- MA
- Suffolk County
- 7/31/24
- 07/31/2024
- 41 Minutes
- Noteworthy
- Highly Noteworthy
- Routine
Overview: The Boston Public Facilities Commission recently approved a series of high-profile contracts aimed at enhancing the city’s public facilities. The contracts, totaling over $16 million, will fund architectural and design services for projects including the South End Library, North End Community Center, green technology consultations for various city facilities, and the renovation of Madison Park Technical Vocational High School.
- MA
- Suffolk County
- 6/26/24
- 06/26/2024
- 43 Minutes
- Noteworthy
- Highly Noteworthy
- Routine
Overview: The Boston Public Facilities Commission has approved a series of development projects aimed at creating affordable housing and preserving open community space in various neighborhoods of Boston. At the forefront of the approvals was the extension of the tentative developer designation for a parcel on Amory Street in Roxbury, where Urban Edge Housing Corporation is planning an affordable housing project. The commission also greenlit the design amendment for the Boston City Hall and Plaza Renovation Phase two project and ratified the appointment of Carleton Jones as the director of the Public Facilities Department.
- MA
- Suffolk County
- 5/22/24
- 05/22/2024
- 38 Minutes
- Noteworthy
- Highly Noteworthy
- Routine
Overview: The Boston Public Facilities Commission discussed developments in local infrastructure and community projects, with a primary focus on the construction of the new William E. Carter School in the South End. The school, designed to support students with disabilities and complex needs, faced unforeseen site conditions leading to requests for substantial contract amendments and time extensions. The meeting also saw the approval of community projects in Roxbury and the acceptance of a grant for foreclosure prevention counseling services.