Boston development collaborative.
Published: 1987
Language: eng
Subjects: Housing -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Proposals.; Political participation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Development Projects.; Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Linkage.; Kingston Bedford Essex Columbia Plaza.; Office buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Proposed.; Open spaces -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Proposed.; Parcel 18, Roxbury, Boston (Mass.); Retail Space -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Proposals.; Ruggles Station, Boston (Mass.); Supermarkets -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury -- Proposals.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Roxbury.; Chinatown (Boston, Mass.)
Description: ...a submission to the Boston Redevelopment Authority concerning a proposed mixed use development project (office space, affordable housing, retail, supermarket, open space) on parcel 18 bounded by Tremont and Ruggles Streets, Melnea Cass Boulevard and the Southwest Corridor at Ruggles Station in Boston's Roxbury neighborhood and the Kingston-Bedford/Essex Columbia Plaza development project adjacent to downtown Boston's Chinatown; describes the urban design concept and use options; includes information on Chinatown and Roxbury and their community organizations together with letters of support; includes a section on community citizen participation; also discusses parcel to parcel linkage obligations; gives background information on the development team (developer's qualifications) and community benefits; also includes a program management plan, a financial plan and board member resumes as well as other information concerning this minority developer proposal; a copy of this item was in the BRA collection...