Keeping a Close Eye On The Harvard Allston Expansion
With the announcement of the construction slowdown of the science complex in Allston, some of us Allston residents realized that there may very well be a large hole in the ground for many more years to come.
Suddenly, we looked around and saw that there were many issues with the Harvard 50 year plan for Allston that the neighborhood needs to keep an eye on. For those that live in Allston / Brighton, or in Cambridge, or in Boston, we need to be more vigilant to prevent our town from becoming nothing more than empty buildings for the next 50 years.
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Come out Oct 5, not tomorrow, for Charlesview
Posted on September 22nd, 2009 No commentsLet your voice be heard!
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RESCHEDULED Community Meeting - The Charlesview Redevelopment / PDA #74
From: Rourke, JayTOMORROW NIGHT’S COMMUNITY MEETING FOR THE CHARLESVIEW REDEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009 AT 6:00PM AND WILL BE HELD AT THE HONAN ALLSTON LIBRARY. THE CITY’S CHIEF PLANNER, KAIROS SHEN, WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE MEETING BUT HAS A CONFLICT TOMORROW EVENING. I APOLOGIZE FOR THIS CHANGE IN SCHEDULE AND HOPE TO SEE YOU ON OCTOBER 5TH.
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Remember to vote on Tuesday!
Posted on September 20th, 2009 No commentsSome may say that voting doesn’t matter. I for one have always had an apathetic response to most of our local pols. They seem nice enough, but what effect do they really have on my daily life other than occasional irritation over a lack on concrete action over Harvard’s actions or passing unenforceable city bylaws?
Regardless this is an opportunity to have your voice heard and to potentially change the status quo at City Hall. If only certain demographics vote only those people will be truly served.
Ballet preview:
http://www.cityofboston.gov/TridionImages/CoB%20Preliminary%20Election%209-22-09%20Ballot%20Order%20-%20Web%20Version_tcm1-4338.pdf
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Next Charlesview Meeting 9/23
Posted on September 4th, 2009 No commentsFrom Jay Rourke:
On Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at 6:00pm the Boston Redevelopment Authority’s will conduct a community meeting, at the Honan Allston Library, 300 North Harvard Street, to discuss the Charlesview Redevelopment/Development Plan for Planned Development Area #74 proposal. The project is undergoing Large Project Review and Planned Development Area Review pursuant to Article 80 of the Boston Zoning Code.
The proposed project will provide a total of two hundred and sixty (260) rental units, inclusive of the two hundred and thirteen (213) replacement units at the existing Charlesview Site, along with an additional forty-seven (47) new rental units, and one hundred (100) new homeownership units.
The Brighton Mills site will have twenty-five (25) individual buildings, including twenty (20) town homes, two (2) row houses, and three (3) mid-rise buildings. Building heights on Brighton Mills site will range from 2.5 stories at the neighborhood edges of Litchfield Street and Holton Street transitioning up to 3.5, 4, 5 and 6 stories for the mid-rise buildings that front Western Avenue. The Telford Street site will have a single building that steps-up from 6 to 8 stories at its uppermost corner.
The proposed project also includes nearly 23,000 square feet of commercial/community space that will be housed in the proposed mid-rise buildings adjacent to the south side of Western Avenue.
The proposed project will include a total of five hundred and twenty-one (521) parking spaces, including one hundred and eleven (111) surface parking spaces and two hundred and sixty (260) spaces in an underground garage on the Brighton Mills site and one hundred and fifty (150) spaces in an underground garage on the Telford Street site.