A non-profit group that wants to put affordable housing on 7 1/2 acres of East Boston waterfront it owns is suing the state agency that says the land can only be used for marine industries - or yacht storage - even though the land has no docks or access to the harbor's main shipping channel. Read more.
Rendeirng of proposed seasonal patio
A temporary outdoor patio during the pandemic has worked so well for Mi Pueblito, 333 Border St., it wants to make the patio permanent. Read more.
Border Street crime scene
Live Boston reports two men were shot on Border Street near the Shaw's around 2:30 a.m. The homicide unit was called in due to the severity of one of the victim's injuries.
Hacopian during Zoomed hearing yesterday.
The Boston Licensing Board today approved plans for the operators of a Quincy restaurant to open an outlet on Border Street near Decatur Street that hopes to attract both East Boston residents and a growing community of Eastie restaurant workers who'd prefer to cap their nights near home rather than across the harbor. Read more.
Cambridge Police and the FBI say Jammy Alphonse had a long night on July 25 into the 26th - which could now mean a long sentence in a federal prison. Read more.
Police examine scene. Photo by Live Boston
Live Boston reports a man was shot in the leg shortly before 2:30 a.m. behind 710-712 Border St., in the Shore Plaza complex in East Boston.
Around 10:40 p.m. on Friday, victim found on Border Street near Maverick Street. Injuries not considered life threatening.
NBC Boston reports the body was recovered from Boston Harbor off Border Street after it was called in around 10:45 a.m.
A 15-year-old, in the foot, shortly after 9:30 p.m. on Border Street near Sumner Street in a drive-by. Police found a car with gunfire damage and a shell casing on Border Street near Liverpool Street.
Architect's rendering
The Zoning Board of Appeals yesterday approved a developer's plan to build a five-story, 18-unit residential building on what is now a salvage yard at 277 Border St., near Central Square. Read more.
Architect's rendering.
A downtown developer with a fascination for East Boston has proposed replacing an auto-body shop at 277 Border St. with a five-story building with 18 residential units. Read more.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters were able to rescue a worker who got trapped inside a 10x30 barge in the water off Border Street, near the Umana Academy. The man was rescued shortly after 8:45 a.m. and handed over to EMS for transport to a local hospital.
Architect's rendering.
A cancer researcher turned real-estate investor has filed plans with the BPDA for a 16-unit residential building at 425 Border St., at the corner of Falcon Street. Read more.
The Boston Fire Department reports a four-alarm fire that heavily damaged a warehouse on Border Street in Central Square started inside a trailer parked inside the warehouse:
Heat source too close to combustibles. Indication someone may have used it to sleep.
The Board of Appeal yesterday approved plans by the owner of 135-139 Border St. to gut what is now a three-story office building and turn the upper two floors into apartments or condos.
BFD: Cause may have been somebody using a heat source to warm a trailer he or she was sleeping in.
The Boston Fire Department reports firefighters responded around 6 p.m. to Border Street for what turned into a four-alarm fire in a vacant three-story warehouse next to the shopping center. Read more.
Boston Police continue to look for the instigators of "a large fight" at Shore Plaza East on Border Street Wednesday night that sent five people to the hospital. Read more.
Architect's rendering.
The Zoning Board of Appeals yesterday approved a developer's plan to replace auto-body repair shops with a six-story condo building at 301-303 Border St.
The BPDA had approved City Realty's plans for the $21.6-million, 64-condo project, which will include ten 3-bedroom units and consolidate five lots into one, last month. Read more.
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