On Saturday, February 22, 2025, Melcher St from Necco toward A Street will temporarily be closed until approximately 1pm due to crane work at 51 Melcher. A lane will remain open on Melcher from A Street to Summer Street. During this time inbound traffic from Summer Street will be detoured to Necco Street, turning left turn on Necco Court (Garage Access) to A Street.
updated 2/14/25 with 244 - 284 A Street Open Space Meeting #3 presentation.
February 6th: Sally’s APizza Proposal Abutters Meeting at 6pm. Open to all neighbors. Restaurant location: 30 Thomson Place. View Abutters Meeting recording.
February 7th: City Councilor-At-Large Henry Santana Office Hours from 9am to 10am at t the Cannonball Cafe, 383 Dorchester St.
February 11th: 244 - 284 A Street Open Space Meeting #3 at 6pm hosted by the City of Boston Parks and Recreation and Related Beal to review further refined design updates on the amphitheater within the waterfront Fort Point Park and Harborwalk. View Presentation.
February 13th: Fort Point Landmarks February 2025 Public Meeting at 6pm.
updated 2/13/25 with application presentations.
THE FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION
will hold a public hearing on:
Thursday, February 13, 2025
6:00 PM
II. Administrative Review
APP # 25.0573 FPC 5 NECCO STREET: Installation of storefront and blade signage for Backyard Fitness that includes halo lit channel letters and logo; Installation of "Coming Soon" vinyl decals for existing storefront entrance to be removed at the end of April 2025 (removed by applicant).
APP # 25.0531 FPC 266 SUMMER STREET Installation of two new 16" round non-illuminated blade signs; Installation of decal on building entry door (moved from design review by staff).
II. RATIFICATION OF 1/23/25 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
The Fort Point Neighborhood Association (FPNA) in collaboration with the West Broadway Neighborhood Association has partnered with Boston University first via their Metrobridge Initiative on Cities Program to support the community as we prepare to engage the City of Boston and Procter & Gamble in discussions about the redevelopment of the 31-acre Gillette manufacturing site in our neighborhood
The first phase focused on documenting the existing conditions of the redevelopment site and collecting preliminary data from a range of sources, including neighbors at last November's Help Shape The Future Of The Neighborhood event. View the Existing Conditions Analysis of the Gillette Redevelopment Site report from BU's Urban Research Methods graduate students.
updated 1/30/25 with link to the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services South Boston Liaison's presentation.
updated 1/29/25: with links to Congress St., Sleeper St. and A St. presentation and the Northern Avenue Bridge Advisory and the Northern Avenue Bridge Superstructure Removal Project Notification Form.
You are invited to
an in person
*Please note that our 2025 Kickoff Gathering will take
place in person at the Boston Children's Museum. Online is viewing and
listening only.
If you have any questions, comments or updates, please submit them by end of day, Monday, Jan. 27th to FPNA.
Updated 1/13/25: The Fort Point Channel Landmark District Commission's January meeting date is rescheduled to Jan 23rd after the original Jan 9th meeting had to be cancelled due to a lack of quorum. Zoom link is updated below.
THE FORT POINT CHANNEL LANDMARK DISTRICT COMMISSION
will hold a public hearing on:
Thursday, January 23, 2025
6:00 PM
II. RATIFICATION OF 12/12/24 PUBLIC HEARING MINUTES
A message from Lydia Poleski, our South Boston liaison regarding the the Boston Public Schools (BPS) recommendation to close Excel High School.
Yesterday, BPS shared recommendations for select closures and mergers impacting a total of 6 schools including Excel, identified through a rigorous, transparent, data-driven, process:
This includes 2 high school closures, 1 elementary school closure, 1 merger of two elementary schools, and the conversion of 1 high school from a degree-granting school into a program.
These recommendations will be presented to the Boston School Committee on January 22, 2025. We expect the School Committee to vote on these proposals in March/April 2025.
Boston Public Schools Superintendent Mary Skipper recently shared that the current Excel High School building is in need of capital investments, which the district plans to make after the 2025-2026 school year with the vision of bringing an anchor high school back to the neighborhood.
What does this mean for our neighborhood and students? The vision is to have a fully enrolled high school in the next few years that will be sought out by students and families and delivers the High Quality Student Experience, including early college and career pathways, robust academic programming and a range of extracurriculars–all important pieces in building a strong school community. Excel’s current building has excellent potential and a beautiful WWI memorial in the lobby, which will be preserved alongside the modernization work throughout the learning spaces allowing us to develop programming that best serves our students.
How will this closure impact current Excel High School students in South Boston?
Current 12th graders who are eligible to graduate will graduate in 2025, and current 11th graders will transition to 12th grade and then will be eligible to graduate next year. BPS will cap new enrollment at 9th grade starting in Fall 2025.
Though the building is in poor condition, it shows great potential to support a high-quality student experience. The building is currently being scoped for a decarbonization project through Renew Boston Trust. We are committed to maintaining an anchor high school in South Boston.
The Long-Term Facilities Plan is available for community members to review. BPS has evaluated all schools in the District based on the public Decision-Making Data Framework. The data framework is described here, and all data is publicly available here.
If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Boston Public Schools for further information at BPS Helpline at 617-635-8873 or capitalplanning@