Another Major Project Proposed for TD Garden Area

A development company this week filed plans to build a mixed-use building at the entrance to the arena and North Station that would feature retail and office space, a hotel and up to 500 residential units.

Just three months after the city approved a 38-story mixed-use development that will be connected to TD Garden, a second major project has been proposed in that area of Boston's West End neighborhood, also with plans to connect to the arena. Developers Boston Properties Inc. and Delaware North Companies Inc., through the Boston Garden Development Corporation, filed a letter of intent this week with the Boston Redevelopment Authority seeking to construct a mix of retail and office space, hotel rooms and up to 500 residential units on about 2.8 acres of land at 80 Causeway Street. The proposal calls for a new entrance to the arena and MBTA station, up to 300,000 sq. ft. of multi-story retail space, 500 residential units (600,000 sq. ft.), …

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Photo of the Day: Meeting Mickey

A daily image of life in Charlestown for Wednesday, Feb. 6.

Four-year-old Charlestown native Connor Woods visited with Rock Star Mickey Mouse from "Disney On Ice Presents 'Rockin' Ever After'" at the North End's DCR Steriti Memorial Rink on Jan. 29. From the looks of it, Woods is practicing to make the Bruins team, but his mom Erin Woods said Mickey Mouse is his favorite. Mickey was in Boston to promote his all new show, "Rockin' Ever After," which plays TD Garden during February school vacation week (Feb. 15-24).  Got a great photograph of Charlestown? Email it to becca.manning@patch.com, text to 781-217-4233 or tweet @CharlestwnPatch, including a line or two about where or when the photo was taken. We'll post a new photo every day on Charlestown Patch.

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Apartment Tower Planned Near TD Garden

Plans for the project were filed with the Boston Redevelopment Authority last week.

This time next year, Boston’s West End could see construction begin on a new 38-story apartment and retail tower located near TD Garden. Developer AvalonBay Communities Inc. filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority last week for the $200 million project, which features more than 500 apartments and a two-story “retail arcade” that connects to TD Garden and to North Station, according to a Boston Globe article. AvalonBay’s project shows a considerable increase in the number of residences from a previous proposal—put forward by Boston Garden Development Corporation and approved in 2006—that called for 363 condominiums on the site. Though approved, the former project did not go forward because of economic conditions at the time, …

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VIDEO: Globetrotter Takes a Different Spin on the Freedom Trail

Harlem Globetrotter Slick Willie Shaw visited Charlestown today to promote the team's Saturday games at TD Garden.

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Watch Sweet 16 Teams for Free at the Garden on Wednesday

Teams will be practicing at the Garden in Boston and the public is welcome to attend for free. The Sweet 16 starts on Thursday.

Maybe you can't afford the tickets for the Sweet 16 games at The Garden in Boston starting on Thursday in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. But you can still get some live glimpses of the four squads, for free, while they practice on Wednesday. The public is welcome to attend four practice sessions for the four Sweet 16 teams. The Garden's doors will open at 11 a.m. Wisconsin is practicing at noon. Cincinnati is at 1 p.m. Syracuse is at 2 p.m. Ohio State is at 3 p.m. Syracuse will face Wisconsin and Ohio State will square off against Cincinnati on Thursday night. Who do you want to win? Leave a comment below.

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