Boylston building: urban development action grant application to the U.S. department of housing and urban development.
Contributors: Chinese Economic Development Council.; Wang Laboratories, Inc.
Published: 1981
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Boston Building, Boston (Mass.); Building Reuse -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposed.; Chinese Economic Development Council, Boston (Mass.); Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Grant Applications.; Grant Applications -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Development Projects.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Manufacturing Space -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposals.; Retail Space -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposals.; Theater District, Boston (Mass.) -- Development Projects.; Chinatown (Boston, Mass.) -- Development Projects.
Description: ...seeks federal funds to induce the complete rehabilitation of the historic Boylston Building in Boston's Theatre District/Chinatown neighborhood in downtown Boston into a high technology light manufacturing facility for Wang Laboratories with street level minority retail uses; the developer is the Chinese Economic Development Council, a non-profit Title VII Community Development Corporation; Wang Laboratories, Inc., a major Massachusetts-based high technology corporation, will be the prime tenant in the renovated structure; describes this proposed development project, presents evidence of meeting the program's objectives (alleviation of physical and economic distress, fiscal improvement, impact on low and moderate income persons and minorities, employment plan, etc.), project approval information (technical requirements, citizen participation, civil rights, equal employment and housing opportunities), etc.; exhibits include historic preservation review, relocation plan, a copy of the 1979 Chinese Economic Development Council annual report, etc.; a copy marked "Final Draft" is also kept on this number; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection