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From YouTube: Winthrop Square Groundbreaking
Description
Mayor Walsh, members of the Boston Planning and Development Agency, elected officials, and guests break ground for Winthrop Square, a mixed use tower to be erected in the financial district. The city received over $100 million for the sale of the space, and that money will go towards upkeep of Boston Common and Franklin Park.
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The
long-awaited
Emerald
Necklace
completion,
a
construction
of
new,
affordable
housing
in
Chinatown,
not
to
mention
an
unparalleled
focus
on
workforce
diversity
in
the
more
than
2,500
new
construction
jobs
that
will
be
created,
which
will
set
a
new
standard
for
inclusion
in
Boston
going
forward.
There
will
also
be
2700
new
permanent
jobs
as
a
direct
result
of
the
Winthrop
Center's
rise
in
the
heart
of
downtown.
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Finally,
MP
Boston
has
gone
beyond
to
rethink
and
reimagine
Winthrop
Center
from
a
global
perspective,
by
fully
integrating
transformational
design
in
ways
that
have
never
been
done
before
in
the
area
of
sustainability,
when
durab
Center
will
not
only
achieve
LEED,
Platinum
would
become
the
largest
passive
house
office
project
in
the
world,
using
65%,
less
energy
than
the
Boston
average,
and
setting
a
new
efficiency
standard
for
the
modern
office
building
for
wellness,
Winthrop
centers.
Well,
gold
certification
will
mean
a
total
integration
of
superior
air
quality,
unprecedented
thermal
comfort,
world-class
wellness
facilities
and
access
to
public
transit.
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Finally,
as
a
technology
pioneer,
Winthrop
Center
will
achieve
wired,
Platinum
certification,
the
highest
possible
rating
for
infrastructure
and
Internet
connectivity
and
smart
system
technology
in
partnership
with
the
team
of
MIT
professors.
Behind
the
acclaimed
urban
metabolism
study,
Winthrop
Center
will
be
powered
by
connects
IQ
a
first-of-its-kind
platform
that
will
allow
users
to
engage
with
the
building
on
a
deep
and
personal
level,
transforming
how
they
live,
breathe,
work
stay
well
and
stay
connected
in
a
21st
century
environment.
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So
Robert
jr.
Jason,
Derek,
Eric
and
Christopher,
they
moved
to
Boston
from
North
Carolina
in
2012.
They
began
singing
at
MBTA
stations
to
help
their
mom
and
dad
pay
the
bills
now
they're
performing
at
Fenway
Park
for
the
governor
for
the
mayor
at
a
recent
n-double-a-cp
gathering,
and
the
list
goes
on.
Thank
you,
gentlemen,
for
starting
our
evening
so
beautifully
I.
F
Am
along
with
my
colleagues
at
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency,
and
those
throughout
City
Hall
so
proud
to
be
here
today
to
celebrate
the
groundbreaking
of
what
will
be
known
as
Winthrop
Center.
We're
not
only
celebrating
what
will
be
a
dynamic
mixed-use
tower
that
will
create
thousands
of
new
jobs
and
further
activate
our
downtown,
but
a
truly
once-in-a-generation
project
that
will
allow
the
city
of
Boston
to
make
enormous
and
significant
investments
in
our
neighborhoods
and
in
our
people.
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We
often
say
at
City
Hall
that
new
development
brings
positive
benefits
to
our
residents,
whether
or
not
they
ever
step
through
the
door
of
these
new
buildings.
But
there
is
no
development
that
embodies
that
some
sentiment
like
Winthrop
Center.
Does
this
sale
of
what
was
a
dilapidated
garage
generating?
No
revenue
for
the
city
of
Boston
and
its
people
will
result
in
over
a
hundred
sixty
million
dollars
back
to
the
residents
of
this
city,
and
it
will
create.
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And
it
will
create
needed,
affordable
housing,
downtown
the
comprehensive
and
public
community
process
that
this
project
underwent
created
a
much
better
project,
with
stronger
benefits
for
the
neighborhoods
and
beyond
I.
Thank
everyone
here
who
was
and
will
continue
to
be
involved
in
the
future
of
Winthrop
Center.
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G
One
building
that
would
allow
us
to
have
the
opportunity
to
take
everything
that
we've
learned,
everything
that
we
know
about
Boston
everything
that
Boston
has
become
and
put
it
into
one
building,
there's
been
a
long
time
since
there's
been
a
a
great
new
office
building
built,
you
know
in
the
financial
district
and
the
combination
of
that
office.
Building
that
we're
going
to
build
with
the
apartment
house
really
allows
us
to
do
something,
as
you
saw
in
the
video
that
doesn't
exist
in
Boston
and
this
world
class.
G
This
building,
when
completed,
will
compete
with
any
other
building
that
exists
throughout
not
only
the
country
but
in
other
world
capitals,
and
that,
after
all,
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
believe
about
Boston.
You
know:
we've
invested
over
four
billion
dollars
here
over
the
last
twenty
years
and
we
believe
that
Boston,
even
though
it's
smaller
is
a
great
world
capital
and
to
us
it's
where
we
focused
most
of
our
attention
during
this
period
of
time
and
our
team,
which
is
led
by
Joe
and
Cathy,
always
has
that
always
is
attempting
to
achieve
greatness.
G
G
Involvement
on
this
site
was
about
two
and
a
half
years.
There
were
definitely
points
along
the
way
that
I
wondered
if
we
would
ever
be
standing
here
tonight,
but
the
mayor
always
remains
steadfast.
He
saw
the
vision,
not
only
the
paycheck,
that
we
were
gonna
give
him,
but
he
saw
the
vision
as
well
and
never
once
gave
up
on
moving
the
ball
forward,
even
though
that
we
had
to
go
through
some.
G
Brian
golden
and
his
team
been
very
easy
to
sit
back
and
say
a
lot
of
controversy
here.
This
is
a
you
know.
It
required
a
stand.
It
required
to
have
conviction
about
where
you
wanted
to
be
in,
and
Brian
I
think
you
for
that
you've
been
in
go
part
of
this
Boston
City
Council
I
saw
bill.
Linehan
here
tonight
who
started
us
out
was
the
very
first
motion
to
get
us
get
us
going
and
I.
Think
all
of
the.
G
G
Everyone
saw
the
greater
good
and
eventually,
although
it
took
a
little
bit
longer
than
we
all
wanted
it
to
eventually,
we've
ended
up
to
where
we
are
here
today,
I'd
like
to
thank
Gary
Handel
who's
in
the
audience.
Gary
is
the
principal
of
Bihar.
Gary
Handel
associates
the
building
that
you
saw
up
here.
The
building
that
just
sits
over
here
all
the
buildings
we've
done.
These
are
all
designs
that
are
collaboration
between
Gary,
his
team
and
myself
and
I
have
never
worked
so
hard
on
a
building.
G
I
have
more
time,
as
my
team
can
attest
invested
in
this
building
than
I
do
in
any
building
that
I've
ever
built,
because
we
want
this
one
to
be
very.
Very
special.
Big
spotlight
has
been
shining
on
us
ever
since
we
undertook
and
the
the
bid,
and
we
were
selected
by
the
city
and
we
intend
to
fulfill
those
dreams
and
those
visions
there's
nothing
that
you
seen
on
our
video
tonight
that
we
don't
intend
to
deliver
to
the
city
and,
finally,
the
community.
G
There
was
so
much
community
support,
bill,
Moran
and
his
mentor's
there's
gone
and
and
all
the
of
the
support
that
the
community
gave
us
in
going
through
this
process.
I
know
that
we've
made
you
all
a
lot
of
promises
along
the
way
about
how
we're
going
to
engage
with
you
and
I
guarantee
you
that
mr.
G
F
Thank
you,
Chris
Mayor,
Walsh's
vision
of
the
possibilities
that
could
result
from
the
sale
of
the
Winthrop
Square
garage
have
brought
us
here
this
evening
and
and
it's
because
early
in
his
first
term,
the
mayor
directed
those
of
us
on
his
staff,
the
Boston
planning
and
development
agency,
a
variety
of
our
colleagues
and
other
city
agencies
to
focus
on
unused
or
underutilized
properties
that
were
publicly
owned.
Simply
put,
he
insisted
that
publicly
owned
property
must
do
good
things
for
the
public
that
owned
it.
F
Underutilized
property
must
be
tapped
to
provide
housing,
open
space,
economic
vitality
wherever
possible.
That
was
an
early
and
consistent
direction
from
the
time
he
became
mayor
in
2014.
So
this
focus
by
Mayor
Walsh
is
yielding
a
new
reality
here
in
Winthrop
Square,
a
decaying
garage
will
now
help
catalyze
the
creation
of
a
residential
neighborhood
in
the
financial
district,
the
last
part
of
the
city.
Without
a
significant
residential
component,
it
will
create
new,
affordable
units
in
downtown
Boston,
thousands
of
jobs
at
building
the
project,
and
then
those
who
occupy
the
commercial
space.
F
It
will
provide
resources
for
major
housing
improvements
in
multiple
neighborhoods
in
historic
investments.
That
will
pay
dividends
for
generations
in
Boston,
Common
and
Franklin
Park,
it's
exciting
and
as
Mayor
Walsh
demanded
it's
a
project
that
will
truly
serve
all
Bostonians
in
all
their
diversity.
With
that,
it's
my
pleasure
to
introduce
mayor,
Marty,
wolf.
H
Thank
you
very
much
Brian
and
let
me
out,
let
me
just
stop
by
thanking
Brian
and
the
staff
at
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
Agency,
who
did
an
incredible
job,
not
just
here
but
every
day
in
the
City
of
Austin
and
thinking
about
building
and
moving
moving
Boston
forward.
So
thank
you,
Brian
and
thank
you
to
your
entire
team.
That's
here
today,
I
want
to
thank
Chris,
Jeffries
and
millennium
he's
become
a
friend.
H
H
That
was
once
a
garage
that
the
money
that
was
used
that
was
taken
in
from
that
garage
for
parking,
was
put
into
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
helped
stabilize
for
many
many
years
the
Boston
Housing
Authority.
It
got
shut
down
somewhere
around
2007.
It
got
condemned
after
that
and
in
2014
my
very
first
budget.
H
I
want
to
thank
you
and
your
entire
team.
Professional
first
class
and
great
people
I
also
just
want
to
take
a
moment.
I
know
it's
cold,
so
I
won't
go
too
long
because
half
what
I
said
was
gonna
say
has
already
been
said.
So
I
won't
bore
you
on
that.
But
I
want
to
thank
City
Council,
Eddie
Flynn,
who
is
here
with
us
today.
Eddie
succeeded
bill,
Lenihan,
Thank,
You
Eddie,
for
what
you've
done
and
what
you
do
cares
about.
H
The
city
state
represented
Russell
homes
and
other
person
who
cares
about
the
city
he
represented
the
district.
Next
to
me,
when
I
was
a
state
rep,
but
he
understands
the
importance
of
what
happens
in
winters
square
affects
what
happens
in
High
Park.
What
happens
in
High
Park
affects
what
happens
in
downtown
Boston,
so
I
want
to
thank
you,
represented
for
being
here
as
well.
H
I
want
to
thank
Billy
Lenihan
because
he
truly
was
a
partner
in
this
project
with
me
from
the
very
beginning,
and
he
said
well,
how
do
we
move
forward
and
we
talked
about
what
the
benefits
in
this
project
would
be
to
the
city
of
Boston
and
Thank
You
Billy,
for
that
I
want
to
thank
Brian's
already.
The
head
of
the
Boston
Building
Trades,
who
is
another
great
champion
in
in
runs
income
they've,
rather
create
apprentice
program
in
the
program
called
building
pathways,
which
the
kids
will
be
working
in
this
project.
H
One
thing:
Harry
Brett
from
local
12,
plumbers,
Union,
thank
you,
Harry
for
being
here
as
well,
and
I
could
think
so.
Many
other
people
there's
one
of
the
person
I
want
to
thank
I,
want
to.
Thank
the
company
is
building
this
building
Suffolk
construction,
not
just
because
they're
a
builder
but
because
anytime
anyone
picks
up
the
phone
and
I
was
saying
this
to
represent
him
homes
a
minute
ago.
Probably
one
of
the
most
generous
people
in
the
country
is
right
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
it's
Suffolk
construction
and
in
particular
John
fish.
H
H
As
I
said
three
years
ago,
he
bit
began
a
process,
a
transparent
process
to
sell
city-owned
property.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
City
Council.
We
work
very
closely
with
the
community.
We
worked
very
closely
with
the
the
state
representatives
in
the
state
senators.
We
did
have
have
a
lot
of
compunction,
the
road
for
different
various
different
reasons,
but
our
goal
was
to
make
sure
that
we
get
the
best
project
we
could
for
the
city
of
Boston
and,
more
importantly,
the
best
deal
for
the
people
of
Boston
and
that's
what
we've
done
in
more
ways.
H
One
you've
already
seen
the
video,
and
you
know
that
this
project
is
transformative
in
our
city.
It's
it's
going
to
create
beautiful
public
spaces.
It's
going
to
create,
affordable
housing
has
been
mentioned
several
times.
This
is
permanent
jobs,
sustainability,
national
model,
tech.
Everything
that
you
can
imagine
in
a
building.
It's
right
here
in
this
neighborhood.
H
We
heard
a
lot
about
what
this
project
the
projects
is:
gonna
gonna
benefit,
but
I
just
want
to.
Let
you
give
you
a
little
snapshot
with
this.
What
this
project
does
when
builds
fifteen
million
dollars
a
year
in
tax
revenue
for
the
city
of
Boston
proceeds
from
this
sale
of
160
million
dollars
are
going
to
go
into
twenty
eight
million
dollars
into
revitalizing
Boston
Common,
probably
the
first
time
it's
ever
been
fully
revitalized
in
the
history
census.
H
Since
it's
been
built
in
Boston
Commons,
our
first
public
park
in
the
United
States
of
America,
twenty
eight
million
dollars
into
Franklin
Park.
What
we
were
doing
in
Franklin
Park
is
that
we
were.
We
were
putting
six
hundred
thousand
and
seven
hundred
thousand
and
a
million
dollars
in
the
budget
to
do
patches
of
roadway
around
the
park,
and
we
didn't
have
a
plan
and
we're
saying
by
the
time.
H
Fifteen
years
from
now,
we
would
have
had
the
pathway
around
the
park
done
with
all
the
investments
we
were
making
just
kind
of
piecemeal,
because
we
didn't
have
the
investment
twenty-eight
million
dollars
from
the
seal.
This
building
is
gonna,
go
into
Franklin
Park
to
revitalize
Franklin
Park
11
million
dollars.
H
There's
been
a
lot
of
discussion
about
the
Emerald
Necklace
and
how
it's
never
been
closed.
The
system
of
parks
connecting
people
of
our
city
to
each
other,
11
million
dollars
of
this.
The
proceeds
from
this
sale
right
off
the
bat
are
gonna,
go
towards
the
Emerald
Necklace
to
close.
Finally
close,
the
Emerald
Necklace,
something
that
Olmstead
had
a
vision
of
in
our
city
and
that
will
be
happening
because
of
the
sale
of
this
project.
H
We're
putting
five
million
dollars
into
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
to
be
able
to
have
an
endowment
set
up,
so
the
Rose
Kennedy
Greenway
can
begin
the
become
the
park
that's
self-sufficient
and
moving
forward.
We
bury
the
central
artery,
we
put
the
put
it
underground.
We
have
a
beautiful
park
connecting
our
community
now
now
we're
working
towards.
How
do
we
make
sure
that
Park
is
going
to
be
beautiful
for
that
for
the
rest
of
time?
And
we've
done
we've
done
that
helping
them
here,
housing.
We
don't
have
a
federal
partner.
H
We
haven't
made
investments
in
our
housing.
Discouraged
here,
allowed
us
to
raise
a
few
million
dollars
a
year
to
go
into
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
to
kind
of
keep
the
wheels
running.
There's
two
developments
going
on
in
Boston
right
now,
one
is
in
South
Boston
Yale
Colony
housing
development
that
is
not
complete
and
the
other
one
is
Orion
Heights
housing
development,
East
Boston,
which
is
not
completely
we're
gonna,
put
twenty
five
million
dollars
of
the
sale
of
this
into
South
Boston
into
ou
colony
and
ten
million
dollars
into
East
Boston.
H
So
we
can
move
to
complete
those
two
projects.
So
the
people
that
live
there
not
looking
out
the
window,
seeing
somebody
living
in
a
brand
new
apartment
across
the
street
and
then
living
in
a
building
that
was
built
in
World
War.
Two,
that's
what
this
project
does
that's
what
things
opportunities
like
this
can
happen.
This
is
a
once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity.
H
H
So
now,
not
only
were
you
investing
25
late,
28,
25
plus
other
inside
Boston
Common
we've
eliminated
the
shadow
bank,
which
means
from
this
point
on
with
preserve
Boston
Common
from
shadows.
So
it's
important
for
us
to
remember
that
and
how
do
we
concede
a
move
forward
that
doesn't
mean
we
can't
build
in
Boston?
What
that
means
is
builders
and
designers
have
to
be
creative
and
how
do
they
be?
How
are
they
able
to
build
buildings
within
the
shadows
that
are
already
cast
on
the
comment?
H
Those
are
the
things
that
we're
able
to
do
here
in
this
project.
So
again,
I
want
to
thank
many
of
you.
I
want
to
take
money
and
partners.
I
want
to
thank
Brian
gold
and
his
staff.
I
want
to
thank
the
City
Council,
who
took
several
votes
in
this
I
want
to
thank
the
state
legislature
who
took
in
this
I
won.
Think
the
governor
I
want
to
thank
the
parks
department,
the
Boston,
Housing,
Authority
and
finally,
I
want
to
thank
the
many
many
community
members
and
organizations
that
were
active
in
this
project.
H
That
pushed
us
that
pulled
us
that
made
sure
that
if
this
project
would
be
complete,
that
it
truly
would
be
a
project
that
would
be.
That
would
be
an
incredible
project
for
the
entire
city
of
Boston.
So
all
the
community
members
that
are
here
today,
whether
you're
a
Civic
Association
member
or
whether
you're
activist
or
whether
you
come
from
a
friend's
group
if
you're
Friends
of
public
gardens,
if
you're
from
the
Emerald
Necklace
view
from
the
Greenway
I
want
to.