About The Neighborhood This Week & Next

Interested in learning more about how the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in conjunction with the City of Boston is approaching long term flood protection along the Fort Point Channel and Boston Harbor? Here are a number of opportunities to engage:

• July 21: USACE Boston CSRM: Open House #1 from 9am to 12pm at 26 Court St, 1^st floor conference room. Join the City of Boston and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to learn about the Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Report and Public Comment Period.
• July 22: Southie Summer Nights at Moakley Park from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. USACE and City of Boston's Office of Climate Resilience will have a table to inform and answer questions.
• July 23: Virtual Boston Harbor Now/USACE Draft Plan Release Meeting from 8:30am to 10am. Join Boston Harbor Now to hear directly from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Boston’s Coastal Storm Risk Management Study.
• July 23: A Better City, City of Boston, and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Briefing from 1pm to 2:30pm at 26 Court Street, Conference Room 327. Join in person for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Briefing to get the latest updates and insights on their draft report prior to submission to US Congress in 2028.
• July 23: USACE Boston CSRM: Open House #2 from 4pm to 6pm at the New England Aquarium’s Simon Theatre. Join the City of Boston and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to learn about the Coastal Storm Risk Management Draft Report and Public Comment Period.

Other Meetings & Events About The Neighborhood

July 21: BOSTON CIVIC DESIGN COMMISSION at 5pm. Reserved Channel on Agenda B. 

July 21: Which Side Are You On?: A Protest Music Teach-Out at the Opera + Community Studios at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center. Doors open at 6:30pm and show starts at 8pm.

July 23: Closing Reception of PROGRESSION from 6pm to 8pm at the Midway Gallery's Art Tunnel at 15 Channel Center St. 

July 24: Reserved Channel Master Plan Draft Environmental Impact Report comments due to MEPA Analyst Alexander Strysky.

July 28: 320 Summer Street at Zoning Board of Appeals at 9:30am: 
Purpose : Office to residential conversion with ground floor retail. Conversion of 122,100 sf office building to 145 Dwelling units and 7,500 sf of retail.

BOA-1848595Applicant: HC320 Summer Street, LLC

• ARTICLE 80 Article(s)
• Art. 08 Sec.07 Use: Conditional. MFR is a conditional use in a M 4 District
• Art. 17 Sec. 01 Usable open Space Insufficient. Site has no usable open space. 
• 400 SF required for each unit.
• Art. 32 Sec. 04 GCOD Applicability
• Art. 15 Sec. 01 Floor Area Ratio excessive. Allowed FAR is 4.0. Existing FAR is 6.55. Proposed FAR is 6.91. This further exceeds a non compliant FAR. 

July 29: FPAC Art Space Float Reception: July 29 | 6-8pm FLOAT Reception Tickets, Wednesday, July 29  •  6 PM - 8 PM | Eventbrite

August 1: Near Term Fort Point Channel Resilient Infrastructure. Submit comments via “Share Your Thoughts” section or via email to Benjamin Matusow.