“Not in my backyard” could be the state motto in Massachusetts, where major real estate developments routinely endure costly legal challenges. The Chiofaro Co.’s proposed 600-foot mixed-use tower at the Harbor Garage site near the New England Aquarium in Boston is an example.
While lawsuits seek to block the project, The Chiofaro Cos. has formally kicked off permitting to replace its parking garage on Boston’s waterfront with an office and condo tower.
A judge’s ruling in a high-stakes dispute over proposed new zoning will keep a pair of major Boston waterfront developments on the drawing boards rather than closer to groundbreaking.
The state’s top environmental official rejected appeals of new Boston waterfront zoning that would enable The Chiofaro Cos. and the owners of the James F. Hook & Co. lobster pound to redevelop their properties with high-rises, including an approximately 600-foot tower on Chiofaro’s Harbor Garage site.
The state’s top environmental regulator approved a new framework for development on 42 acres of Boston’s central waterfront and boosted The Chiofaro Cos.’ plans for a 600-foot-tall tower.
Conservation Law Foundation is gearing up for a legal fight if the state approves new zoning that would enable The Chiofaro Co. to build a 600-foot tower on the Boston waterfront.
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.
