Showing posts with label 701 Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 701 Congress. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 05, 2022

About The Neighborhood: September and October Happenings

September Neighborhood Happenings

September 20: 244 - 284 A Street at Boston Civic Deign Commission at 5pm.  

September 20: How Climate Change May Threaten The Foundation of Boston (wood pile foundations on filled land and ground water levels) from 5:30-7:30pm at Rabb Hall in the Boston Public Library and online: Hosted by the Boston Groundwater Trust with opening remarks by Mayor Wu.

September 20 - Oct 2: The Boston Globe 150th Anniversary Exhibit at Seaport Common. Explore the poems and images that capture moments in time that have resonated in Boston and its people. 

September 21: Who-More-Is-Me/Humorist, a search for ideal forms of our corrupted selves, starting at 7pm at Midway Artist Studios, 15 Channel Center Street, Studio 102.  

September 22: Taking Back the Hill, a celebration of 25 years of community reclaiming this once abandoned site, from 5pm - 8pm at 95 G St. Join Spoke (Medicine Wheel) at No Man's Land for an evening of community, food and art showcasing works by over 60 young men and women from this summer's YouthSPEAK program. 

September 22: CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON PLANNING, DEVELOPMENT, AND TRANSPORTATION HEARING ON DOCKET #0722 (City Hall & Virtual) at 6pm. View Docket. A hearing regarding a comprehensive, district-wide planning process for Boston's waterfront. 
More details.To get zoom link or to offer written comments in advance, contact shane.pac@boston.gov. 


September 24: FPNA's 17th Annual Love Your Block, a volunteer event to sweep, pick and rake our way into Fall, from 10am - 12:30pm. Meet up at Wormwood Park (Wormwood & A Streets). Thank You Picnic in the Park starts at 5pm. 

September 24: Household hazardous waste, paper shredding, textiles, and electronics drop-off from 9am-1pm at the Central DPW Facility at 400 Frontage Road.

September 24: Opening Reception of the Annual Open Studios Members Show from 3pm - 5pm at the FPAC Gallery, 300 Summer Street. Free and open to the public.

September 25: Music in Martin's Park from 3pm - 4:30pm is taking place around the slides. Fort Point based Boston Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will present a free concert for kids of all ages. Bring a picnic, a blanked or beach chair and enjoy.

September 27: FPNA Neighborhood Gathering, 6pm - 8pm at District Hall or via zoom (see details above).

September 28: Zero Net Carbon Building Zoning Initiative Regulatory Adoption Public Meeting, 6pm - 8pm.

September 28: South Boston Waterfront Life Sciences Job Training & Career Center Hors d'ouvres & Conversation from 5pm - 7pm at Hyatt Seaport, 295 Northern Ave. The center is part of the Seaport Circle (701 Congress) development. Learn about their mission to support Life Science industry committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. R.S.V.P. to Ellie McDermott

September 29: CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING HEARING ON DOCKET #1098 (at City Hall and virtual), a hearing regarding the adoption of City Council redistricting principles at 3pm. View docket 1098.To get zoom link or to offer written comments in advance, contact shane.pac@boston.gov 

September 30: NightOWLL presents "We Are One", bringing together artists who have a disability with those who do not to make the invisible visible, at 7pm at FPAC's Assemblage,70 Sleeper Street. 

Septembe 30 - Oct 2: Harpoon 32nd Annual Octoberfest. Must be 21and over and vaccinated. For hours and tickets click here

Coming Up In October

October 1: Atlantic Wharf Fall Festival from 12pm - 4pm. A free family event with children's music, food and activity for kids of all ages on land and Channel. 

October 1: Porter Square Books 1 Year Anniversary Celebration with 20% off items in the store and a party at 6pm. R.S.V.P today. 

October 4: 17 Farnsworth Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting, 6pm - 8pm. The proposed project replaces a 361 public parking garage with Life Sciences labs and office with no on-site parking. 

October 5: CANCELLED 776 Summer St. Phase 1 Public Meeting, 6pm - 7:30pm. The Phase 1 Project covers 8.4 acres / 364,409 square feet within the approximately 15.2 acre parcel. It includes the rehabilitation of the Edison Turbine Halls 1, 2, and 3 and the construction of the buildings on Blocks D and F.

October 11: Boston Civic Design Commission Public Meeting: 244 -284 A Street and introduction of Deputy Chief of Urban Design Diana Fernandez Bibeau at 5pm.

October 11: City Council Redistricting Committee Public Meeting at 5pm.

October 13: Fort Point Channel Landmarks District October Public Meeting at 6pm.

October 14 - 16: 43rd Annual Fort Point Open Studios, celebrating visual and performing art by local artists. Meet artists in their studios, view performances and public art and buy local.

October 18: 330 C Street Public Meeting, 6pm - 7:30pm. The proposed project replaces a vacant one-story repair shop with a new six-story 74-room hotel with a ground-floor restaurant.

October 19: Fort Point Waterfront Community Design Workshop: Kick-off: 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Help shape the future of the Fort Point Waterfront! People who live in, work in, and visit the Fort Point neighborhood will join forces with architects, landscape architects, and other designers to develop proposals for future waterfront designs along the Fort Point Channel. Hosted by Boston Harbor Now, FPNA and the Boston Society for Architecture, the Boston Society of Landscape Architects and the Stone Living Lab, in partnership with the BPDA.

It is your neighborhood. Be Involved. Contact FPNA today!



originally published 09.20.22

Wednesday, July 06, 2022

Neighborhood Summer Gathering June 28th & July Happenings

updated 7/06/22 with 25 Thomson Place restaurant abutters meeting. 

Join us for a

Summer Fort Point Seaport
Hybrid Neighborhood Gathering*

Tuesday, June 28, 2022
6 pm to 8 pm
in person at District Hall (75 Northern Ave.)
 or
Online via Zoom

featuring

Our C-6 Community Service Officers


Neighborhood Discussions
Construction After Hours & Weekends
Life Sciences Impacts
Chapter 91 Public Spaces Ground Truthing
Open Community Questions /Updates

introducing

Boqueria Tapas Bar and Restaurant
 25 Thomson Place
requesting support for an All Alcoholic Beverages License

&

Moxies
 899 Congress Street 
requesting support for an All Alcoholic Beverages License


plus
Neighborhood News

*Please note we do not meet in July or August. Our next gathering will be September 27th.

____________________________________________________________________

Upcoming Neighborhood Happenings

June 24: Final Friday's Open Mic Night from 6pm-9pm at Assemblage Art Space, 70 Sleeper St. You may discover the next big musician, poet, storyteller... Performers should arrive at 5pm to sign up. R.S.V.P.

June 26: Seaport x Black Owned Bos. Market from 12pm to 6pm. Check the Boston Seaport calendar for Seaport Sweat, bike tune-ups & other events. 

June 26: Opening reception of "Wavelength" by artists Lisa Knox and Nancy Grice from 3pm - 6pm at The Gallery at 249 A, 249 A Street.

June 27: 17 Farnsworth Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting at 6pm. Replace existing, 361-vehicle parking garage built in 1986 with four-story life science building with mechanical penthouse set back from the roof edges to minimize visibility from the ground. No onsite accessory parking. Per Coastal Flood Resilience Overlay District, dry flood-proofed at least two feet above Sea Level Rise Base Flood Elevation (19.5 ft. BCB).

June 28: FPNA Fort Point Seaport Neighborhood Gathering 6-8pm at District Hall (75 Northern Ave) and via Zoom (details above).

June 29: Mayor Wu's Neighborhood Coffee Hour at Medal of Honor Park (East 3rd & M Streets) from 9:30 am - 10:30 am. It is a unique opportunity to speak directly with the Mayor and staff from City departments about open space and your neighborhood. Dunkin’ will be on-site to keep Bostonians runnin’ with coffee and MUNCHKINS® donut hole treats. In addition, each family in attendance will receive a free flowering plant provided by the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, while supplies last. 

July 7: Seaport Circle (701 Congress) Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting at 6pm.The Project will construct a 13-story laboratory/research & development and office building located on Parcel H totaling approximately 587,000 GFA, a two-story job training/non-profit center on an adjacent parcel totaling approximately 16,000 GFA, and an elevated walkway that connects these two buildings and surrounding properties. Register.

July 11: Abutters Meeting at 4:30pm to ask for support of an all alcohol license for Boqueria Tapas Bar & Restaurant at 25 Thomson Place. Public is welcome to attend the virtual meeting. 
Meeting Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82253330580
Meeting ID: 822 5333 0580
Via phone +1 646 558 8656 and enter the Meeting ID above. 

July 11: Seaport Square Notice of Project Change (NPC) Public Meeting at 6:00 pm. The proposed NPC includes changes to the use and programming of several buildings, the elimination of a previously proposed building, and the expansion of open space. Read all the details on the NPC and the Planned Development Area Amendment

July 19: 17 Farnsworth Street Public Meeting at 6pm. For additional project details, explore the Project Notification Form.

July 19: 776 Summer St (Edison Power Plant) Phase 1 Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting at 6pm. Phase 1 will be located on 8.4 acres / 364,409 square feet within the approximately 15.2 acre (approximately 661,500 square foot) parcel of land known as and numbered 776 Summer Street in South Boston. It includes the rehabilitation of the Edison Turbine Halls 1, 2, and 3 and the construction of the buildings on Blocks D and F. Register.

July 26:  776 Summer St (Edison Power Plant) Phase 1 Public Meeting at 6pm. See phase 1 project description above. Register.

Monday, March 21, 2022

In Development News: Life Sciences Abound & 244 - 284 A Street Returns

updated 3/21/22 with 51 Melcher March 16 meeting video and presentation (see below)

updated 3/14/22 with 51 Melcher meeting video and presentation. Public meeting is March 16th at 6:30pm
updated 3/7/22: 51 Melcher Street IAG Meeting at 6pm and Seaport Circle 3/1 meeting presentation and meeting video.
updated 2/23/22: 51 Melcher Public meeting moved to March 16th due to conflict with City's Budget Listening Session.
updated 2/17/22 with Seaport Circle IAG meeting presentation and video.
updated 2/8/22 with 244 - 284 A Street IAG presentation and meeting video.
updated 1/31/22 with Seaport Circle public meeting dates and newly proposed garage to Life Sciences lab conversion at 17-33 Farnsworth St. 

Related Beal filed Supplemental Information on the 244 -284 A Street development project along the Fort Point Channel and A Street. The Supplemental Information Filing was submitted in response to a Request for Supplemental Information issued by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) to the Proponent on October 20, 2021.There will two BPDA public meetings to review the information and the opportunity to provide public comment. 

February 3: 244 - 284 A St Impact Advisory Group
View Presentation
View Meeting Video

February 15: 244 - 284 A St Public Meeting
View Presentation
View Meeting Video

February 22: 244 - 284 A St Supplemental Filing comment deadline

This 1 million square feet+ mixed-use development is composed of a residential building, an office building and a laboratory/research and development Life Sciences building plus required parks and open space. 

12 Farnsworth is an office to office/labs Life Sciences conversion located at 12-22 Farnsworth St, and is scheduled to be at Zoning Board of Appeals on February 15th. For more details and to view Jan 10th Abutters meeting and presentation check out 12 Farnsworth on Fort Point Boston. 12 Farnsworth also includes the street parking lot at 11 Sleeper St. 

51 Melcher Street is a conversion of an existing approximately 97,000 square foot office building at 51-61 Melcher Street to life science use. The project will be undergoing BPDA  Article 80 public review. An Expanded Project Notification Form was filed in December and is available here. A PDA amendment filed March 3, 2022.

March 8: 51 Melcher Impact Advisory Group Meeting 6pm - 8pm
March 16: 51 Melcher Public Meeting at 6:30pm - 8:30pm (new date)
View Presentation


Seaport CircleThis 600,000sf+ project includes the construction of a laboratory/research & development and office building and job training/non-profit center located at 701 Congress Street. A Project Notification Form was filed last week. More details, visit the BPDA Seaport Circle project page. 

February 16: Seaport Circle Impact Advisory Meeting

March 1: Seaport Circle Public Meeting
View Presentation
View Meeting Video
Comment deadline: March 14


7 Channel Center Street is a proposed 100,000+sf, 9 story Life Sciences office/labs building that will be undergoing BPDA Article 80 public review. For an inside peek, view 7 Channel Center  Fort Point Landmark District Commission January presentation
7 Channel Center

17 - 31 Farnsworth St: Toronto-based real estate investment firm BentallGreenOak is proposing to replace a parking garage on Farnsworth Street in Fort Point with a four-story life sciences building. The new building, located at 17-31 Farnsworth St., would include just over 78,000 square feet of floor space, according to a letter of intent filed with the Boston Planning and Development Agency that was published Friday. The parking garage now at the site is six stories tall, including rooftop parking, with spots for 361 vehicles. The new building would not have on-site parking, according to BentallGreenOak. source: Greg Ryan, 'Proposal would replace Fort Point garage with lab space', Jan. 28, 2022, Boston Business Journal.
17 -31 Farnsworth St

232 A Street: In September 2021, P&G Gillette sold the 2.5 acre parcel along Binford St between A Street and the Channel to Tishman Speyer's Life Sciences arm, Breakthrough Properties. The sale includes the waterfront Binford Park. Read Gillette's letter to the neighborhood

originally published 01.26.22