Efforts to Protect Harbor from Floods Lifted by $10M Donation
With several “king tides” in the offing, a foundation is donating $10 million over the next five years to help a local lab expand its work devising defenses.
Harbor Move Raises Troubling Questions
Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh’s legacy of largely apolitical planning appears to be well and truly dead. Mayor Kim Janey’s withdrawal of the Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan raises potent questions about the future of other supposedly-settled city plans.
Janey Urged to Dump Waterfront Plan
Seven environmental protection groups are calling on Boston Mayor Kim Janey to withdraw the city’s downtown waterfront harbor plan key to future development in the area.
Harbor Decision Protects the Public
The Superior Court decision on the Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan, or MHP is a victory for protecting open access to Boston’s beautiful waterfront. It’s also an opportunity to reimagine what waterfront development should look like. What it is not is a decision about any one individual project.
Battery Wharf Hotel Responds to CLF Complaint
An attorney for Boston’s Battery Wharf Hotel condo owners acknowledges some inadvertent violations of public access and programming and said the property “has been and continues to be welcoming of the public.”
Just Before Rebuilt Station Reopens, MBTA Ferry Runs Aground in Harbor
Four people sustained injuries Friday morning when an MBTA ferry ran aground near Long Island in thick fog after being “cut off” by a private boat, a T spokesman said.
Proposal Beefs Up Boston Harbor Ferries to Beat Congestion
With the highways and public transit options around Boston perpetually congested, a new study funded in part by the state details potential new ferry routes to connect downtown Boston with East Boston and the Seaport, Columbia Point and Squantum Point in Quincy.
UMass Boston Wins Grant to Study Columbia Point Ferry Service
In the future, the fastest way to get to one of Boston’s “next Kendall Squares” could be a ferry.
Iconic Lightship for Sale as Private Home
For sale: Bright red, six-bedroom single-family home with waterfront views and a 2,000-square-foot deck. Price: $5.2 million, and maybe the occasional bout of seasickness.
Hot Property: Cresa Offices
The Boston offices of tenant representation brokerage Cresa have relocated to Atlantic Wharf on the downtown waterfront.
Editorial Cartoon: Big Dig 2.0
The barrier proposed for Boston Harbor will need a catchy name.
Boston Harbor Expansion Begins In Official Ceremony
Local officials recently kicked off the Boston Harbor Dredging Project, a $350 million state- and federally funded multiphase project designed to support continued growth at Conley Container Terminal.
Hot Property: July 31, 2017
Developer Related Beal has begun accepting applications for 239 workforce and affordable apartments in The Beverly, its new development in Boston’s Bulfinch Triangle.
CLF Sues Cronin Group, Seeks To Block Chapter 91 Approval For Condo Tower
A 22-story condominium tower on Boston Harbor would provide “extraordinary private benefits” to a developer while violating state laws protecting public access to the waterfront, the Conservation Law Foundation argues in a lawsuit challenging the 150 Seaport project by Boston-based developer Cronin Group.
State To Hotel Developer: Shrink Your Footprint
Turns out building a 277-room hotel on pilings over Boston Harbor isn’t that simple.
Chiofaro Pricetag: $18.5M For Waterfront Improvements
Developer Donald Chiofaro could be required to pay $18.55 million for upgrades to the Boston central waterfront as part of approvals for a $1-billion skyscraper project at the Harbor Garage site on East India Row.
Feds Deliver $42M For Boston Port Upgrades
The federal government announced $42 million in funding Wednesday for the Port of Boston’s shipping container terminal.
Wynn To Start Work On $2B Boston-Area Casino
Wynn Resorts is starting construction on its $2 billion Boston-area casino after years of legal fights.
State Gives Thumbs Down To Harbor Garage Towers Proposal
A state official dealt a blow to Chiofaro Cos.’ plans...
Walsh Says Chiofaro Will Try To Make 900K SF Work
Boston developer Donald Chiofaro is going back to the...
