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Wider Community Affairs

West End Project
BPL West End Branch Programming Study

In FY21 a programming study launched at the West End Branch to assess the interior and exterior physical conditions of the building and to identify the library services needs of the community.
Project History
  • West End Programming Study Final Report Fall 2021 (PDF, 73 MB)
  • Programming Study Community Meeting #3 Recording, May 11, 2021
  • Slides from third community meeting, May 11, 2021 (PDF)
  • Slides from second community meeting, January 26, 2021 (PDF)
  • Programming Study Community Meeting #1 Recording, October 22, 2020
  • Slides from first community meeting, October 22, 2020 (PDF)
  • Meeting Announcement for Tuesday, June 14th, 2022 at 6:30 PM; register at https://bit.ly/WestEndMeeting

Charlesbank Landing & Esplanade Riverfront Pavilion Project

charlesbank_landing_update_-_dcr_stewardship_council_-_10.15.2021__1_.pdf
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letter_of_support_charlesbank_landing_11.9.21.pdf
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MGH Institutional Master Plan (IMP) Cambridge Street Project

2021.10.26_garden_st_community_presentation_-_final.pptx
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cambridge_street_project_bhca_meeting_3-12-19.pdf
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bhca_comment_letter_re_mgh__final_3.22.19__v2_.pdf
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For more information on the MGH IMP and the Article 80 process, click ​here.

Charles F. Hurley Building Redevelopment

The 327,000 SF building, located at 19 Staniford Street, opened in 1971.  It contains offices for the Department of Unemployment Assistance, MassHire/Department of Career Services, and other state offices.
The site will be redeveloped through a public-private partnership, which will infuse new uses into the 3.25-acre site while creating modern office space for state agencies.

For more information regarding the Hurley Building Redevelopment project, please visit

https://www.mass.gov/service-details/charles-f-hurley-building-redevelopment​
The BHCA hosted a virtual presentation on the proposed redevelopment of the Hurley Building, a state-owned building on Cambridge Street between Stanford and New Chardon Streets. Click here to see that presentation.

See the BHCA comment letter to DCAMM on this proposed project below.
bhca_to_a._vladeck_dcamm_4.16.20.pdf
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The Mayor's Housing Innovation Lab

beacon_hill_response_faq.pdf
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beacon_hill_response_housing_with_public_assets.pdf
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request_for_information_.pdf
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Suffolk University

Suffolk University is proposing new student housing at the site of the existing Ames Hotel at 1 Court Street in the Government Center area of Downtown. The proposed conversion will involve 114 rooms and approximately 280 beds of undergraduate student housing. Interior renovations are limited to furniture changes and security upgrades, with no major changes proposed to the existing site or the existing building facade. The project also includes approximately 2,200 square feet of active ground floor use consisting of a student lounge and publicly accessible retail space.
Suffolk University Supplemental Info for 1 Court Street
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Suffolk University 1 Court Street Residence PNF
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