About The Neighborhood: Reserved Channel, Coffee with C-6, Landmarks & More

updated 10/08/26 with Atlantic Wharf events and Porter Books Boston 5th Anniversary Celebration.

10/6: Boston Civic & Design Commission Monthly Meeting at 5pm. Agenda includes:

6:00 PM - 6:45 PM: RESERVED CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT, SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT Referred for final review and recommendation by the BCDC Design Subcommittee

10/7: Coffee with a C-6 at 12:30pm at Olga's Cafe at 206 W. Broadway. Meet with your C-6 Community Service Officers. Ask questions. Share concerns. Connect with your neighborhood officers. 

10/8: Atlantic Wharf Program Advisory Committee Meeting from 4pm to 5:30pm in the Fort Point Room at 290 Congress St.  A preliminary review of the 2027 Work Plan will be presented. The public is welcome to attend. 

10/8: Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission at 6pm.  Agenda includes 5 Necco,35 Thomson Pl, 263 Summer St (Boston Wharf Co sign) and 324 A Street (Celine restaurant).

10/10: Porter Square Books Boston 5th Anniversary Celebration from 4pm to 7pm at 50 Liberty Drive. Help Porter Square Book celebrate and enjoy a 20% Sale, Raffle, Drinks, Snack and the big reveal of the Top Best Selling Book from the last 5 years. For the book lovers out there, there is also a Book Fair at Harbor Way from noon to five pm. 

10/11: Atlantic Wharf Fall Fest will take place from 10am to 12pm. Join in this free, fun family-friendly event at Waterfront Plaza along the Fort Point Channel. In case of rain the event will be moved indoors.

10/13: Reserved Channel PDA Public Meeting | Bostonplans.org from 6pm to 8pm. 

• The proposed PDA at 370 West First Street would bring approximately 287 residential units, 10,000 square feet of ground-floor active uses, and indoor and outdoor amenity space to a 1.97-acre portion of the Reserved Channel Development site. It does not include the additional 40 acres of land leased from Massport.
• This development is tied to the proposed zoning amendments to Article 68.To learn more, view the September 22^nd public meeting presentation and recording.

10/14: Gallery at 249A Opening Reception for The Artists of 249 A Street from 6pm to 8pm. The Gallery at 249A will also be open during Fort Point Open Studios (Friday, Oct 16th from 4pm to 7pm, Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, October 18th from 12pm to 6pm), as well as Saturdays in October from noon to 5pm. 

10/16 - 10/18: 46th Annual Fort Point Open Studios is Friday from 4pm to 7pm (select studios), and Saturday and Sunday from 12pm to 6pm. #BuyLocal #SupportArtists

Fort Point Landmarks October 2026 Meeting

 THE FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION

will hold a public hearing on
Thursday, October 8, 2026 (corrected date)
6:00 PM

You can participate in this hearing by going to the Zoom meeting link or by calling 646-828-7666 and entering meeting id 165 501 2069 #. You may also submit written comments or questions to FortPointLDC@boston. 

I.  RATIFICATION OF 8/13/26 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES

II. DESIGN REVIEW HEARING

APP # 27.0256 FPC 5 NECCO STREET
Applicant: Jalix Delacruz
Proposed Work: Install new window mural

APP # 27.0168 FPC 5 NECCO STREET
Applicant: Adam Kahn 
Proposed Work: Install new vinyl window displays. 

APP #27.0169 FPC 35 THOMSON PLACE
Applicant: Nathan Turner 
Proposed Work: Install vinyl signage at front facade window.  

APP # 26.0161 FPC 263 SUMMER STREET
Applicant: Dylan Dasco
Proposed Work: Repair and restore all elements of the iconic “Boston Wharf Co. Industrial Real Estate” sign while also Retrofitting the sign by replacing the existing neon lighting with a full LED system.

III. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW/APPROVAL (no public comment)

APP # 27.0065 FPC 324 A STREET
Install new painted sign at A Street facade, illuminated wayfinding sign at A Street facade, and illuminated blade sign at Melcher Street facade. Install new exterior wall sconces, repaint previously painted masonry facade, install new awnings, new planter and window boxes.

IV.  NEW BUSINESS
RESILIENT FORT POINT CHANNEL
Informative presentation by Benjamin Matusow, Senior Climate and Coastal Resilience Infrastructure Delivery Project Manager City of Boston Planning Department

Members: Kirsten Hoffman, Sue Goganian, Vacancy, Thomas Rodde, Vacancy Alternates: Vacancy, Raber Umphenour

FPNA 9/29th Neighborhood Gathering: MCCA, Fort Point Open Studios, Hawksmoor & Much More

updated 10/1/26 with presentations and links. 

FPNA welcomes you to Fall and invites you to their September Neighborhood Gathering on:

Tuesday, September 29, 2026
6 pm to 7:30 pm
Community Work Lounge, 15 Necco St.
 & via zoom

featuring
 
Our C-6 Community Officers

Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Strategic Plan
including our local Menino Convention & Exhibition Center
Celina Barrios Millner, Chief of Economic Opportunity

46th Annual Fort Point Open Studios
October 16 - October 18. 2026
Christine Vaillancourt

Hawksmoor Restaurant
requesting support of an entertainment license
for a Harborwalk adjacent patio

with

Neighborhood Updates
>Legacy Business Nominations >MBTA Automated Cameras
>Climate Change and the Future of Boston Author Talk 

Please send any updates or questions to fpnaboston@gmail.com.

originally published 09.24.26