Louis Boston Moving to Fan Pier

Louis Boston is moving to Fan Pier. The high-end retailer which has been on Berkeley and Newbury Streets in the Back Bay since 1988, has signed a 10 year lease. The build out is part of temporary retail buildings Fan Pier developer Joe Fallon had petitioned for the right to build in September. The 22,000 sf., two-story building will be located across from the ICA, where the 'Puma City' was built for this summer's Volvo Ocean Race events and will open this Spring.






The BBJ and the Globe have coverage:
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2009/10/16/louisboston_plans_move_to_waterfront_district/

http://boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/10/12/daily40.html

HAZMAT Unit Responding to Incident on W 2nd St.

UPDATE 2:
The Firefighters Local 118 reports:
LEVEL 3 HAZMAT. NOW 6 FF EXPOSED . SUBSTANCE TRACED TO 55 GAL DRUM.
LEVEL 3 HAZMAT 3 BFD MEMBERS EXPOSED TO UNK. SUBSTANCE AT ILLEGAL TXFER STATION.


UPDATE:
This morning a street sweeper saw vehicles dumping in an abondoned building. When firefighters went to investigate a number become ill. Local news coverage:
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/BO122020/
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1191836

From http://twitter.com/Boston_Police

HAZMAT: Level 3 incident at 251 W 2nd St in South Boston, Hazmat Unit, BFD and EMS on scene, decontamination taking place, avoid the area.

Russia Wharf Secures $215m in Funding

Russia Wharf Shores Up $215M Financing

BOSTON-Boston Properties, Inc. is securing $215 million in construction financing for its gargantuan mixed-use redevelopment of the Russia Wharf. The 854,000-square-foot project at 280 Congress St. secured a loan that bears interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus 3% per annum. The financing came from a "syndicate of commercial banks," according to a release.

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http://www.globest.com/news/1396_1396/boston/178269-1.html

Mooninite in Fort Point

No doubt you've heard of the recent marketing campaign which triggered a bomb scare. In case you missed it, one of the first Moonitite's appeared on the Summer Street bridge: