Parcel 24 Update

Project nearing major milestone & needs your support on Oct 4!

Reknitting the Hudson Street Community: View of Townhouses down Hudson Street from Kneeland Street

The Parcel 24 development team is expecting a Development Agreement with the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) in early September! The finalized agreement is currently under review by the Metropolitan Highway System Advisory Board. Once the agreement is executed, we can perform on-site investigations and further our work towards the community's goals.  of now, the project remains largely the same as the proposal we originally submitted.  To read more about our plans for Parcel 24, please click here.

The team hosted two community meetings in mid-August to inform community members of the status of the project, and to re-engage the community in preparation for further design work. There will be many future opportunities to be part of Parcel 24. Your next opportunity to get involved is:

Parcel 24 Permitting: Filing the PNF - Our Next Big Step
Thursday, October 4th at 6:00pm
Metropolitan Community Room at 38 Oak Street

The meeting will cover what to expect in the next six months as we start the permitting process. In addition, we plan on filing a Project Notification Form (PNF) to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) by mid October and want the community's input on the developing plans of Parcel 24 before submission. This dialectic meeting, coupled with future knowledge-building workshops on affordable housing finance, is being offered so community members like you can play an informed and engaged role in actively shaping Parcel 24 into a vibrant part of the Chinatown neighborhood. In response to community feedback, we will also offer regular updates via meetings, a weblog, and this e-newsletter.

Please pass this information onto others who may be interested.

If you have any or comments on Parcel 24, please email parcel24@asiancdc.org or our community organizer Alex Zhang at 617-482-2380 x 208.

Mark Your Calendars*

Early Sept 2007-  Development Agreement expected

Sept - Dec 2007-  Due diligence with team performing on-site investigations, followed by community updates afterward on any new site info or design changes

Sept - Oct 2007-  Affordable housing finance + permitting workshops

Oct 4, 2007 at 6pm-  Community discussion before Project Notification Form (PNF) submission- located at Metropolitan Community Room at 38 Oak Street

Dec 2007-  Public review of Project Notification Form (PNF) submission

Jan 2008-  Pre-Draft Project Impact Report (DPIR) community reviews

*estimated dates, subject to change
 

 

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