Lawsuit Blocking North End Hotel Project Settled
A lawsuit that challenged the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal’s approval of a 134-room hotel and prompted claims of interference by a rival developer has been dismissed.
A lawsuit that challenged the Boston Zoning Board of Appeal’s approval of a 134-room hotel and prompted claims of interference by a rival developer has been dismissed.
A Back Bay preschool director fighting an $80 million North End hotel project claims the development team has orchestrated a harassment campaign intended to silence her opposition.
Four new multifamily projects advanced at the Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors’ August meeting Thursday evening.
A proposed 134-room hotel in Boston’s North End is drawing objections from City Councilor Lydia Edwards, who says the 80,824-square-foot project would erase the neighborhood’s benefits from the removal of the elevated Central Artery.
Developers are meeting projections of rising Boston Harbor sea levels and a big construction challenge with two houseboat-like multifamily designs and a third boasting an expansive rooftop park.
While hotel occupancy rates in Boston have cratered during the pandemic, developers are taking the long view with plans for a 134-room hotel project in the North End.