Soho Developer Tackling Boston's Wharf Area
A team of developers from New York City plan to add to Boston's already up and coming Fort Point Channel Neighborhood.
"A New York development team that helped bring lively urban style to South Beach and SoHo won permission yesterday to tackle the redevelopment of historic brick warehouses in the heart of Boston's Fort Point Channel area."
The developer has paid for 17 buildings in the Fort Point Channel area, which was once part of the Boston Wharf Co holdings of historic warehouses, and plans renovations for 10. They plans call for the creation of a lively district of residential and mixed use buildings to add to the rapidly up and coming wharf area, which is already being settled by artists.
"'I want to see entrepreneurial expression, risk-taking, and creativity' as the buildings are redeveloped, an animated Tony Goldman, chief executive of Goldman Properties, said as he walked briskly on a tour of the neighborhood."
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Just what the city needs,
Just what the city needs, more high-price luxury condos! I'm excited when the city consists of only lux condos and projects, that will be great.
I also like the verbs the author uses when describing this area such as: "tackling Fort Point." Leading one to believe that walking the streets involves dodging hypodermic needles, and aggressive bums. Give me a break, in reality the streets aren't the best in the city, but FAR from being really run-down. In addition to this, the area is actually quite interesting visually, which is somewhat of an endangered species in these parts.
South Beach and SoHo on the resume? So does this mean the developer wants to create a neighborhood filled with bank-rolled artists who contribute little or nothing to the social progression of America?
Most of the interesting artists (besides some of the artists living in subsidized housing) were forced out years ago. Just another area of the city with some character going to the dogs instead of some creative re-use. It's a shame.