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

updated 10/14/26 with 10/15 Chapter 91 hearings for overlock, stage and dock. 

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. 

10/15: Combined Hearings for Chapter 91 License Applications for the Fort Point Channel Dock, Overlook & Platform/stage of amphitheater by Channelside Acquisitions LLC and City of Boston or Channelside Acquisitions LLC, 15 Necco Street and/or 244 A Street, Filled and Flowed Tidelands of the Fort Point Channel, (South) Boston, Suffolk County;

• Remote Public Hearing: October 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/BnahHF_YQBaXcjsZUw7JHA
• Remote Public Hearing: October 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/Wzfb039GS1uV2LSl__psHQ

For Project Information: EEA ePlace PublicAccess Portal (Record ID: 25-WW01-0054-APP, 25-WW01-0166-APP, and 26-WW01-0096-APP) 
Public Notice: English | Other Languages

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 Happenings Kick Off Tonight: Conservation Commission, Inundation District (Friday) & More Art

November 19: Conservation Commission Public Hearing at 6pm

The Conservation Commission (ConCom) reviews projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests of the public and private water supply, groundwater, prevention of pollution, flood control, prevention of storm damage, protection of fisheries and land containing shellfish, and protection of wildlife habitat.

Neighborhood Items

• Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-20XX and BOS File No. 2025-0XX from Childs Engineering on behalf of Poseidon Enterprises for the proposed replacement of deteriorated sections of an existing fender system along a pier face, as well as repairs to structural timber piles and timber pile caps at Barking Crab, 88 Sleeper Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (LUO).*Continued from the October 22, 2025 hearing. Continuance postponed to a future hearing. 

• Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-2073 and BOS File No. 2025-034 from Epsilon Associates on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC, for the proposed construction of a publicly accessible overlook over the Fort Point Channel; construction of retaining walls, platform, and seating for a future public amphitheater; and minor regrading at 15 Necco Street and 244-284 A Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (25ft Waterfront Area, LUO, Coastal Bank, 100ft Buffer to Coastal Bank, LSCSF). The proponent postponed their appearance three times prior. 
  
  

• Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-2XXX and BOS File No. 2025-XXX from Epsilon Associates, Inc. on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC for the proposed construction of a new bicycle path, subsurface utility connections, pedestrian sidewalk improvements, and minor site grading at 10 Necco Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (LSCSF). The proponent postponed their appearance last month. 

November 21:  Free Movie Screening of "Inundation District" hosted by Save The Harbor with Q&A with director, David Abel, at 5pm at 15 Necco. "INUNDATION DISTRICT is an award-winning feature-length film about the implications of one city’s decision to ignore the threats posed by climate change and spend billions of dollars on building a new waterfront district — on landfill, at sea level." Light refreshments will be served. Reserve your spot.

November 21: Objects of Devotion Opening, a group exhibition examining the ways in which the routines, rituals, and spiritual underpinnings of our lives enter and exist within the devotional realm, from 6–9pm at The Distillery Gallery, 516 East 2nd St.

An Afternoon in the FPAC Art Space
Presented By: Fort Point Free Music Collective
Sunday, November 23, 3-5PM 
FPAC Art Space at the Envoy Hotel, 70 Sleeper Street
Reserve Your Free Ticket

This Week: ConCom, Snowport Returns, Moakley Park & Harbor Harmonies

About The Neighborhood This Week

updated 11/6: 244-284 A St. requested postponements at Conservation Commission.

11/5: Conservation Commission Public Hearing at 6pm 

The Conservation Commission (ConCom) reviews projects to determine what conditions, if any, the Commission will impose in order to protect the interests of the public and private water supply, groundwater, prevention of pollution, flood control, prevention of storm damage, protection of fisheries and land containing shellfish, and protection of wildlife habitat.

Neighborhood Items

• 3rd Postponement at the request of the applicant. Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-2073 and BOS File No. 2025-034 from Epsilon Associates on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC, for the proposed construction of a publicly accessible overlook over the Fort Point Channel; construction of retaining walls, platform, and seating for a future public amphitheater; and minor regrading at 15 Necco Street and 244-284 A Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (25ft Waterfront Area, LUO, Coastal Bank, 100ft Buffer to Coastal Bank, LSCSF).  
• Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-20XX and BOS File No. 2025-0XX from Childs Engineering on behalf of Poseidon Enterprises for the proposed replacement of deteriorated sections of an existing fender system along a pier face, as well as repairs to structural timber piles and timber pile caps at Barking Crab, 88 Sleeper Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (LUO).*Continued from the October 22, 2025 hearing.
• 1st Postponement at the request of the applicant-Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-2XXX and BOS File No. 2025-XXX from Epsilon Associates, Inc. on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC for the proposed construction of a new bicycle path, subsurface utility connections, pedestrian sidewalk improvements, and minor site grading at 10 Necco Street, South Boston Waterfront, MA (LSCSF).

11/7: The Snowport Holiday Market opens for the season at 11:00am with a ribbon cutting at 1:00pm and a special appearance from Betty the Yeti. The shopping fun & festivities continue through 9pm. The market features 125+ makers, more food than ever before, custom cocktail bars, festive decor, live music, and more. Snowport runs through December 28th. 

11/8: Resilient Moakley Park: In-Person Community Meeting from 11am to 1pm at the Curley Community Center, 1663 Columbia Road. Get an update on the project and provide input on the future of Moakley Park! There will be activities for children and light refreshments. This meeting will cover the same information as the 11/13 virtual meeting.

11/8: FPAC Harbor Harmonies Chamber Music Concert Series: The Echoes of Light and Shadow from 3pm to 4pm at the South Boston Public Library (646 E Broadway). Free Admission. Reserve your spot today. Trio Coro: Hua Ye on piano, Grant Ho on violin and Minyun Suh on cello.

In The News 

"A rising flood zone risk is affecting the Seaport, 10 percent of Boston's tax base", Boston Globe, October 28, 2025

originally published 11.5.25

About The Neighborhood: Don't Overlook Cliff Diving, South Boston Street Fest & More

updated 9/18/25 with 244-284 A Street at ConCom moved to 10/8 and the 39th Annual South End Open Studios this weekend. 

9/17: Environmental Business Council Briefing with Deanna Moran, MA Chief Coastal Resilience Officer, Office of Coastal Zone Management,on the ResilientCoasts initiative from 4pm to 6pm at Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP, 155 Seaport Blvd. 

9/17: Conservation Commission (ConCom) Meeting at 6pm. Agenda includes the following neighborhood item: postponed to October 8th at the request of the applicant. 

Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-20XX and BOS File No. 2025-0XX from Epsilon Associates on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC, for the proposed construction of a publicly accessible overlook over the Fort Point Channel; construction of retaining walls, platform, and seating for a future public amphitheater; and minor regrading at 15 Necco Street and 244-284 A Street, South Boston Waterfront (25ft Waterfront Area, LUO, Coastal Bank, 100ft Buffer to Coastal Bank, LSCSF).

9/19-9/20: Red Bull Cliff Diving returns to the ICA for the US finale. The event is open to the public with Round 1 & 2 (Friday) taking place from 9:30am to 11:30am and Round 3 and the Finale taking place Saturday from 10:15am to 1 pm. For a complete event schedule and viewing tips, visit Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series at the ICA

9/20: 25th Annual South Boston Street Festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on East Broadway between I and L streets. Experience a a vibrant, music-filled, food-packed, shopping-centric block party. For kids, there’s no shortage of fun — touch a truck, balloon twisters, caricature artists, face painters, pirates, princesses, and yes … Bluey will be there! Score one-day-only shopping deals from local shops, browse incredible artwork from South Boston’s creative community, and connect with local nonprofits making a difference in the neighborhood. View more details. (Rain date: Saturday, Sept. 27.)

The Fish & Farm Market continues on Saturdays from 9:30am to 1:30pm through November 1st at the Fish Pier featuring local farmers, fresh seafood, flowers and specialty vendors. There is 30 minute free parking for market customers. If you haven't visited yet, check it out!

9/20 - 9/21:39th Annual South End Open Studios is happening from 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday. See The Art & Meet the Artists in private studio buildings open to the public ONE WEEKEND ONLY.

Pizza, Parks, Conversations & Cocoa

updated 2/14/25 with 244 - 284 A Street Open Space Meeting #3 presentation.

February 6th: Sally’s APizza Proposal Abutters Meeting at 6pm. Open to all neighbors. Restaurant location: 30 Thomson Place. View Abutters Meeting recording.

February 7th:  City Councilor-At-Large Henry Santana Office Hours from 9am to 10am at t the Cannonball Cafe, 383 Dorchester St. 

February 11th: 244 - 284 A Street Open Space Meeting #3 at 6pm hosted by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation and Related Beal to review further refined design updates on the amphitheater within the waterfront Fort Point Park and Harborwalk. View Presentation.

February 13th: Fort Point Landmarks February 2025 Public Meeting at 6pm.

February 19th: Cocoa with City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune at 9am at the Cannonball Cafe, 383 Dorchester St. Come hear about what's happening and share questions, concerns and ideas about our neighborhood and city. Enjoy a free cocoa. 

originally published 02.03.24

Happenings About The Neighborhood This Week

updated 12/30/24 the Abutters meeting recording for Revival Cafe + Kitchen.

12/16: 244-284 A St at 12pm for the remaining five (5) Chapter 91 Waterways Licenses in accordance with the Consolidated Written Determination, for the construction of the Channelside West Development Area including a residential building (G4), a commercial/mixed-use building (G5), associated Fort Point Channel Park, Waterfront Open Space, and below-grade parking garage in and on Filled Commonwealth Tidelands. Enter 24-WWAR-0107-APP, 24-WWAR-0108-APP, 24-WWAR-0109APP, 24-WWAR-0111-APP, and 24-WWAR-0114-AP in the record id field of the EEA Portal. View West Development Area presentation.  Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025

12/16: 244-284 A Street Public Meeting at 6pm will cover the same information as the 12pm public meeting. View West Development Area presentation. Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025

12/17: Representative David Biele’s Toy 🧸 Drive 🚘 for Southie children, from #NeighborsToNeighbors. Please donate a toy if you can and enjoy some holiday cheer at Amhreins (40 W Broadway) from 5:30pm to 7pm

12/18: Abutters Meeting for Revival Cafe + Kitchen at 7:30pm. The applicant is requesting a Common Victualler License to operate at 15 Necco St. The cafe will be adjacent to the Community Work Lounge. All are welcome to attend. View meeting recording.

As a reminder, Wormwood Park is closed for repairs. The weather caused some delays. We are waiting a revised opening date.  View details. 

Chapter 91 & Article 80 About The Neighborhood

updated 12.26.24: with 244 - 284 A Street East Development area and West Development area presentations.

CHAPTER 91 PUBLIC MEETINGS as posted in the MEPA Monitor

• 12/5: One Harbor Shore Drive, Fan Pier Parcel H, Public Meeting at 6pm In accordance with Consolidated Written Determination (CWD) W02-0404-N issued 11/21/02 for the construction and maintenance of a 14-story mixed-use building (and a one-story mechanical penthouse) to be constructed above an existing previously authorized 3-level underground parking facility (License No. 13634). The proposed building will include residential, lobby, retail, restaurant/café, and civic/cultural space on the ground floor, dedicated civic/cultural space on the 2nd floor, and residential uses on floors 3 through 14; and completion of remaining public realm improvements within the Fan Pier Development. The project will be the final building to be licensed under the CWD.  Enter 24-WWAR-0104-APP in the record id field of the EEA Portal. Public Comment Deadline:  January 8, 2025.  

• 12/10: 244-284 A Street, Fort Point Channel, Public Meeting at 2pm for three (3) Chapter 91 Waterways Licenses in accordance with the Consolidated Written Determination (CWD) No. 23-WW16-0001-APP issued on April 25, 2024 for the construction of the Channelside East Development Area including a R&D/Lab Office building (G6), Necco Street Park, and Necco Street Extension in and on Filled Commonwealth Tidelands. Enter 24-WWAR-0110-APP, 24-WWAR-0112-APP, and 24-WWAR0113-APP in the EEA Portal. View East Development Area hearing presentation. Public Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025

• 12/10: 244-284 A Street, Fort Point Channel, Public Meeting at 6pm will cover the same information as the 2pm public meeting.  View East Development Area presentation. Public Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025

• 12/16: 244-284 A St at 12pm for the remaining five (5) Chapter 91 Waterways Licenses in accordance with the Consolidated Written Determination, for the construction of the Channelside West Development Area including a residential building (G4), a commercial/mixed-use building (G5), associated Fort Point Channel Park, Waterfront Open Space, and below-grade parking garage in and on Filled Commonwealth Tidelands. Enter 24-WWAR-0107-APP, 24-WWAR-0108-APP, 24-WWAR-0109APP, 24-WWAR-0111-APP, and 24-WWAR-0114-AP in the record id field of the EEA Portal. View West Development Area presentation.  Public Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025. 

• 12/16: 244-284 A Street Public Meeting at 6pm will cover the same information as the 12pm public meeting. View West Development Area presentation. Public Comment Deadline: January 6, 2025

ARTICLE 80
12/15: Action Plan to Improve Boston’s Development Review Process (Article 80) comments and survey deadline. Help shape the future of community engagement and development project mitigation. 

originally published 12.5.24

A Ship Lighting, An Amphitheater, Paperclips, A Yeti, A Trolley & More Are Coming Your Way

updated 12/9/24 with 244-284 A Street (Channelside) Public Parks Workshop #2 recording and presentation. 

What do a ship lighting, an amphitheater, paperclips, a yeti and a trolley have in common? They are all happening in, around and about our neighborhood. 

This Saturday (11/30) is the 4th annual Lighting of the Ship at Martin’s Park from 4pm to 6pm. Don't miss Santa's arrival by boat from the Fort Point Channel with the help of the Boston  Harbor Police Unit.

  

December 2: 244-284 A Street (Channelside) Public Parks Workshop #2 at 6pm featuring the amphitheater at the waterfront Fort Point Park. Hosted by Related Beal, Boston Parks Dept., and the Mayor’s Office of Arts & Culture.  View presentation and meeting recording by scrolling down to the bottom of Fort Point Related Beal.

December 5: South Boston Christmas Stroll, Shop, Dine & Splurge, starting at 4pm.The Stroll will feature Santa Claus riding on an antique fire truck followed by an up-and-coming MusicBall singer. 

December 5: The 249 A Street Artists Cooperative cordially invites you to the opening of PAPERCLIPS, a Holiday Exhibit of (mostly) Works on Paper, from 6pm to 8pm at the Gallery at 249 A. Discover unique gifts of original artwork under $200 plus ornaments and stocking stuffers at $25 or less. Paperclips is open by appointment by contacting fortpointstudio@gmail.com through January 4, 2025. 

December 6: Light Up Seaport celebrates the season with holiday tunes, a celeb appearance by Betty the Yeti, and more from 6pm to 9pm at 85 Northern Ave.

December 7 & 8: 2nd Annual Christmas & Holiday Market at The LOT from 12-8pm and 12-6pm.

December 8: Mayor Wu's Enchanted Trolley Tour will be bringing holiday spirit to kids big and small at Medal of Honor Park at 2pm. Don't miss the lighting of tree, Mayor Wu, and Santa too. Starting at 1:30pm, enjoy hot chocolate, holiday crafts and music, and gingerbread decorating. 

originally published 11.26.24

Looking To Get More Involved In Your Neighborhood?

updated 11/19/24 with tonight’s Boston Police Department COMPSTAT Meeting.

Lots going on in and about the neighborhood in November. Looking to get more engaged in your neighborhood? Here are some upcoming opportunities:

11/12: Boston Civic Design Commission Monthly Public Meeting at 5pm with greetings from the new Chief of Planning Kairos Shen.

11/12: 244 – 284 A Street Watersheet Activation and Floating Dock Virtual Public Meeting from 5:30pm to 7pm.  A presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.

11/13: City Council Committee on Ways and Means Hearing on Docket #1002, A hearing to create a Boston Development Fund in the Planning Department at 2pm.The creation of a $100 million development fund, using a one-time appropriation from the city’s “free-cash” balance, would be targeted at boosting development across the city; and allow developers to tap into the fund for four reasons:

• city granting lower-than-market-rate loans targeted at building already permitted housing units
• city purchasing permitted-but-unbuilt IDP units as forever-deeply-affordable units owned by the city
• city matching a development’s coastal resilience effort up to $1,000,000
• city purchasing retail vacancies in unbuilt office buildings to use as civic space such as libraries, senior centers, day cares, and community centers (similar use of Chapter 91 public spaces).

For more details, view the docket.

11/13: Boston University's Community Discussion & Research regarding the Gillette Redevelopment at 6:30pm at 105 W. First St, and hosted by FPNA and West Broadway Neighborhood Association. 

11/14: Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission Public Meeting at 6pm

11/14: Blue Bike Station Expansion Virtual Public Meeting at 6pm

11/18: Design Vision Office Hours from 9:30am to 12pm. The Planning Department in partnership with the community has compiled a draft report on a Design Vision for Boston. The draft report includes design principles and values meant to help guide the future of design and development by helping us build what we value, center people, and uplift diverse lived experiences in Boston. Join to learn more and share your feedback on the draft report. This is the first virtual office hours event and is open to the public.

11/19: Boston Police Department COMPSTAT Public Meeting from  6-7:30 PM at Gillette Headquarters, 1 Gillette Park.  COMPSTAT has traditionally been an internal meeting where Boston Police Department (BPD) leaders discuss current crime trends and patterns in all of the City’s districts and coordinate planning to strategically address them. In 2023, the BPD began incorporating the community as a key partner in these efforts, to improve the BPD’s work to address the continually changing needs of the communities they serve. This meeting will focus on the South Boston community. For more info, please contact the BPD C-6 Community Service Office at 617-343-4747.

11/19: Boston Harbor Now Harbor Use Forum Celebrating 40 Years of Harborwalk with Harborwalk co-founder Lorraine Downey from 6pm to 7:30pm at the Fort Point Room at Atlantic Wharf and via zoom.

11/20: Design Vision Office Hours from 3:30pm to 7pm. The Design Vision draft report includes design principles and values meant to help guide the future of design and development by helping us build what we value, center people, and uplift diverse lived experiences in Boston. Join us to learn more and share your feedback on the draft report. This is the 2nd virtual office hours event and is open to the public.

 UPCOMING DEADLINES

November 18: MA ResilientCoasts survey due. ResilientCoasts initiative is to develop a comprehensive, state-wide strategy for coastal resilience in the Commonwealth. Scroll down to the middle of the page for meeting presentations and videos.

November 27: 263 Summer Street PDA amendment and PDA Development Plan comments due.  

November 27: 263 Summer Street Chapter 91 amendment to license #9342b to perform stormwater improvements and change the use of an 8-story building with basement as follows: convert basement management office into a gym, convert basement storage area to restaurant or retail use, continue retail and restaurant use on first floor, and convert floors 2 through 8 from commercial office to residential use with an associated roof deck located on Filled Tidelands comment deadline. Enter  #24-WWAR-0083-APP into EEA Portal. Send comments to frank.taormina@mass.gov 

November 30: Blue Bike Station Expansion survey due.

December 15: Action Plan to Improve Boston’s Development Review Process (Article 80) comments and survey due. View Presentation, public meeting recording and take survey. 

originally posted 11.12.24

Happenings This Week & Next Plus Opportunities For Feedback

3/18: updated with cancelation of Citrus & Salt Abutter's Meeting. New date tbd.

3/12: South Boston Innovation Campus Joint Impact Advisory Group and Public Meeting  to review NPC for Building 2 at 2 Harbor St. within the South Boston designated port area (DPA). at 6pm. View NPC. 

3/13: AIR POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING at 2:30pm Application for a Modified South Boston Parking Freeze Permit from Howard Stein Hudson on behalf of Channelside Acquisitions, LLC ( 244–284 A St) for 345 commercial spaces and 70 residential excluded spaces in a garage.

3/13: SAVR / 150 Seaport Blvd Abutter's Meeting at 7pm. Proposal: Outdoor seating addition of 54 seats. View meeting recording and enter password: G22U0nX^

3/14: Wetlands and Waterways (Chapter 91) climate resilience draft regulations office hours from 1:30-4:00pm. Register. There will be a final office hours on April 3 from 1:30-4:00pm. Register. Please note that questions are being requested in advance. See the bottom of the page for details*. 

3/14: BPDA Board Meeting 

3/18: CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WORKING SESSION ON DOCKET #0257,  A working session to discuss an Ordinance creating the City of Boston Planning Department, at 10am.

3/19: Boston Civic Design Committee meetings at 5pm: 232 A St. is on the agenda B. To receive agenda notifications, sign up (at bottom of the page). 

3/19: Citrus & Salt / Abutter's Meeting at 6pm. Proposal: Patio seating Cancelled and will be rescheduled.

3/21: Sign Code Modernization Kickoff Public Meeting at 6pm. BPDA staff will give an overview of the project’s scope, discuss the history of Boston’s signage and sign regulations, and highlight some of the issues hindering the City’s sign code today. The presentation will be followed by an open discussion session to ask questions about the project and collaboratively investigate what the future of Boston’s signage should look like.  View Sign Code Modernization zoning initiative.

3/22:  CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS WORKING SESSION ON DOCKET #0257, a working session to discuss an Ordinance creating the City of Boston Planning Department, at 10am.

3/23: Revelry and Revolution: An Evacuation Day Harbor Cruise from 1pm to 3pm by the National Park Service, DCR and Boston Harbor Now.  Limited tickets available.

Comment Deadlines

3/12: EEA#8161  2 Harbor St Building 2 PNC (Project Commencement Notice) comment deadline  to MEPA analyst alexander.strysky@mass.gov.

3/25:  EEA#16746 232 A Street DEIR comments due to MEPA analyst Nicholas.Perry@mass.gov

3/25: EEA#16746 Reserved Channel Special Review Procedure Request comments due to MEPA analyst alexander.strysky@mass.gov

3/28: EEA# 15985 Commonwealth Pier Revitalization NPC Comment Deadline Alexander Strysky

4/30: Extended Public Comment Period closes at 5pm for all MassDEP climate resilience draft regulations.

• Send Waterways Resilience comments to dep.waterways@mass.gov with Waterways Resilience Comments in the subject line.
• Send Wetlands Resilience comments to dep.wetlands@mass.gov with Wetlands-401 Resilience Comments in the subject line.

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*MassDEP Office Hours: Participants are encouraged to submit questions about the Wetlands/401WQC regulations, Stormwater Handbook, and/or Waterways regulations in advance of the session(s) you plan to attend.

• Questions submitted in advance (preferably at least one week) of an Office Hours session will be prioritized. “Live” questions will be considered, as time permits. 
• MassDEP may choose not to address questions at these sessions if not received sufficiently in advance or if the question requires extensive evaluation.
• Please refrain from asking site-specific questions related to projects you may be involved in.
• Submit questions here.

originally published  03.12.24

Two Related Neighborhood Meetings: One Civic & Cultural + One Park Design

updated 12/07/23 with 244-284 A STREET CHANNELSIDE OPEN SPACE WORKSHOP presentation and video.

The Mayor's Office of Arts and Culture in conjunction with the BPDA is holding a public meeting on the planning and analysis of waterfront civic and cultural facilities and programs related to MassDEP required Chapter 91 spaces aka facilities of accommodation (FPA):

Waterfront Civic Cultural Space Planning Study Public Meeting

November 15, 2023 | 6:00 p.m.

View Meeting Materials

View Meeting Recording

This meeting will provide the public with an update on the status of the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture’s Waterfront Space Planning Study as well as report out the initial findings from the Related Beal RFI for 244-248 A Street, which will be one of the case studies part of the initiative. 

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The Boston Parks Department and Related Beal are hosting a community workshop to review and gather input on design updates for key areas/program elements within the two primary parks at the 244-284 A Street (Channelside) development project. 

The workshop will focus on the picnic area, play space, interactive fountain, and overall plantings.

244-284 A STREET CHANNELSIDE OPEN SPACE WORKSHOP

November 28, 2023 | 6:00 p.m.

View Presentation

View Workshop

The green open space is required as part of MassDEP Waterway 50% open space requirements, MHP (municipal harbor plan), and City’s PDA (planned development area), and community advocacy that the parks once created be transferred to the City of Boston Parks department.

Interpretation and translation services are available to you at no cost. If you need them, please contact us at LCA@boston.gov or 617-936-9380.

About The Neighborhood Happenings & Festivities

updated 11/28/23 with 11/30 Public Meeting regarding a new zoning code amendment to waive Article 80 review of affordable housing projects. Details below. 

Upcoming Happenings

November 25: 3rd Annual Martin's Park Ship Lighting from 4pm to 6pm. Keep an eye on the Channel for the arrival of Santa by boat. If you would like to volunteer this November including the Ship Lighting, please complete this form. Check out all the Boston Park's holiday lighting celebrations.

November 28: West Broadway Tree Lighting with surprises at 5pm at the W. Broadway parking lot across from Capo. 

November 28: 244-284 A Street (Channelside) Open Space Workshop at 6pm. The Boston Parks Department and Related Beal are hosting a community workshop to review and gather input on design updates for key areas/program elements within the two primary parks at the 244-284 A Street (Channelside) development project. Register.

November 30: Deadline to complete the BPDA Article 80 Development Review Modernization Survey. The primary goal of this project is to create a predictable and transparent development review process that builds trust with all those who participate in the process. Here is one opportunity to engage and we encourage you to complete the survey. Read more about Article 80 Modernization: Community Engagement and Development Review Operations Improvement. 

November 30: Public Meeting on Zoning Code Amendment to Waive Article 80 Large Project Review to preserve or create Affordable Housing at 6pm.  If the Authority has determined that such waiver will increase the availability or quality of Affordable Housing in the City and that such Proposed Project will not generate significant adverse impacts outside the Lot. 

November 30: South Boston Christmas Stroll. Shop, Dine & Splurge from 4pm to 6pm starting with the arrival of Santa on a fire truck. The Original Dickens Carolers will be strolling along East Broadway (4-6 p.m.) and West Broadway (5-7 p.m.). And free Pedicab rides will be available from 5:30-7:30pm to whisk customers to their favorite establishments.

November 30: 84th annual Boston Common lighting celebration starts at 6pm with skating at the Frog Pond at 5pm. This year’s tree from Nova Scotia is a 45’ white spruce. Chronicle will be broadcasting at 7pm. 

December 1: Light Up Seaport from 5pm to 9pm at Seaport Common.

December 3: Mayor Wu's Enchanted Trolley Tour at 2pm at M Street Park.

December 6: Gillette Community Meeting at 6pm. This special meeting hosted by Gillette will help shape the 31 acre site and will be followed by a robust public planning process.

Chapter 91 Comment Deadlines
November 22: 310 Northern

November 27: 24-26 Drydock Ave

November 29: 22 Drydock

originally published 11.16.23

About The Neighborhood This Week and Next

updated 10/29/23: Pumpkin, Paws & Pints postponed due to ☔️

10/18: Conservation Commission Public Meeting at 6pm

10/20: Boston Design Vision - Designing for a Diverse Boston Open House at 4:30pm at City Hall Plaza Civic Pavilion. Learn more about the Boston Design Vision and share your design ideas for how to build a Boston for everyone.

10/21: Boston Design Vision - Designing for a Diverse Boston Open House | Boston Planning & Development Agency from 9am – 1pm at t City Hall Plaza Civic Pavilion. Cancelled due to weather.

10/24:  Boston City Council At-Large Candidate Forum hosted by FPNA, DBNA, LDNA and WDC at 5:30pm at Atlantic Wharf, Fort Point room, 2nd floor of 290 Atlantic Ave.

10/25: 244 -284 A St Chapter 91 comment deadline for consolidated written determination encompassing 8 chapter 91 licenses.

10/26: Public Meeting on Proposed Zoning Amendment for Cannabis Establishments at 6pm. This meeting has been postponed and will be rescheduled at a later date. In the meantime, please feel free to reference last year's previous meeting on this proposed zoning change to understand the process to date. A new date will be announced as soon as possible.

10/26: 3rd Annual Trunk or Treat for children up to 8 years old from 3:15pm - 5pm at 1187 Columbia Rd.

10/27: City Council Committee on Government Accountability, Transparency, and Accessibility Hearing on Docket #1538 at 10am. A hearing to discuss and evaluate the Boston Planning and Development Agency's (BPDA) community engagement process with regard to various neighborhood planning initiatives across the city. View docket.

10/28: Boston Children’s Museum’s 4th Annual Spooktacular for infants, toddlers, kids, teens and adults from 5pm to 8pm

10/28: Halloween Howl Open Mic Competition from 7pm-10pm at Aloft, 401-403 D St. 

10/29: Pumpkins, Paws & Pints from 2pm- 4pm at the Pappas Way Recreation Center. Family friendly. Cancelled due to weather.

10/29: Inundation District, a 79 minute film on sea level rise and storms, and the development of the Seaport created by David Abel and Ted Blanco, will be screened at the Brattle at 7pm followed by discussion with the creators. Purchase tickets for virtual viewing.

originally published 10.17.23