reconnecting east boston to its waterfront

Reconnecting East BostonReconnecting East Bostonto its Waterfront to its Waterfront 10 May 200610 May 2006

Reconnecting East Boston Reconnecting East Boston to its Waterfrontto its Waterfront

Redevelopment of East BostonRedevelopment of East Boston’’s s Inner Harbor WaterfrontInner Harbor Waterfront


Redevelopment Redevelopment BackgroundBackground

extensive planningextensive planning•• City + community City + community

desire to promote desire to promote revitalizationrevitalization

•• Art. 53 (Art. 53 (‘‘93)93)•• EB Master Plan (EB Master Plan (’’00)00)•• EB Municipal Harbor EB Municipal Harbor

Plan (Plan (‘‘02)02)

EB Master Plan excerptEB Master Plan excerpt



market conditionmarket condition•• impetus impetus ‘‘90s 90s

economic boom economic boom •• underutilized underutilized

properties became properties became attractive attractive

•• outstanding views outstanding views + Downtown + Downtown proximity via transitproximity via transit

•• demand for marketdemand for market--rate + rate + affordablesaffordables



public investmentpublic investment•• StateState’’s $3.8 billion s $3.8 billion

Boston Harbor Boston Harbor CleanClean--Up Project Up Project

•• Deer Island Deer Island Sewage Treatment Sewage Treatment PlantPlant

•• new parklandsnew parklands•• Maverick T stationMaverick T station•• Central Artery / Central Artery /

Tunnel ProjectTunnel Project

Bremen Street ParkBremen Street Park

EB GreenwayEB Greenway

Maverick TMaverick T

Deer IslandDeer Island



HarborwalkHarborwalk•• links waterfront links waterfront

developments developments •• public access to public access to

waterfrontwaterfront•• waterfront activation waterfront activation

LoPrestiLoPresti ParkPark

Piers ParkPiers Park

Carlton WharfCarlton Wharf


HarborwalkHarborwalk




LoPrestiLoPresti ParkPark



Carlton WharfCarlton Wharf

Reconnecting East BostonReconnecting East Bostonto its Waterfront to its Waterfront 10 May 200610 May 2006 HarborwalkHarborwalk open space linksopen space links

EB GreenwayEB GreenwayHarborwalkHarborwalk linklink


WatersheetWatersheet Activation Activation +Water Transportation+Water Transportation


Water TransportationWater Transportation


HarborwalkHarborwalkDesign Design

GuidelinesGuidelines


FPAsFPAsRetailRetail

activation + destinationsactivation + destinations•• facilities of public facilities of public

accommodationaccommodation


FPAsFPAsCivic + CulturalCivic + Cultural

history + destinationshistory + destinations•• McKayMcKay’’s 1851 s 1851

extreme extreme ““Flying Flying CloudCloud”” clipperclipper

•• designed + builtdesigned + builtsome of most some of most successful clippers successful clippers everever

•• interior + exterior interior + exterior interpretive exhibitsinterpretive exhibits


FPAsFPAsCivic + CulturalCivic + Cultural

history + FPAhistory + FPA•• Ship Yard Ship Yard

Immigration Immigration BuildingBuilding

•• potential potential interpretive exhibit interpretive exhibit on Boston on Boston immigration historyimmigration history


Waterfront Waterfront DevelopmentsDevelopments

•• 1,5001,500±± DUsDUs•• groundfloorgroundfloor retail + retail +

restaurantsrestaurants•• marina + water marina + water

transittransit•• parks + recreational parks + recreational

facilitiesfacilities


Pier 5 MarinaPier 5 Marina

•• upgrade existing upgrade existing ±±180180--slip marinaslip marina

•• new new ±±200200--slip marinaslip marina



•• $17 million park$17 million park•• amphitheateramphitheater•• outdoor fitness outdoor fitness systsyst..•• large playgroundlarge playground•• 600600’’ promenade with promenade with

6 pavilions6 pavilions•• Sailing Center Sailing Center •• communitycommunity--boatingboating•• future 2future 2ndnd phasephase


Portside at Pier 1Portside at Pier 1

•• $110$110--million 490 million 490 dwelling complex w/ dwelling complex w/ 58 affordable58 affordable

•• marine/shipyard marine/shipyard uses + waterfront uses + waterfront accessaccess

•• dayday--care center, care center, retail + restaurant retail + restaurant spacespace

•• Ch.91 license Ch.91 license granted granted

•• 200 construction 200 construction jobs + 110 new jobs + 110 new permanent jobs permanent jobs


Portside at Pier 1Portside at Pier 1


ClippershipClippershipWharfWharf

•• $190$190--million mixedmillion mixed--use development use development

•• 400 condos incl. 400 condos incl. artist liveartist live--work + work + affordablesaffordables

•• restaurants, retail, restaurants, retail, health club, health club, community/community/educeduc. . facilities, docks, + facilities, docks, + maritime support maritime support facilitiesfacilities

•• water transit + taxi water transit + taxi •• 1,7151,715’’ HarborwalkHarborwalk•• 44--acre open spaceacre open space•• 670 parking spaces670 parking spaces•• Ch. 91 licensingCh. 91 licensing


ClippershipClippershipWharfWharf


CarltonCarltonWharfWharf

•• 80 mixed80 mixed--income income rental rental DUsDUs

•• ~25% market rate ~25% market rate •• newest newest HarborwalkHarborwalk

segmentsegment


Hodge Hodge Boiler WorksBoiler Works

•• mixedmixed--use proposal use proposal w/ 8w/ 8--story buildingstory building

•• 116 116 condomimumscondomimumsw/ w/ affordablesaffordables

•• ~164 parking spaces~164 parking spaces•• 88--unit bed & unit bed &

breakfast + cafbreakfast + caféé in 2 in 2 smaller buildings smaller buildings

•• 100100--slip marina + slip marina + 700700’’ new public new public access incl. 350access incl. 350’’HarborwalkHarborwalk

•• wide range of wide range of "green" building "green" building technologiestechnologies


MaverickMaverickLandingLanding

•• 426 426 DUsDUs•• waterfront viewswaterfront views•• photovoltaicsphotovoltaics + +

cogenerationcogeneration•• rental townhouses + rental townhouses +

duplexes, midduplexes, mid--rise rise apartments, + 7apartments, + 7--story condominium story condominium


MaverickMaverickLandingLanding

•• restored street restored street pattern pattern


New Street +New Street +Boston EastBoston East

•• proposed residential proposed residential developments developments

•• New StreetNew Street•• EBMP supports EBMP supports

redevelopment of redevelopment of underutilized landunderutilized land

•• Boston EastBoston East•• vacant 4vacant 4--acre acre

DND parcelDND parcel•• Seaport bond Seaport bond

funding cleanfunding clean--upup


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