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There's room on advisory group plotting new business district
by Justin A. Rice
December 28, 2008
While it might never have a snappy nickname like "SoWa," the Harrison-Albany Corridor farther along Washington Street in the South End has potential for transformation just the same. Before anyone can think about a nickname, the Boston Redevelopment Authority is seeking nominations from business and property owners, institutions, residents, and the community for an advisory group to help develop a strategic plan for the area.
"A lot of it came out of the success of Washington Street and all the planning and redevelopment there," said Sue Kim, a senior planner at the BRA. "Because it's been moving along so quickly, the mayor in the spring started asking us to look into everything south of Washington Street and down Harrison toward Albany Street."
But while artists' lofts, galleries, restaurants, and condo complexes have recently sprung up in SoWa, or "south of Washington," Kim said, the Harrison Avenue-Albany Street corridor in question, which includes the Boston Herald plant and the Paradigm Building, will probably focus on becoming a more vibrant business district.
"It's a very diverse area," she said. "On one end you have Boston Medical Center, and on the other end you have a bunch of back-street businesses and new condo conversions that do not always complement each other."
The BRA has received proposals from five firms - Crosby Schlessinger and Smallridge, Icon Architecture, Utile Inc., Stull & Lee Inc., and Domenech Hicks & Krockmalnic Architects - hoping to consult on the project, and is aiming to choose one before February.
The deadline to submit nominations for the advisory panel, to be appointed by the mayor, is Jan. 9.
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by Justin A. Rice
December 28, 2008
While it might never have a snappy nickname like "SoWa," the Harrison-Albany Corridor farther along Washington Street in the South End has potential for transformation just the same. Before anyone can think about a nickname, the Boston Redevelopment Authority is seeking nominations from business and property owners, institutions, residents, and the community for an advisory group to help develop a strategic plan for the area.
"A lot of it came out of the success of Washington Street and all the planning and redevelopment there," said Sue Kim, a senior planner at the BRA. "Because it's been moving along so quickly, the mayor in the spring started asking us to look into everything south of Washington Street and down Harrison toward Albany Street."
But while artists' lofts, galleries, restaurants, and condo complexes have recently sprung up in SoWa, or "south of Washington," Kim said, the Harrison Avenue-Albany Street corridor in question, which includes the Boston Herald plant and the Paradigm Building, will probably focus on becoming a more vibrant business district.
"It's a very diverse area," she said. "On one end you have Boston Medical Center, and on the other end you have a bunch of back-street businesses and new condo conversions that do not always complement each other."
The BRA has received proposals from five firms - Crosby Schlessinger and Smallridge, Icon Architecture, Utile Inc., Stull & Lee Inc., and Domenech Hicks & Krockmalnic Architects - hoping to consult on the project, and is aiming to choose one before February.
The deadline to submit nominations for the advisory panel, to be appointed by the mayor, is Jan. 9.
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