From: parisbill [parisbill@rcn.com]
Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 6:54 AM
To: Fitzgerald, John BRA
Subject: Fw: Subject: BOSTON GARDEN PROJECT - BRA COMMENT LETTER
Importance: High
To:John.Fitzgerald.Bra@CityofBoston.gov
Cc: Peter Meade
Subject: Fw: BOSTON GARDEN PROJECT
Subject: BOSTON GARDEN PROJECT - BRA COMMENT LETTER

William Georgaqui

150 Staniford Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02114

October 12, 2013

SENT VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

John Fitzgerald, Project Manager

Boston Redevelopment Authority

One City Hall Square

Boston, MA 02201

RE: BOSTON GARDEN PROJECT Project

Dear Mr. Fitzgerald:

I am writing to offer my comments on the proposed BOSTON GARDEN PROJECT.

I was born and grew up in the West End.

M y family returned to the West End's Charles River Park from Beacon Hill after the West End redevelopment .

I am a resident, cooperative shareholder of West End Place and Chairperson of the West End Place Neighborhood Relations Committee

I also serve on the Board of Directors of the West End Community Center, a Board Member of the Downtown North Association and the founder of the new West End Residents Association..

I totally support the Boston Properties/Delaware North Cos,. proposal to develop a residential tower with 500 units, an office tower containing 600,000 square feet of office space, a 306-room boutique hotel and a four-story podium of retail shops and a proposed new neighborhood West End / North End/Beacon Hill supermarket.

The 1.7-million-square-foot mixed-use development is planned to be built on a 3-acre parcel fronting Causeway Street with a new Causeway Street entrance to T.D. Garden.

North Station and T. D. Garden play important roles as destination centers for our West End.

T.D. Garden is the largest indoor sports and entertainment complex north of New York City offering over 200 sports and entertainment events each year.

T.D. Garden is also an important Boston/Greater Boston/New England destination and an key component for the success of our many of our allied West End businesses .

Boston Properties is a five star national developer.

They offer this joint venture exceptional financial resources, expert property development/management knowledge and a special understanding why Boston is an unique and very special city.

I sincerely trust that the BRA will carefully study and address our West End residents and business concerns via the important BRA’s Article 80 review process.

I have attended the many Boston Properties/Delaware North BRA and community meetings.

At each community meeting, the management teams of Boston Properties/Delaware North have carefully listened to and respectfully addressed West End residents specific concerns and suggestions.

I suggest that the Boston Properties/Delaware North project will be a positive game changing project for both downtown Boston and especially our West End community..

Thank you for this opportunity to comment.

Sincerely,

William Georgaqui

Resident - West End Place