Commonwealth center plan (and technical appendix)
Contributors: A. W. Perry, Inc; F. D. Rich and Company
Published: 1988
Language: eng
Number of pages: 20
Subjects: Central Business District, Boston (Mass.) -- Development Projects -- Proposed.; Commonwealth Center, Boston (Mass.) -- Proposed.; Development Projects -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposed.; Downtown, Boston (Mass.) -- Development Projects -- Proposed.; Environmental impact statements -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Evans House, Boston (Mass.) -- Historic Preservation.; Historic buildings -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Historic preservation -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown.; Hotel Avery, Boston (Mass.) -- Historic preservation.; Hotels -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Downtown -- Proposals.; Midtown Cultural District, Boston (Mass.) -- Development Projects -; Boston (Mass.) -- Economic policy -- Central Business District.
Description: ...concerns a proposed development project in the Midtown Cultural District on parcel 30 in downtown Boston;provides an historic overview of the Theater District and describes the proposed development project (hotel, office, theater); the technical appendix includes the following information: 1) the Public Benefits Plan for the neighboring residents, visual and performing artists, merchants and residents of Chinatown, historic preservation and open space organizations and the Midtown economy, 2) the Cultural Facilities Program for three new performance spaces, a 499 seat dance theater, a 499 seat flexible dramatic theater and a 250 seat music and dance performance space, 3) a Historic Preservation Analysis for the streets, alleys and buildings on the project site including 565, 571, 611, 617 Washington Street, 10 Avery Street, 10 Haymarket Place and 175 Tremont Street, 4) an archaeological overview which explains the archaeological investigation which will be undertaken at this historic location, 5) a transportation analysis summarizing the projected mass transit and automobile usage, site access, parking demand and traffic impacts on the local intersections, 6) an environmental analysis illustrating the project's shadow impacts on the Boston Common and 7) information on the development team; these items were in the BRA collection...