Kevin McCrea explains the hand off from the city to the BRA of the condemned garage, the site for which could be used to build a skyscraper.
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By Shirleykressel - 1/24/16 - 7:37 pm
Once again, the Boston Globe writes about the BRA's impending unlawful mayor-assisted heist of the City's Winthrop Square garage, blaming the whistle-blower for holding up the works.
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By Shelagh Dolan - 6/17/15 - 3:04 pm
The City Council agreed with a request from Councilor Sal LaMattina (North End, Charlestown, East Boston) to hold off voting on a proposal to formally hand the old Winthrop Square garage to the BRA until councilors get a chance to actually read the "memorandum of understanding" that would govern the proceeds of any sale or lease of the property to a skyscraper developer. Read more.
By adamg - 6/15/15 - 10:51 pm
UPDATE: The council postponed the vote.
The City Council on Wednesday is scheduled to vote on a deal in which it would hand over the old Winthrop Square garage to the BRA, which would then select a company to build a skyscraper on the parcel.
At a hearing today, BRA Director Brian Golden said all the proceeds from the sale would go into city coffers, rather than to the BRA's separate fund - less what he said was a small administrative fee. The details, he said, would be spelled out in a "memorandum of understanding" he could not provide today but which he said would be ready for councilors Wednesday morning - giving them only a few hours to consider it before the scheduled vote. Read more.
By adamg - 9/25/14 - 8:02 am
The Globe reports developer Steve Belkin is back with plans to replace an old municipal garage in Winthrop Square with a skyscraper that would rise 650 to 740 feet, depending on whether he wants to top the thing off with luxury condos.
Belkin originally proposed a 1,000-foot tower, but then the economy tanked - and those pesky FAA regulators said they didn't want something so tall so close to Logan.
By adamg - 5/5/14 - 1:23 pm
Otis Street near Winthrop Square is shut as the BPD bomb squad investigates a backpack just sitting there.
Angie took photos of the backpack sitting there and as a bomb-squad member investigated it.
At1:27 p.m., Dan Dunn reported:
Officer took off body armor. Picked up bag and walked away. Street opening. All done I guess.
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