July Special Meeting & Upcoming Happenings

 updated 8/9/24: Paramount Movie Nights in the Seaport 

You are invited to 

A Special Edition Neighborhood Gathering

Tuesday, July 30, 2024
6 pm to 7 pm

Zoom on in!

featuring

Fort Point's 1st Office to Residential Conversion Proposal

 home of the  Boston Wharf Co. Industrial Real Estate sign

263 Summer Street

Adam Burns

Principal at Burns Realty and Investments

plus

Neighborhood Updates  

If you have any questions for our speaker,

please submit them by Monday, July 29th at noon to FPNA.

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Upcoming Happenings

July 26: SONG/LAND/SEA | WAI Water Warning from 6pm to 8pm join Lani Asunción and collaborators on The Greenway to activate a new sculpture installation with live music, performance, and dance! Limited free tickets.

Commonwealth Pier:
Revitalization of the “World Trade Center” at 200 Seaport Blvd, removing the event space and converting to office. Chapter 91 license revision currently under review. Public Comment deadline is July 29, 2024. Project plans and documents for this Waterways Application are available at the EEA ePlace Public Access Portal (enter 24-WW03-0003-AMD in the Search Page in the “Record ID” field)

July 30: FPNA Special Edition Neighborhood Gathering at 6pm.

August 2: Free FPAC Harbor Harmonies Concert at 7:30pm at the FPAC Art Space across from the Barking Crab. Mattias and Bahar will be presenting a program of original compositions, traditional Persian music, klezmer, and more.

August 6: National Night Out at Moakley Park (450 Old Colony Ave) from 3pm to 5:30pm. Join South Boston’s BPD C-6 for an evening of fun, food, community spirit, and safety awareness across the city. 

August 10: Un Día de Kayak (Joy of Kayaking) from 10am to 3pm. Welcome our neighbors from Roxbury and Dorchester as they explore the waterfront on land (Boston Children's Museum to the ICA) and on water (Fort Point Pier). The event is hosted by The American Cities Coalition.

August 10: Atlantic Wharf Summer Bash from 12pm to 5pm Enjoy lawn games, live performances, a vendor market and more throughout our indoor and outdoor spaces. Free and open to the public. 

Every Monday through September 23rd, be entertained by free outdoor Paramount+ Movie Nights in the Seaport at 88 Seaport Blvd. Lot opens at 6pm. Movies start at dusk.

Every Tuesday and Thursday through August 22nd enjoy a FREE live Berklee College of Music performance on Waterfront Plaza at Atlantic Wharf, part of the “Summer in the City” series.

August 16: Save the Harbor/Save the Bay hosts their annual Beats On The Beach Block Party on the Channelside Lot (45 Binford St.) from 5:30-9:30PM. The Block Party is a FREE community art celebration organized in collaboration with local artists to put money in the hands of POC creatives and connect people to the Boston waterfront.

August 23:  34 DRYDOCK AVENUE Chapter 91 license minor modification comment deadline for a two-story emergency medical service facility with ambulance bays and public restrooms on the ground floor and crew quarters on the second floor located within the RLFMP and South Boston DPA on Filled Commonwealth Tidelands. For Project Information, visit EEA ePlace Public Access Portal (search by Record ID: 24-WWAR-0042-APP). NOTE: There is no public meeting for a minor modification. 

August 24: State Primary Voter Registration Deadline 

August 26: State Primary Vote by Mail Application Deadline

September 3: Polls will be open at 55 Pier 4 Blvd from 7am to 8pm.

originally published 07.24.24

Happenings This Week

March 25: Comment deadline for the Draft Environmental Impact Report (see below for more details under 232 A Street).

March 26: FPNA Neighborhood Gathering at 6pm via zoom.

March 26: A Plan for a Safe, Healthy, and Active Summer ‘24 Meeting #2 at 6pm at the Condon, 200 D St.

March 27: 232 A Street Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting at 6:00pm (see below for more details under 232 A Street).

March 27: Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission Meeting at 6pm. Note: new date. 

March 28: Commonwealth Pier Revitalization Notice of Project Change Comment Deadline Send comments to MEPA analyst Alexander Strysky

232 A Street Project
March 25: Comment deadline for the Draft Environmental Impact Report on approx. 335,000 sf  laboratory/R&D & office building city street extension, sidewalks, improvements to the Harborwalk & South Bay Harbor Trail, and site grading for improved neighborhood resiliency. Send comments to MEPA analyst Nicholas.Perry@mass.gov

March 27: 232 A Street Impact Advisory Group Public Meeting at 6:00pm to discuss the recently filed 7th Amendment to PDA. 69, the Development Plan and the response to the BPDA's Request for Additional Information.  The purpose of the meeting is to provide an overview of documents and discuss potential impacts and mitigation. 

Save the date of April 8: 232 A Street Public Meeting at 6pm to discuss the recently filed 7th Amendment to Planned Development Master Plan no. 69, the Development Plan for 232 A Street, and the response to the BPDA Request for Additional Information. 

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

Neighborhood Items At July 19th Conservation Commission

 The Boston Conservation Commission (ConCom) will hold its next Wednesday bi-weekly public hearing on:

July 19, 2023

6:00 pm

Zoom 

Dial-in audio: 929-205-6099

Meeting ID: 686 458 2044

The Commission 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. View Full Agenda

Tip: You can zoom in and out to see where they are on the agenda.

Neighborhood Agenda Items

Notice of Intent for DEP File No. 006-1948 and Boston File No. 2023-037 from GEI Consultants, Inc. on behalf of Massachusetts Port Authority for the proposed installation of geotextile to prevent fill loss and sinkholes along an existing bulkhead on the shoreline of Boston Harbor located at 20 FID Kennedy Drive, South Boston, MA (LSCSF, Designated Port Areas, 100ft Buffer Zone to Coastal Bank).

Request for a Determination of Applicability from GM2 Associates, Inc. on behalf of the United States Postal Service - Facilities for the proposed restoration and improvements of the USPS facility vehicular parking lot located at A-Street, South Boston, MA. 

Request for a Determination of Applicability from Tighe & Bond, Inc. on behalf of the Boston Gas Company for the proposed replacement of an existing gas main located on 33 Farnsworth Street, South Boston, MA. 

Request for an Extension to the original Order of Conditions for DEP File No. 006-1655 from Fort Point Associates on behalf of Commonwealth Pier Trust II for the proposed revitalization of the World Trade Center, including the demolition of a portion of the building and expanding the Harborwalk, located at 200 Seaport Blvd, South Boston, MA (DPA, LUO, Coastal Bank, Tidal Flats, LSCSF). View drawings.

Street Closures, Ramp Closures & Detours This Holiday Weekend

The rededication for the Massachusetts Fallen Heroes Memorial is scheduled to to take place Friday, May 26th from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at 85 Northern Ave.

Northern Avenue from Fan Pier Boulevard to Harbor Shore Drive will be closed. Parking restrictions will be in place on the following streets:

• Northern Avenue, Southside (District Hall side), from Fan Pier Boulevard to Harbor Shore Drive
• Northern Avenue, Northside (Waterfront Park side), from Harbor Shore Drive to Fan Pier Boulevard
• Seaport Boulevard Northside (District Hall side), from Northern Avenue to Thomson Place

This Memorial Day weekend, we will welcome approximately 6,000 attendees to the South Boston Waterfront for Sunday's Boston’s Run to Remember Half Marathon & 5 mile road race. To accommodate the runners, there will be road closures and detours. There will also be overnight I-90 Exit 135 ramp closures from May 28 through May 30, 2023

Boston’s Run to Remember Half Marathon & 5 mile road race

Please be advised of the following Seaport Blvd closures on May 28th:

4:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Seaport Blvd closed between B Street and D Street
6:45 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Seaport Blvd closed between Atlantic Ave and D Street

A Northbound and a Southbound lane will be open on the Moakley Bridge between Sleeper Street and Atlantic Ave to allow traffic on Northern Avenue to bypass Seaport Blvd and provide access to Congress St. Cyclists can reference Seaport TMA's live map of bike parking and Bluebikes stations. MBTA Silver Line service may see busier than normal ridership levels and area garages may also be busier.

Overnight Ramp Closure May 28 - May 30: I-90 Exit 135

Exit 135 off-ramp from I-90 West to South Boston will be closed from Sunday, May 28 to Tuesday, May 30, with a detour via I-93 North, Purchase Street, and Congress Street.

Timing: Approximately 3:00 p.m. on Sunday May 28 to 5:00 a.m. on Tuesday May 30.

Purpose: To install steel beams in a safe and controlled manner, with access from the off-ramp, as part of the ongoing 10 World Trade air rights construction project. The off-ramp will re-open by 5:00 a.m. Tuesday morning.

Detour: From Exit 134/135, drivers will fork left instead of right, using the off-ramp to I-93 North. Drivers will be directed to take Exit 17 for Government Center and keep left on John F Fitzgerald Surface Road to Purchase Street, and turn left on Congress Street. The detour will be fully marked with signage.

Contact the Project

On-site Construction Concerns: (617) 592-6531

Questions via email: mpagliocca@suffolk.com

Traffic Advisory: Seaport Blvd Westbound Lane Closure, Seaport Lane to B Street

Please be advised that that from Thursday, May 4th to Thursday, May 18th the westbound lanes of Seaport Boulevard from Seaport Lane to B Street will be closed for full roadway reconstruction.  

Detour Routes:

From Northern Avenue East: At the D Street Intersection turn left to and continue to Congress Street. Continue on Congress street East until B Street.  Turn Right onto B Street and continue to Seaport Boulevard. Turn Left onto Seaport Boulevard.  

Seaport Hotel Traffic from Northern Avenue East: As normal, continue past detour signage at D Street intersection and turn left onto Seaport Lane.  

Timing: The westbound lanes will be closed at all times between May 4-May 18. 

Purpose: The roadway is being reconstructed as part of the Commonwealth Pier Revitalization Project to provide revised drainage and to reconstruct the center median.  

The Roadway reconstruction includes the following scope of work: 

• Establishing work safety zone consisting of traffic barriers, gates, and construction fencing

• Full depth removal of the existing roadway system using excavators with material being trucked offsite  

• Raising roadway elevation up to 18 inches across the entire Westbound lanes via new subgrade materials delivered by truck 

• Grading, preparing, and compacting the subgrade materials in preparation for binder course paving

• Adjusting approximately twenty manholes, castings, and other utility structures

• Installation of binder course asphalt paving

• Delivery and installation of approximately 1,600 linear feet of granite curbing to create new roadway median

• Binder course asphalt infill at areas of curb installation

• Installation of temporary roadway markings

A State Police Detail will be stationed at the intersection of Seaport Lane and Seaport Boulevard throughout the period of roadway reconstruction. 

CONTACT THE PROJECT
Construction Related Concerns:  617-839-2201
Questions via email:  afagundes@tcco.co

originally published 04.28.23

CommonWealth Pier (Seaport World Trade Center) To Be Revitalized

Updated 4.3.19: Extended comment deadline 4/12, new IAG meeting 4/10 and 4/2 BCDC design meeting presentation  (details below). 

Pembroke, an international real estate business associated with Fidelity Investments, is proposing to revitalize Commonwealth Pier known for over three decades as the Seaport World Trade Center (SWTC). 

Pembroke introduced the Commonwealth Pier Revitalization Project first at FPNA's Fort Point Seaport Neighborhood Meeting on February 26, 2019. The proposed revitalization of SWTC will modernize and re-position the existing historic building and Pier for expanded use as a place for work, retail, events and active public waterfront experiences within the city's Seaport District. The project will enhance its current uses by replacing the existing exhibition hall with new public realm spaces and improvements and expanded ground-floor retail space, as well as creating new flexible and innovative office space and first-class event spaces. Fidelity Investments will occupy the office space.

Commonwealth Pier is owned by Massport and situated within a designated port area (DPA). The project will undergo the City's Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Article 80 Large Project Review as well as the MassDEP Waterway Act Chapter 91 licensing process. 

View Commonwealth Pier Revitalization Project Notification & Environmental Notification Form. The document combines the BPDA's Article 80 project notification and Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA) environmental notification. 

Upcoming public meetings are:

Impact Advisory Meeting*
April 10, 2019
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Seaport Hotel
Liberty Room, Mezzanine Level
1 Seaport Lane

*open to the public to listen

Boston Civic Design Commission
April 2, 2019
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Room 900, 9th floor, Boston City Hall
View Presentation

Public Community Meeting

Wednesday March 12, 2019

6 pm - 7:30 pm

Meeting Presentation same as March 11

Impact Advisory Meeting*

Monday March 11, 2019

6 pm - 7:30 pm

Meeting Presentation

*open to the public to listen

BPDA Article 80 Comment Deadline: extended to April 12, 2019
Project Manager: Aisling Kerr
Email: Aisling.Kerr@Boston.gov

MEPA Environmental Notification Comment Deadline: March 12, 2019
Analyst Purvi Patel
Email: Purvi.Patel@state.ma.us

In addition to MEPA's environmental review, there is also a Waterfront Development Plan required as part of Massport's Memorandum of Understanding with Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The preliminary Commonwealth Pier Waterfront Development Plan can be found here.  

Draft Waterfront Development Plan Comment Deadline: March 22, 2019
Lisa Wieland, Port Director, Massport
Ben Lynch, Waterways Program Director, DEP

The Waterfront Development Plan is a precursor to the proponent's Chapter 91 application. What is Chapter 91? Check out the People's Guide to the Public Waterway Act (Chapter 91) created by CLF.

FPNA February Gathering Features GE, Seaport World Trade Center & Neighborhood News

Join FPNA

for 

A Fort Point Seaport 

Neighborhood Gathering 

Tuesday, February 26, 2019
6 pm - 8 pm
Capital One Café
2nd floor, 57 Seaport Blvd.

featuring
Commonwealth Pier (Seaport World Trade Center)

Reactivation Project 
200 Seaport Boulevard
View Project Notification Filing

&

GE: An Update To The Neighborhood

Peter Cavanaugh, Ecosystem Transformation Leader

Jim McGaugh, Executive Director & Counsel, Government Affairs

with

 Neighborhood Updates & Discussion


Special thanks to Capital One Café for hosting.

originally posted 2.18.19