Charlestown neighbors are about to get a front-row seat to the next big chapter for Bunker Hill Mall, with city planners set to host a virtual public meeting on Monday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. The session will focus on a proposed tweak to the Charlestown Urban Renewal Plan that would clear the path for New England Development’s first phase at 5 Austin Street / 201 Rutherford Avenue. The filing calls for a six-story building with roughly 240 apartments, and developer documents and local reporting say about 20 percent of those homes – around 48 units – would be income-restricted.
How to join the meeting
According to the Charlestown Bridge, the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s Planning Department will run the meeting via Zoom on Monday, April 13 at 6:30 p.m. Residents can log in through the BPDA meeting notice linked in that advisory. City staff are expected to outline the requested change to the urban renewal plan, then open things up for questions, comments and, most likely…..