More delay for waterfront tower as Janey seeks to withdraw harbor zoning plan
The zoning plan is key to developer Don Chiofaro’s long-held vision for a 600-foot tower where the Boston Harbor Garage now stands.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey is seeking to withdraw a downtown Boston harbor plan from a state review process, a move that will likely delay approval of a controversial 600-foot tower proposed for a site next to the New England Aquarium, perhaps for several years, the Globe’s Jon Chesto reports.
Janey has been under increasing pressure in recent weeks from her rivals in the mayor’s race and from environmental groups to withdraw Boston’s Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan from consideration by the state Department of Environmental Protection. She is set to announce the move Thursday afternoon.
The zoning plan is key to developer Don Chiofaro’s long-held vision for a 600-foot tower where the Boston Harbor Garage now stands, because it would permit a far-taller building than what state waterfront rules currently allow there. Without the new zoning allowed through the harbor plan, Chiofaro would essentially be limited to a building of roughly 150 feet, a size he says would make the project economically unfeasible.
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