Feds Prepare to Sell Coast Guard Building in Boston
Federal real estate officials announced plans to sell 23 properties including a prime Boston waterfront property and a downtown New Bedford office building.
A Sinking Feeling Along the Waterfront?
Boston’s waterfront has become a playground for the rich and powerful. But amid growing angst over the dearth of housing mere mortals can afford, the tide is headed out fast for new luxury housing along Boston Harbor.
Wu Restarts Downtown Harbor Plan Process
Opponents of a proposed downtown Boston tower cheered Mayor Michelle Wu’s decision to relaunch a contentious waterfront zoning process Wednesday, but the building’s developer warned that “immediate further cooperation” was needed to make sure the resulting plan was able to protect the city from floods.
Wu: State OK’s Withdrawal of Boston’s Harbor Plan
State officials have approved Boston leaders’ controversial decision to scrap a waterfront plan that would have enabled a pair of high-profile towers to rise along the harbor’s edge, Mayor Michelle Wu said yesterday.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Must Be an Election Coming Up
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.
Chiofaro Tower Gets Boost from State Ruling
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.
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