
BRA presents Fort Point height/density conceptual plan
Agency envisioning approximately 6 million SF in 100 acre plan
US Postal Service reconsidering South Boston / Fort Point effort
3/4/04
Massport moving forward with Core Block development
$400m project to include shopping, condos, hotel
2/11/04
LA Dodgers acquisition approved, McCourt looks to sell 26 acres
1/30/04
2003
For Sale: 21 acre Fan Pier site
State Environmental Dept approves MWRA scaleback of Fort Point sewage plan
MWRA NPC data shows revised 2010 buildout of Seaport, with no revised water quality expectations
12/19/03
30-year injunction lifted, Massport’s Runway 14/32 to move forward
stated delay reductions and 0% capacity increase unsupported by Massport data
11/20/03
Massport’s Fish Pier tenants weigh future: Boston Globe columnist weighs in
Boston Wharf Co. land deal in peril
11/7/03
Boston Seaport’s paper tiger, Chapter 91 (cont'd): Privatization at public expense
10/27/03
McCourt Co. eyes sale of 24 acres -- Waterfront's largest undeveloped land tract
10/23/03
Gillette Company responds to public comments on CAT/Fort Point Restoration
10/22/03
Herald report: Boston Wharf Co. touting demolition of historic buildings to facilitate sale
10/3/03
Boston Seaport’s paper tiger: Chapter 91 State Waterfront Regulations:
Developers, regulators, legislators using exemptions, violations to skirt public access laws
8/20/03
Bid to restore Old Northern Avenue Bridge gaining momentum
Congressman Lynch and Mayor Menino spearheading preservation effort
8/6/03
SAND files comment with MWRA regarding Fort Point Channel
Agency proposing significant changes to plan for Combined Sewer Overflow
7/29/03
Boston Mayor lauds FPCC Midway Studios live/work/theater project
Artist studios, theater integrated into Beacon Channel Center project
7/17/03
Boston Wharf Company negotiating sale of entire Fort Point portfolio
BWCo. heralded as steward of South Boston Waterfront since 1836
7/15/03
Temporary reprieve for Old Northern Avenue Bridge
7/2/03
SAND files comment on CAT/Tunnel Fort Point Restoration contract
5/13/03
Developers submit proposals for Massport 'Core Block' parcels
5/6/03
Waterfront parcel owned by NStar eyed by area developers
CAT Fort Point Restoration Contract enters public comment period
100% design complete, comment deadline expires May 19
4/25/03
Fan Pier Phase One: Condos and ICA
4/16/03
Old Northern Ave. Bridge to remain in open position
Pedestrian crossing ends, 24-hour boat access to Channel begins
4/3/03
Massport rewarded in effort to revive Working Port
Massport offers 30 acres for Maritime projects
2/2/02
Massport offers 12 acres and air rights for Waterfront development
1/08/2003
2002
Funds approved: Study to consider Fort Point as Historic Landmark District
Mayor, City Council, Landmarks Commission supporting research phase
SAND files comment on ICA Notice of Project Change
12/19/02
Affordable housing funds approved for West Broadway
BRA to raise height limit for Financial District projects
12/6/02
Boston Globe Editors weigh in on Wharf 8
10/31/02
Boston Foundation Study: Boston trailing in housing production
10/1/02
Beacon Capital's Midway project renamed "Channel Center"
$350m mixed-use project approved, financed, ready to break ground
9/25/02
Instititute of Contemporary Art (ICA) moving forward on Fan Pier
9/4/02
SAND deliberating City's "Impact Advisory Group" process
Massport exec discloses past business links to Seaport developers
8/1/02
FINAL DESIGN PHASE: Fort Point neighborhood's first park
Grass and trees to adorn 60 x 100 foot neighborhood greenspace
7/18/02
Massport's Commonwealth Flats plan moving forward
7/6/02
Equity Office proposes office/hotel/residential for Russia Wharf
Greenspace: economic boon or bust?
Tufts' Urban Planners weigh in with Boston Globe
7/2/02
Harbortrail progressing from concept to reality
6/16/02
Fan Pier project clears final State approval hurdle
State Environmental Secretary responds to calls for early public access
6/13/02
Office project complete, Fidelity eyes enclosing "public" Waterfront park
public access and amenities helped secure approvals
6/12/02
BRA publishes final draft Fort Point Channel Activation Plan
Boston Globe editorial board weighs in
5/29/02
Fort Point arts non-profit to develop visionary "green" building
Globe editors see opportunity where Fort Point landmark and arts collide
4/6/02
Public comments filed on Fan Pier Waterways License
Massport pressed on leases for Fish Pier tenants
4/3/02
Weekly Dig examines ongoing effort within Fort Point arts community
Zoning Commission approves Fan Pier and Midway projects
Neighborhood awaiting BRA / Beacon Capital co-operation agreement
2/28/2002
Blighted-area tax break seen as incentive for Waterfront projects
Massport eying corporate tenants to replace Fish Pier processors
Agency's mission as trustee of marine resources seen adrift
2/22/2002
Hotel and apartment complex to move forward on Massport parcel
2/15/2002
Boston Herald spotlight: Is Boston's zoning a framework or a baseline?
Fort Point Channel Watersheet Activation Plan DRAFT published for review
Mayor Menino pledges housing focus at US Conference of Mayors
1/25/2002
2001
Massport files Runway suit in "Business Litigation" court
12/23/2001
Boston calls on State Environmental Office to reconsider runway impacts
Update 12/22: Environmental Secretary dismisses City of Boston on Runway
12/18/2001
Pier IV developer may abandon Public Realm Plan for ballpark bid
12/6/2001
Post Office presents "conceptual" plan for Fort Point parcels
Fort Point to lose small and light industrial business
Symbol of Change: Historic Red Ferry leaves Fort Point
11/15/2001
SAND files comment with BRA on Midway Project
Fan Pier plan OK'ed, financial viability uncertain
11/14/01
SAND opposing stadium on McCourt parcel
Group citing Waterfront Public Realm Plan for best and broadest use of parcel
SAND files comment with State on Fan Pier proposal
9/10/2001
Boston Globe columnist weighs in on Massport
Appetite for hotel/office development impacting small maritime businesses
8/21/2001
Fan Pier planners and BRA: Housing and hotels can wait
Globe Editors weigh in on Fan Pier
8/3/2001
SAND presents "Neighborhood" vision at City Hall
6/25/2001
Public access taking back seat to Waterfront violators
City and State regulators absent on enforcement
6/20/2001
State regulators approves Logan expansion; no land impacts assessed
6/16/2001
SAND files public comment on Midway Office Complex
SAND files public comment on proposed Logan Airport Expansion
6/8/2001
Joe Moakley, a friend of neighborhood and region, passes.
Congressman John Joseph Moakley, 1927-2001
May 28, 2001
Op-ed Spotlight: Privatization of open space
5/20/2001
Across the Charles: Planners envisioning urban neighborhood
Comprehensive Cambridge development proposal envisions 5,000 residents
5/14/2001
Fort Point artists redefine open space
Grass covers Summer Street Bridge
5/14/2001
SAND files comment on proposed office conversion of artists studios
Boston Wharf Company to develop 288-300 A Street
5/9/2001
1998 documents: Fan Pier team aware of FAA's height concerns
BRA to Pritzker: Housing and amenities now, not office towers
Boston Globe editorial board calls on Waterfront violator
DEP handling of Modern Continental violation seen weakening public protections
5/5/2001
FAA, BRA conclude Fan Pier heights must change
5/3/2001
Harbortrail bike path gains ground
Fort Point Post Office relocation plans on hold
SouthBostonOnline news report
4/29/2001
Massport's vision: 56,000 flights per year over Fan Pier
4/19/2001
BRA calling for changes to Fort Point's Midway Office project
State faulted for delaying Waterfront toxic cleanup
Coastal Oil hazards borne by South Boston residents
4/4/2001
Landmarks Commission agrees to Fort Point study
3/28/2001
Fort Point District petitioned as Boston Landmark District
SAND petitions for State Environmental oversight on Midway
Pier 4 Environmental Notification Form filed
3/15/2001
SAND files comment on Beacon Capital Partners' Midway PNF
Mayor Menino's Midway Impact Advisory Group files comments
Fort Point Cultural Coalition files comment on Midway PNF
Massport's Logan Airport: Sixth worst smog producer in State
3/10/2001
Panel reviews Silver Line diesel-electric
MBTA interprets "may not be the best choice" as a thumbs up
Post Office releases Traffic Study
click to read community newspaper SouthBostonOnline
2/16/2001
South Boston leaders and advocates weigh in on Midway office complex
Boston Globe weighs in on Midway office complex
Editorial board calls for higher balance of residential units
1/27/2001
Beacon Capital Partners proposes 1.7 million sf office complex
Impacts resonating with Fort Point arts community and South Boston residents
1/25/2001
State drafts groundbreaking Environmental Justice Policy
Public Comment Period expires March 30, 2001
1/10/2001
2000
SAND files comments to Environmental Office on Hines Tower
12/19/2000
Boston Globe and Boston Herald columnist weigh in
Two powerful views contemplate history and future of Waterfront plan
12/15/2000
Final MHP Decision published on internet
Boston Globe editorial hilites Waterfront advocacy effort
12/10/2000
Municipal Harbor Plan and Fan Pier to move forward
State Environmental Secretary Durand and EOEA staff forge unprecedented agreement
12/7/2000
Environmental Protection Agency says Massport thwarting key panel
Port Authority resisting release of information to Advisory Committee
11/22/2000
Pier 4 plan clears regulatory hurdle, Fan Pier idling
Massport offering public Logan to South Station shuttle
11/16/2000
Globe columnist weighs in on Fan Pier
Promise broken, MBTA moving forward with diesel buses
Light rail plans and health issues unaddressed in plan
11/10/2000
State Environmental Secretary firm on Fan Pier greenspace
11/9/2000
SAND testifies to MHP Advisory Committee / BRA / EOEA
11/6/2000
Durand Draft consistent with Mayor / BRA / Public Realm Plan
11/2/2000
EOEA issues DRAFT Certificate on Municipal Harbor Plan
10/31/2000
Durand seeking public disclosure of Fan Pier financials
125 acre Municipal Harbor Plan pressured by 20-acre Fan Pier
10/28/2000
Globe columnist weighs in on Waterfront
10/23/2000
SAND files comments regarding Municipal Harbor Plan
Boston Globe columnist addresses recent Fan Pier threats
SAND responds to Red Sox: Waterfront inappropriate for Stadium
10/18/2000
Chamber of Commerce and Trades rally for existing Harbor Plan
City Councilors back off on withdrawal request, schedule hearing
10/5/2000
Durand extends MHP public comment period to October 18
10/4/2000
BRA firm on Municipal Harbor Plan despite strong comments
Boston Globe editorial board weighs in on Municipal Harbor Plan
NY Times casts light on problems with privatization of public trust
BRA and Business leaders: "Open Space" isn't "open space"
9/29/2000
SAND files comments for upcoming Transportation Summit
Durand extends MHP public comment period; schedules Citywide hearing
9/5/2000
Fort Point Place Master Deed to silence condo owners
8/28/2000
D Street Condo project caught in a mire of equity issues
Former State Transportation chief weighs in on Logan Expansion
8/26/2000
Fort Point artists working together to anchor cultural community
Fort Point Cultural Coalition initiates dialog with Beacon Capital Partners
8/21/2000
SAND files comments on Massport Open Space Notice
Working port facing tough challenges
Article hilights importance of South Boston's Maritime Economy
8/15/2000
Municipal Harbor Plan follows trend to privatize public spaces
Globe Editorial Board weighs in on Municipal Harbor Plan hearings
8/13/2000
SAND testifies to Environmental Secretary on Municipal Harbor Plan
Renown architectural critic / writer summarizes - Build a Living City
BRA recruiting City Master Planner
Vancouver cited as excellent model
8/10/2000
Governor’s veto says it all: Environment be Damned
Gov. Cellucci nixes Environmental Secretary Durand's finest work
8/5/2000
SAND testifies to City Council on Municipal Harbor Plan
Comments received on Municipal Harbor Plan
8/4/2000
Durand to Fan Pier: Address traffic impacts -- NOW!
Secretary calls on Municipal Harbor Plan to resolve open space, density issues
7/18/2000
SAND files Fan Pier comments with Environmental Office
SAND files Cathartes D Street Condo comments
7/12/2000
Community groups join forces re: Runway 14/32
6/27/2000
MBTA to spend $100 Million on diesel buses for waterfront
Years and years of requests for light rail dismissed as cost issue
USPS closer to vacating 20+ acres along Fort Point Channel
SouthBostonOnline website reports updated news (6/10)
6/19/2000
BSA to Fan Pier: Too high, too dense, more green
Globe Editorial board weighs in
6/16/2000
Fan Pier Harborwalk privatized during SailBoston
6/14/2000
South Boston building support for Fan Pier greenspace
6/8/2000
New plan for open space to preview at MHP meeting
6/7/2000
McCourt proposal now in City, State review
Public comment periods expires June 30
Boston Harbor Islands management plan submitted
Public comment periods expires August 1
6/6/2000
Waterfront dialog rippling around the world
6/2/2000
BRA to manage linkage funds
Mayor, Council to revisit linkage
6/1/2000
Public comment period underway, Fan Pier cement drying
Waterfront public realm budget: Paris $85 Mil, Boston (zero?)
Old Northern Ave bridge receives short-term reprieve
5/18/2000
Beacon Capital buys 800,000 sf of Fort Point warehouses
Gillette purchases 10 acre Fort Point tract for Office Park
Company drops lawsuit against condo project
$7 M Fish Pier renovations suggest: No Maritime Uses
5/15/2000
State Environmental Chief hints at Pritzker OK
Menino to Pritzker: Double size of postage stamp
City Council hosts McCourt/Pritzker; SAND testifies
5/5/2000
SAND submits letter to BCEC re: progress on boiler
SAND submits position on McCourt plan to BRA
McCourt presents plan to SAND, Fort Point community
4/24/2000
Fan Pier planners file draft for State Approval
Environmental Chief Robert Durand weighs in
4/20/2000
City Hall posturing for Pritzker approvals
Mayor attacks McCourt plan as issue of personalities
4/14/2000
SAND hosts public presentation of McCourt Plan
4/12/2000
Boston Globe editorial board weighs in
Series spotlights need for "neighborhood" plan
4/4/2000
Mayor squelches McCourt plan, sight unseen
City Hall and BRA dismiss merits without public discourse
03/29/2000
McCourt and CLF press Fan Pier for equity
Idea: distribute development rights to achieve integrated plan
03/25/2000
BRA making bold statements re: neighborhood ideals
Zoning to encourage residents / limit offices on waterfront
Conservation Law Foundation girding to support PRP
Fan Pier plan oversized, Public Realm Plan to be defended
SAND files comment on Draft Harbor Plan
Neighborhood development / public open space stressed
03/24/2000
Convention Center impact report filed with City/State
public comment periods expire 3/28 and 4/7
03/13/2000
SAND files comment: Massport 30 acre proposal
SAND files comment: Massport Parcel F hotel/office
02/24/2000
Gillette gets busy, putting kabosh on residential growth
MAJOR UPDATE 2/19/2000
02/16/2000
Municipal Harbor Plan draft nears completion
Deviations from Chapter 91 and Public Realm Plan unexplained
02/03/2000
Mayor Menino selects new BRA Director
Massport moves forward to develop 30 acres
01/26/2000
SAND files comment on Fan Pier proposal
BRA and EOEA review "Office Park" proposal
Mall proposal for Old Northern Bridge withdrawn
01/04/2000
1999
3/99 BRA Seaport Public Realm Plan Completed
1998
November 1997
- BRA releases Seaport Master Plan Interim Report DRAFT --- (visit SAND Archive)
- Fort Point residents, business owners found SAND