Boston's Neighborhoods

Select a neighborhood Allston/Brighton Back Bay Beacon Hill/West End Charlestown Chinatown/Leather District Dorchester Downtown East Boston Fenway/Kenmore Hyde Park Jamaica Plain Mattapan Mission Hill North End Roslindale Roxbury South Boston South End/Bay Village West Roxbury Citywide Click here for all neighborhoods Downtown    Downtown Boston is the heart of the City, home to corporate headquarters, financial industry hubs, and City Hall. With countless office towers, businesses, and government centers, including City Hall and the Statehouse, the area comes alive with thousands of workers bustling to and from work. Downtown Boston is linked to the neighborhoods in many ways. Perhaps the most popular is the historic Freedom Trail, which winds through the city, linking today's downtown with 16 of the city's most historic sites. One of the oldest and most famous walking tours in the country, the Trail highlights two and a half centuries of Boston's historical past.    Planning Initiatives: 1. Central Artery Air Rights Planning The Boston 2000 Plan was adopted by the City in 1991 as a master plan for the Central Artery air rights from Causeway St... 2. Central Artery Air Rights Planning/Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway The Boston 2000 Plan was adopted by the City in 1991 as the master plan for the Central Artery air rights from Causewa... 3. Downtown Crossing Economic Improvement Initiative Mayor Menino’s Downtown Crossing Economic Improvement Initiative In October 2004, Mayor Thomas M. Menin... 4. Fort Point Downtown Municipal Harbor Plan ... 5. Government Center Green Growth District Mayor Menino has commenced a public process of re-envisioning the Government Center area as a "Green Growth District". ... 6. Greenway District Planning Study The Greenway District Planning Study has held three public meetings to date. Please see below for the PowerPoint Present... 7. Lovejoy Wharf Municipal Harbor Plan Amendment Chapter 91 of the M.G.L. and 310 CMR 9.00, the Waterways Regulations, protect the public's rights on private and Commonw... 8. Washington Street Public Realm Plan The Washington Street Public Realm Plan is a six-point strategy established to aid in the revitalization of Boston's his...    Development Projects: 1. 185 Franklin Street 2. 45 Province Street 3. 45 Stuart Street 4. Avenir Parcel 1A (by Trinity) 5. Emerson College Colonial Residences 6. Emerson College Paramount Center 7. Government Center Garage Redevelopment 8. Harbor Garage 9. Hayward Place 10. Mass General Hospital Institutional Master Plan 11. Nashua Street Residences 12. One Bromfield Street 13. One Court Street 14. One Franklin/Filene's Redevelopment 15. Russia Wharf 16. South Station Air Rights 17. Suffolk Univeristy- 10 West Street Dormitory 18. Suffolk University-IMP and Modern Theatre 19. Two Financial Center    Maps:       Go to: www.mapjunction.com/BRA                                                   for the Boston Atlas main web site. 1. Government Center/Bulfinch Triangle/Haymarket 2. South Station/Financial District    Publications:      Click here to search all publications 1. 05-2 (Insight) Downtown Crossing-Vital Heart of Downtown Boston  2005 - PDF 2. 117 Central Business District Preservation Study Part   1980 3. 172 Downtown Projects II, Economic Context Background   1986 4. 193 A Demographic Profile of Downtown Boston in 1980  1986 5. 195 The Revitalization of Downtown Boston: History, As  1986 6. 214 Residential Development Downtown & in the Fort Poi  1985 7. 215 Residential Development Potential for Downtown Bos  1985 8. 219 A Survey of the Downtown Residential Development P  1985 9. 22 A History of Boston's Government Center  1970 10. 23 Government Center  1970 11. 233 The Boston Office Market and its Future Perspectiv  1987 12. 234 The Boston Office Market & its Management; The Pre  1986 13. 235 The Boston Office Market & it's Future Perspective  1986 14. 239 Downtown Boston: Economy, Employment, Labor Force  1985 15. 251 Retail Trade in Boston: Trends in Sales & Employm  1987 16. 263 Boston's Office Vacancy Rates, Recent & Projected;  1987 17. 264 Downtown Housing for Boston  1986 18. 282 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates1986 4th Quarte  1987 19. 283 The 1986 Boston Office Industry Survey Preliminary  1987 20. 284 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates 1987 1st Quart  1987 21. 286 An Inventory of Office Space in Downtown Boston  1987 22. 287 An Analysis of Class A Office Space in Downtown Bo  1987 23. 304 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates 1987 2nd Quart  1987 24. 308 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates 1987 3rd Quart  1988 25. 317 Central Neighborhood Profile, 1985  1988 26. 335 Boston Class A Office Market: 1987 Year End Review  1988 27. 344 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates 1988, 1st Quar  1988 28. 350 Boston Class A Office Vacancy Rates 1988 2nd Quart  1988 29. 351 Boston Class A Office Market 1988, 3rd Quarter Vac  1989 30. 360 Boston Class A Office Market 1988 4th Quarter Vaca  1989 31. 363 Boston Class A Office Market 1989, 1st Quarter & V  1989 32. 367 The Boston Office Market, 1989-2000  1989 33. 369 Trends in Retail Trade in Boston & The Metropolita  1989 34. 375 The Boston Office Market, Year-End 1989 & Quarterl  1990 35. 38 Boston's New High-Rise Office Buildings: A Study   1974 36. 386 The Boston Office Market, First Quarter1990 & Quar  1990 37. 389 The Boston Office Market, 2nd Quarter1990 & Quarte  1991 38. 402 The Boston Office Market, 3rd Quarter 1990 & Quart  1991 39. 403 The Boston Class A Office Market Year End 1990 & Q  1991 40. 405 The Boston Class A Office Market 1st Quarterly Pro  1991 41. 409 The Boston Class A Office Market2nd Quarter 1991 &  1991 42. 414 Central Boston Population & Housing Profile, 1990 STF 1  1991 43. 429 The Boston Class A Office Market, Third Quarter 19  1991 44. 431 Central Boston Planning District STF 1 1980-1990 P  1992 45. 451 The Boston Class A Office Market, Fourth Quarter 1  1992 46. 459 The Hotel Market in Boston & Ten Other Cities The   1992 47. 465 Boston Office Industry Survey, 1987  1992 48. 466 The Boston Class A Office Market, Second Quarter 1  1992 49. 470 Central Boston 1990 Census of Population & Housing  1993 50. 483 The Boston Class A Office Market, Year-End 1992  1993 51. 494 The Boston Class A Office Market Mid Year Report 1  1993 52. 497 The Boston Class A Office Market Year-End Report 1  1994 53. 515 Boston’s Strong Office Market  1998 54. 574 Central - 2000 Census of Population and Housing  2003 - PDF 55. 81 Office Industry Survey-Part II Office Tenant Respo  1979 56. 87 Boston's Downtown Crossing: Its Effect on Downtow  1980 57. SF1data4 PD 4: Central  2002 - PDF    Links: 1. Downtown Crossing Association

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