0 Boston Harbor Tower Plan Revised

Boston Harbor project developer Don Chiofaro

Credit: Boston Globe

Boston Harbor might soon have a new development approved for its shores. It appears Don Chiofaro has amended his proposed plans for his new Boston Tower to conform to the city’s zoning rules.

From the Boston Globe:

[Chiofaro will] push forward with his bid to put a skyscraper on the site of the Harbor Garage, and to do it within proposed zoning rules that he fought for years to loosen without success. It would still be a billion-dollar-plus project, a bookend to the International Place towers he built in the 1980s, but not quite as grand as he envisioned.

It’s likely to be several months, at least, before Chiofaro can file specific plans with the BRA. Then, given a year or more for permitting, construction wouldn’t start until 2018, at the earliest.

0 Boston Rolls Out Virtual Suggestion Box for Input

Textizen citizen sounding board logoThe city of Boston wants to hear from you about your vision; the city has contracted with Textizen to enable the virtual suggestion box to get your input.

According to Banker&Tradesman, the initiative encourages “residents to respond to survey questions on improving quality of life and what issues they think the city should focus on in the new master plan.”

More from B&T:

The current survey asks residents how the city can best improve their life in 2030 with the following options:

  • A) Housing I can afford
  • B) Safer neighborhoods
  • C) Better transportation options
  • D) Quality education for all
  • E) A more environmentally-friendly city
  • F) Great parks and public spaces
  • G) A more innovative and creative city
  • H) Expanded job opportunities
  • I) More vibrant neighborhoods