Urban design: fan pier development/pier 4 development.
Contributors: Boston Mariner Company.
Published: 1987
Language: eng
Subjects: Canals -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston.; Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston -- Fort Point Channel Area -- Proposed.; Fan Pier, Boston (Mass.); Harborwalk -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston.; Hotels -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston -- Proposed.; Land Use, Open Space, and Parks -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston -- Waterfront -- Proposals.; Marinas -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston.; Pier 4, Boston (Mass.); Planned Development Area (PDA) 22 and 24, Boston (Mass.); Public Access -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston -- Waterfront.; City planning -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston -- Waterfront.; Wharves, Wharfs, Piers -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- South Boston.
Description: ...a submission to the Boston Redevelopment Authority concerning a proposed mixed use development project on South Boston waterfront property bounded by Commonwealth Pier, Boston harbor, Northern Avenue and Fort Point Channel known as Planned Development Areas (PDA's) 23 and 24; issues covered include: street grid, canal, marina, Harborwalk, variations in ground level, building uses and massing, pedestrian (public) access, land use (open space/park), hotel, building design, view corridors, barrier free handicapped access, etc.; includes architect's illustrations and a letter from Pier 4 developer (Boston Mariner Company) to Robert Kraia of the Boston Redevelopment Authority concerning design issues; copies of this item were in the BRA collection...