We are disappointed that Mayor Wu is perpetuating the BPDA’s messaging over what hundreds of us have told her about the process and our concerns about the PLAN. Just this week, she commented on PLAN: Charlestown in an interview on Boston Public Radio. Here is a link to the full question and answer: https://www.youtube.com/live/pzz4ZRoxZao?si=FjpWL6-3FuF_-hrl […]
For two years, the Peace Park Working Committee, which includes CPS representatives, has kept pressure on MassDOT to fulfill its authorization of the Peace Park remodeling of the former Lowney Way tot lot between Prospect and Mt. Vernon Streets. In partnership with the Charlestown Coalition’s leadership, we have finally had a breakthrough. City departments will […]
Great news! the Boston Landmarks Commission (BLC) has accepted the petition for an Architectural Conservation District for a Charlestown Industrial District. At the July 25th meeting of the BLC, Protect Historic Charlestown Chair, Eric Hill, presented a petition to the Commission to begin a process to establish a thematic Architectural Conservation District for important remaining industrial […]
The Charlestown Savings Bank is the neighborhood’s only commercial building with an individual landmark designation with the City of Boston. It is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places. A five-story addition to the Charlestown Savings Bank at 1-2 Thompson Square was approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals pending review by the […]