A developer that won approval in 2016 for a 36-unit condo building with 33 parking spaces at 151 Liverpool St. in East Boston says it's still chugging along on the project but that it wants to reduce the amount of parking to just 13 ground-floor spaces - by eliminating a proposed one-level basement garage with an expensive "vehicle elevator." Read more.
Last Thursday night, Boston Police had to respond to two near simultaneous gunfire attacks in East Boston, one at Brandywyne Village, the other on Liverpool Street near Maverick Street. Read more.
A concerned citizen filed a 311 complaint about a school-bus driver headed the wrong way down the one-way section of Liverpool Street in East Boston this morning: Read more.
Update: Approved.
The Boston Licensing Board tomorrow decides whether to grant a food-serving licensing to Holly Mulone for her proposed Painted Plover Provisions, which would serve "fresh sodas and seltzers," made to order with fresh fruits and herbs, as well as offering up salads and gelato, and sell hand-made gifts and other items from across New England at 152-154 Liverpool St. in East Boston. Read more.
Boston Police report arresting a 14-year-old on various gun charges after an incident Friday night in Lombardi Park in East Boston. Read more.
The Board of Appeals this week approved a developer's plans to replace an auto-body and repair facility with 23 apartments at 152 Liverpool St. near Central Square. Read more.
Architect's rendering of 75-85 Liverpool St.
A developer is seeking city permission to tear down two two-story houses and a garage on Liverpool Street between Maverick and Decatur streets to put up a five-story building with 22 residential units and some office space. Read more.
Architect's rendering.
Even in overheated Boston, not every development project approved by the city gets built: A developer who won BRA approval for a 24-unit apartment building at 151 Liverpool St. in 2015 never started work and then sold the building to another developer - which is now back before the BRA with a proposal for a 36-unit building that might contain condos instead of apartments. Read more.
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