State of the BCEC & the MCCA’s Top 5 Initiative
Community Room
(Thompson Design)
35 Channel Center Street
South Boston, MA
Tuesday | May 4, 2010, 6-8 PM
Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact the MCCA’s Robert O’Shea at 617-954-2328 or roshea@massconvention.com.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Friday, April 23, 2010
East and West First Street Planning Meetings
The Boston Redevelopment Authority will host a series of community events to discuss the planning of
East & West First Street
South Boston
Walking Tour
Monday, May 3rd (Rain date: May 4)
5:30 PM - Corner of West Second St. & B Street
Charrette
Wednesday, May 5th
6 PM -Tynan School, 650 W Fourth Street
Charrette
Saturday, May 8th
9 AM-12 PM - Lithuanian Club, 368 W Broadway
The BRA will host a walking tour of the First Street Corridor in preparation for two community wide charrettes. The identical charrettes will be held at different times to accommodate varied schedules and provide the opportunity for community members to weigh in on planning issues along the First Street Corridor. Topics will include pedestrian access and traffic management, open space and public realm, urban design and development, and land uses.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact:
Valerie Gingrich, Boston Redevelopment Authority
One City Hall Square, 9th Floor
phone: 617.918.4292
email: Valerie.Gingrich.VRA@CityofBoston.gov
East & West First Street
South Boston
Walking Tour
Monday, May 3rd (Rain date: May 4)
5:30 PM - Corner of West Second St. & B Street
Charrette
Wednesday, May 5th
6 PM -Tynan School, 650 W Fourth Street
Charrette
Saturday, May 8th
9 AM-12 PM - Lithuanian Club, 368 W Broadway
The BRA will host a walking tour of the First Street Corridor in preparation for two community wide charrettes. The identical charrettes will be held at different times to accommodate varied schedules and provide the opportunity for community members to weigh in on planning issues along the First Street Corridor. Topics will include pedestrian access and traffic management, open space and public realm, urban design and development, and land uses.
If you have any questions regarding the meeting, please contact:
Valerie Gingrich, Boston Redevelopment Authority
One City Hall Square, 9th Floor
phone: 617.918.4292
email: Valerie.Gingrich.VRA@CityofBoston.gov
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Boston Shines Saturday, Please Come!
It's that time of year again. Thanks to Cam for organizing again. It's always a good time and the neighborhood looks great afterwards. Photos from last year's Boston Shines.
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Saturday, April 24th
Starting at 9 am
2 meeting locations: Barlow’s and 300 Summer St.
4pm after party at Wormwood Park
Goodies from Flour Cafe, Franklin Cafe, Mamtaz Gourmet, Sagarinos, Southie Liquors, and Sportello.
Additional support from USPS, Cheryl Tougias, Pat Costa.
Questions or suggestions? Please email: cam.zin@verizon.
Monday, April 19, 2010
FPAC's Art Walk 2010
Twice each year the artists of Fort Point invite the public to visit our studios. Open Studios is an opportunity visit studios, meet artists, and see the work in the environment where it was created. Most of the artwork you see is available for purchase.
Visitors to Open Studios pick up a map and directory brochure, and can walk from building to building, exploring our historic warehouse neighborhood.
All Open Studios Events are free to the public, with free parking.
10th Annual Fort Point Arts Community
ART WALK
Spring Open Studios Weekend
May 7, 8 and 9
Friday 4-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm
Visitors to Open Studios pick up a map and directory brochure, and can walk from building to building, exploring our historic warehouse neighborhood.
All Open Studios Events are free to the public, with free parking.
10th Annual Fort Point Arts Community
ART WALK
Spring Open Studios Weekend
May 7, 8 and 9
Friday 4-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 12-5pm
Food and Art at Midway, 5/8-9
As part of Art Walk, Krina Patel is organizing a set of readings/performances about food and memory:
- Stir A Memory: Works on food and memory by Midway Residents. Open May 7th, 8th, and 9th in the Midway Studios Building Lobby (15 Channel Center St.)
- Fort Point Theatre Channel: Readings/Performances on the theme of food and memory. Saturday May 8th, 4 PM
- Krina Patel: Food tastings and art activities on the theme of food and memory, on May 9th starting at noon in the Midway Studios Building Lobby.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Barbara Lynch's Menton Opens
Menton is now up and running in the first floor of FP3, at 354 Congress St. It features a 4 course Prix Fixe for $95 and a 7 course tasting menu for $145.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
José L. Santos Opening at 35 CC
Spring Into It: New Works by José L. Santos
Meet the artist and enjoy refreshments this Thursday
Opening Reception: Thursday April 15, 2010
time: 5:00-7:30pm
time: 5:00-7:30pm
location: 35 Channel Center Street lobby
This show is a part of FPAC's ongoing art lending program with our neighbors at 35 Channel Center. José L. Santos' work is on display though the end of July and can also be viewed by appointment.
Wednesday, April 07, 2010
Watercolor Seminar, 4/18 at Studio School
Sunday, April 18, 2010, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (1 hour break for lunch)
Workshop Fee: $150.00
Materials Provided
All levels welcome
PDPs available for MA educators
Join us for a fun, exploratory class intended to demystify the intimidating
In this one-day workshop we will explore methods of creating landscape
For additional images of Jacob’s work please visit:
For a complete course description click here:
Discounted parking available. For directions to FPSS click here:
For information on how to register click here:
Fort Point Studio School
Studio 41
249 A Street Artist's Cooperative
Boston, MA 02210
617-451-2358
www.fortpointstudioschool.com
Studio 41
249 A Street Artist's Cooperative
Boston, MA 02210
617-451-2358
www.fortpointstudioschool.com
Monday, April 05, 2010
Don't Get Towed: Street Cleaning Starting
Street cleaning begins tomorrow (Wednesday) on A St. Don't forget to move your car and remember to start checking the signs.
Fort Point Landmark District Hearing, 4/8
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION will hold a public hearing:
DATE: Thursday April 8, 2010
TIME: 5:00 P.M.
PLACE: BOSTON CITY HALLROOM 801
Subject of the hearing will be applications for Certificates of Design Approval on the agenda below, reviews of architectural violations, and such businesses as may come before the commission, in accordance with Chapter 772 of the Acts of 1975, as amended. Applications are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the office of the Environment Department. Sign language interpreters are available upon request.
Please ensure that all electronic devices are silenced prior to entering the hearing room.
After 5:30 p.m. , enter and exit City Hall at the Dock Square Congress Street
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE APPLICANT ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND
FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION
David Berarducci, Susan Goganian, John Karoff, Yanni Tsipis, Michele Yeeles
Alternates: B.K. Boley, Kosta Ligris
DESIGN REVIEW APPLICATIONS
Application: 10. 1067 FPC 368 Congress Street
Applicant: Steve Brooks, CFS Seaport LLC: The applicant is requesting an extension of the Certificate of Appropriateness for temporary signage on the Congress Street Façade regarding application 09.1134 FPC.
Application: 10.1069 FPC 332-340 Summer Street
Applicant: Fort Point Realty Group Trust, Edward A. Gottlieb: Installation of 6 concrete planters at frontage of a surface parking lot.
Application: 10.1070 FPC Corner of A and Binford streets
Applicant: Channel Center
VIOLATION
. Installation of unauthorized signage and lighting on A Street façade.
PROJECTED ADJOURNMENT: 6:20 p.m.
Date posted: March 26, 2010
cc: Mayor, Inspectional Services Department, City Clerk, Boston Redevelopment Authority, Applicants,
District City Councilors, Neighborhood Services, Property Owners, Law Department, Abutters (from most recent tax list)
For additional information, please contact Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission staff at 617-635-3850 or caitlin.greeley@cityofboston.gov
Friday, April 02, 2010
Boston Magazine on Fort Point
Lofts to Talk About
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/issues/articles/lofts_to_talk_about/
BEFORE THE RECENT ECONOMIC TROUBLES presented themselves, optimistic Bostonians fully expected Fort Point to bust out as the South End’s edgier cousin — its brick-and-beam-loft dwellers were sure to fast-track an array of exciting retail ventures, not to mention a vibrant, gritty-glam nightlife scene. But just because Fort Point isn’t yet a replica of New York’s Tribeca doesn’t mean it’s DOA. “We’re all disappointed that the economic scene didn’t allow quick development,” says Vivien Li, executive director of the Boston Harbor Association. “On the other hand, anytime something new opens, it’s huge.”
In fact, much is percolating in Fort Point. The city of Boston has 41 million square feet of development now under review, approved, or in construction, and 42 percent of that real estate is located here. And artsy it may stay, thanks to a few key players who are keeping prices down in order to lure cool kids to the channel. Case in point: this month’s opening of chichi Louis Boston on Fan Pier. It wouldn’t have happened without developer Joe Fallon, overlord of 21 precious waterfront acres, who made a sweetheart deal with owner Debi Greenberg to woo her away from Newbury Street and other prospective locations by promising a tailor-made, albeit “temporary,” new building. (Fallon’s master plan shows a residential tower on that site — presumably Louis’s permanent home will anchor the lower floors once it’s built.) With Louis Boston in place, the upper crust can browse modern art at the nearby ICA (free on Thursday evenings), then treat themselves to an appointment atSalon Mario Russo after perusing the racks.
Meanwhile, Young Park of Berkeley Investments made sure his recently completed FP3 condo project on Congress Street offers plenty of lower-priced studio units to attract members of the creative class. The building is expected to win FHA approval shortly, meaning buyers will be able to finance these units with government-backed loans up to $523,750 with only 3.5 percent down. It was also Park who lured chef-restaurateur Barbara Lynch to Fort Point with a great bargain on space for Sportello, Drink, and her new upscale restaurantMenton, opening later this spring. Similarly, Park coaxed Joanne Chang to start up a branch of her bakery,Flour, on Farnsworth Street in 2007.
Although developer Tony Goldman, who has a portfolio of nine buildings on Melcher and A streets, is occasionally demonized for displacing Fort Point’s artist population, he’s making good by offering “boutique office space” at $20 per square foot. It’s not class-A space (Ropes & Gray won’t be relocating here anytime soon), but the elevators work, and the lobbies are graffiti-free. Once designers, software startups, architects, and retailers set up offices here, Goldman plans to develop a hip residential component to match, the first piece of which will be a 180-foot tower at 319 A Street Rear, now in the approval process. And as the ranks of the local population swell, expect to see more restaurants like Barlow’s, which opened on A Street in January, serving up midprice fare for neighborhood residents, the lunch crowd, and commuters using the Boston Harbor Water Taxi.
“It’s a seven-to-10-year cycle,” says Albert Price, managing director of Goldman Properties. “Fix up the buildings to get the creative businesses in, develop retail at the ground level, and residential will follow.”
Catching up with the ongoing renewal of Fort Point.
By RACHEL LEVITT
Posted on 3/29/10
http://www.bostonmagazine.com/issues/articles/lofts_to_talk_about/
BEFORE THE RECENT ECONOMIC TROUBLES presented themselves, optimistic Bostonians fully expected Fort Point to bust out as the South End’s edgier cousin — its brick-and-beam-loft dwellers were sure to fast-track an array of exciting retail ventures, not to mention a vibrant, gritty-glam nightlife scene. But just because Fort Point isn’t yet a replica of New York’s Tribeca doesn’t mean it’s DOA. “We’re all disappointed that the economic scene didn’t allow quick development,” says Vivien Li, executive director of the Boston Harbor Association. “On the other hand, anytime something new opens, it’s huge.”
In fact, much is percolating in Fort Point. The city of Boston has 41 million square feet of development now under review, approved, or in construction, and 42 percent of that real estate is located here. And artsy it may stay, thanks to a few key players who are keeping prices down in order to lure cool kids to the channel. Case in point: this month’s opening of chichi Louis Boston on Fan Pier. It wouldn’t have happened without developer Joe Fallon, overlord of 21 precious waterfront acres, who made a sweetheart deal with owner Debi Greenberg to woo her away from Newbury Street and other prospective locations by promising a tailor-made, albeit “temporary,” new building. (Fallon’s master plan shows a residential tower on that site — presumably Louis’s permanent home will anchor the lower floors once it’s built.) With Louis Boston in place, the upper crust can browse modern art at the nearby ICA (free on Thursday evenings), then treat themselves to an appointment atSalon Mario Russo after perusing the racks.
Meanwhile, Young Park of Berkeley Investments made sure his recently completed FP3 condo project on Congress Street offers plenty of lower-priced studio units to attract members of the creative class. The building is expected to win FHA approval shortly, meaning buyers will be able to finance these units with government-backed loans up to $523,750 with only 3.5 percent down. It was also Park who lured chef-restaurateur Barbara Lynch to Fort Point with a great bargain on space for Sportello, Drink, and her new upscale restaurantMenton, opening later this spring. Similarly, Park coaxed Joanne Chang to start up a branch of her bakery,Flour, on Farnsworth Street in 2007.
Although developer Tony Goldman, who has a portfolio of nine buildings on Melcher and A streets, is occasionally demonized for displacing Fort Point’s artist population, he’s making good by offering “boutique office space” at $20 per square foot. It’s not class-A space (Ropes & Gray won’t be relocating here anytime soon), but the elevators work, and the lobbies are graffiti-free. Once designers, software startups, architects, and retailers set up offices here, Goldman plans to develop a hip residential component to match, the first piece of which will be a 180-foot tower at 319 A Street Rear, now in the approval process. And as the ranks of the local population swell, expect to see more restaurants like Barlow’s, which opened on A Street in January, serving up midprice fare for neighborhood residents, the lunch crowd, and commuters using the Boston Harbor Water Taxi.
“It’s a seven-to-10-year cycle,” says Albert Price, managing director of Goldman Properties. “Fix up the buildings to get the creative businesses in, develop retail at the ground level, and residential will follow.”
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