Friday, May 10, 2013
A team looking to renovate and preserve the old navy rope factor in the Charlestown Navy Yard met with residents Wednesday to present plans for 68 rental units.
A new development team has stepped forward with plans to renovate the long-vacant Ropewalk building in the Charlestown Navy Yard, hoping to turn it into apartments with a museum mural located the length of the building. The group, led by Joe Timilty of Timilty Development, Stephen Sousa of Sousa Design Architects and John French of Neshamkin French Architects, presented their plans Wednesday evening before the Charlestown Neighborhood Council and a room packed with Navy Yard residents. They are seeking tentative designation as developer of the building, which requires Boston Redevelopment Authority approval, and wanted community input on the proposal. If the team were able to secure that designation, it would allow them to continue to …
Charlestown residents attending a presentation about development of the Ropewalk Building said the Boston Redevelopment Authority must first fix the parking problem.
Before any presentations were given or questions were solicited at the Wednesday night meeting on a new proposal for the Ropewalk Building, one Charlestown resident spoke up about parking. She was asked to wait to speak, to allow the developer and members of the Boston Redevelopment Authority to give their presentations, but her message was loud and clear and echoed by nearly everyone in the room: Parking in the Navy Yard must be addressed. The meeting, held at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital’s new community room and led by members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council, was set up to give the Ropewalk development team a chance to explain their plans to the community and gather support when seeking tentative designation as the developer…
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Chelsea St & 5th St, Boston, MA
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Wednesday, May 8, 2013
A local resident is seeking a liquor license transfer so he can renovate and reopen the waterfront restaurant in the Charlestown Navy Yard.
Tavern on the Water could reopen with a new name, a new owner and a new menu—as early as this summer but more likely not until the fall. The once popular waterfront restaurant located on Pier 6 in the Charlestown Navy Yard has remained closed since November, with rumors circulating ever since about the fate of the building. On Monday, the Charlestown Neighborhood Council’s Basic Services Committee met with a possible new tenant for the spot—Charles Larner, owner of Mija Cantina and Tequila Bar at Fanueil Hall—to discuss transferring Tavern on the Water’s liquor license from property owner Martin Oliner to Larner. Larner is a resident of Charlestown, having lived in the Navy Yard for about 10 years. At the meeting, Larner discussed his …
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Tavern On The Water
1 8th St Pier 6, Charlestown, MA
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will host a meeting on the proposal on May 8.
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council will hold a meeting on Wednesday, May 8 at 7 p.m. at the new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Community Meeting Room to hear preliminary development concepts for the Ropewalk Building, as presented by Joseph Timilty and his development team. The Ropewalk Building is considered the most historically significant building in the Navy Yard, as the only remaining building of its type in the United States, and one of only four in the world. The redevelopment of the Ropewalk Building will involve approval of numerous city, state and federal agencies, including the National Parks Service under the United States Department of the Interior, who are responsible for the historic preservation requirements for this…
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-71.04959
1st Ave & 16th St, Boston, MA
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Friday, April 5, 2013
Representatives from several city departments will attend a meeting hosted by the Charlestown Neighborhood Council on Wednesday, April 17.
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council is asking the Boston Redevelopment Authority to shed light on its process for choosing a planning consultant for the upgrade of Sullivan Square. The CNC has scheduled a meeting with the BRA for this purpose on Wednesday, April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall. At the meeting, representatives from the BRA Economic Development Department will be available to answer questions about the BRA land disposition process related to community review and input. And a representative from the Department of Neighborhood Development will discuss the City Affordable Housing development requirements and process, according to a meeting notice submitted by CNC Development Committee chairman Mark Rosenshein. …
Monday, March 25, 2013
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is considering a change to Charlestown's zoning regulations regarding off-street parking for new small residential developments.
Charlestown residents who turned out to public meeting last week had quite a few ideas for solving the community’s parking problem, from building a new multi-story garage to car sharing to someday having vehicles that park themselves. But for now, the city is addressing the problem by taking another look at Charlestown zoning rules that allow developers to install new curb cuts without any input from neighbors. The Boston Redevelopment Authority held its first community meeting on the matter on Thursday, March 21. About a dozen residents attended along with five members of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council, BRA Planner Ted Schwartzberg and Danielle Valle Fitzgerald from the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services. The discussion …
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
The Boston Redevelopment Authority and Charlestown Neighborhood Council are looking for public feedback regarding a possible zoning bylaw change.
[UPDATED Wednesday, March 20, 12 p.m.] Charlestown residents are encouraged to attend a public meeting on Wednesday, March 20 to consider a potential change to the neighborhood’s off-street parking rules. The meeting, hosted by the Boston Redevelopment Authority at the request of the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Development Committee, will be the second public meeting on the proposed changes and the first hosted by the BRA. Currently, Charlestown zoning rules require one off-street parking space per unit for each new single-family residential project containing one to three units as well as rowhouse and townhouse projects, according to a press release submitted by CNC Development chairman Mark Rosenshein. “The [current] requirement for…
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Knights of Columbus
545 Medford St, Boston, MA
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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
With the fourth and final public comment session held Monday, the Boston Department of Neighborhood Development is looking to send out an official 'request for proposals' by late March or early April.
Charlestown residents could see specific plans for redevelopment of the old Armory building as early as June. The Boston Department of Neighborhood Development, which owns and manages the property at 374-398 Bunker Hill St., wrapped up the community review process on Monday night, March 4. It was the fourth and final meeting where residents could help craft the DND’s “request for proposals,” or RFP—a call for developers to submit redevelopment ideas for the building. The DND expects to publish that document in late March or early April, with hopes of beginning to review whatever proposals are submitted and accepted by June, according to Reay Pannesi, DND senior project manager. Close to 50 residents attended the March 4 meeting, held at …
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374 Bunker Hill St, Boston, MA
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Tuesday, February 26, 2013
The Department of Neighborhood Development and the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Development Committee invite the public to review a draft 'RFP' of what the community would like to see done with the 105-year-old building.
The Boston Department of Neighborhood Development will present a draft version of their request for proposals for development of the old Charlestown Armory building at a public meeting scheduled Monday, March 4. The meeting will be jointly hosted by the DND and the Charlestown Neighborhood Council Development Committee and will be held at 7 p.m. at the Schrafft's Center dining hall. The DND has been meeting with residents over the past year to consider options for developing the now vacant Armory building, located at 374-398 Bunker Hill St. The building is owned by the city and managed by the DND. The most recent public meeting on this project was held Jan. 29 at the Knights of Columbus hall, where residents were asked to help finalize a …
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Schrafft Center
529 Main St, Charlestown, MA
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Thursday, February 14, 2013
The Boston Redevelopment Authority on Feb. 12 presented plans to replace the Shipyard Park feature with a new kid-friendly 'splash pad' located near the playground.
After delaying the opening of a popular water fountain in the Charlestown Navy Yard last summer and then putting a fence up to keep people out once summer ended, the Boston Redevelopment Authority on Tuesday presented an alternative: A new, kid-friendly splash pad to be built on the grassy knoll between Building 36 and the existing playground. But while many people are upset about the closure of the Shipyard Park fountain, those attending the meeting this week said they weren’t sure the community wants a replacement. Just a handful of residents turned out for the meeting at Constitution Inn, held at 7 p.m. on the evening of the president’s State of the Union address. But those who did come said they represented many other voices in the …
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Charlestown Naval Shipyard Park
55 Constitution Rd, Charlestown, MA
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Chris Nicodemus
8:53 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
The ropewalk was built in the 1830's not 1930's and is the most significant historical structure in the yard being an early example of rope spinning with roots at the start of the industrial revolution and late in the age of sale. Solve parking and this plan is a creative solution to the space more ›