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From YouTube: Boston East Ribbon Cutting
Description
Boston East is a $71 million boutique mid-rise residential community located on a key waterfront sight in East Boston that has previously been vacant since the 1970's. It includes 174 market-rate units, 26 affordable units, and six artist live-work units. Mayor Walsh and Governor Baker attend the ribbon cutting ceremony and offer their remarks along other neighborhood leaders.
A
B
C
C
Thank
you
one
for
being
here
today.
Abby
mentioned
the
incredible
team
at
the
city.
I
want
to
thank
them,
and
I
want
to
add
to
that
team.
Gina
fan
Decker
as
well
I
chew
on
the
transportation
in
the
in
the
City
Hall.
They
do
an
incredible
job
and
any
of
you
that
know
Sheila
Dillon
I
mean
I.
You
know
I
think
she
gets
embarrassed
when
they
get
up
here.
Maybe
she
loves
it.
C
East
Boston
represents
a
lot
of
good
things
that
are
happening
in
our
city.
It's
about
keeping
up
with
the
housing
needs,
while
adding
value
to
hope
that
the
whole
community
can
enjoy
and
I
remember.
When
I
was
running
for
mayor
in
2013
people
in
the
East
Bronx
was
saying
it's
time
to
get
started.
We
need
to
get
it
going.
We
need
to
move
housing
forward
in
2018
people
in
East,
Boston
sanity.
C
We
need
to
slow
down
and
we're
going
too
fast
too
much
moving
on
and
I
understand
that,
and
it
is
it's
a
balance,
it's
about
preserving
a
community
and
doing
it
in
the
positive
way
exactly
what
this
project
represents.
Our
goal
of
adding
53,000
units
to
new
housing
all
across
different
income
levels
by
2030
is
more
than
a
housing
plan
and
I
think
that
that
kind
of
goes
back
to
the
communities
Boston
being
concerned
about
losing
their
community
or
any
neighborhood
in
Boston.
C
For
that
matter,
it's
helping
us
achieve
goals
surround
me
public
space
surrounding
dealing
with
climate
resiliency
dealing
with
arts
and
culture.
Each
Boston
is
a
great
example,
and
this
project
right
here
is
a
great
example
of
that
it
has
all
of
those
different
components
and
elements
in
it.
As
we
continue
to
move
forward
here,
this
project
opens
the
door
to
hundred
beautiful
homes,
including
26,
affordable
units
and
Julie
borrows
to
see
Archie,
flats
and
culture,
and
she
pointed
out
a
minute
ago.
C
To
showcase
the
local
talent
in
at
the
same
time,
it
transforms
the
waterfront
here
in
East
Boston.
It
will
make
the
shrine
accessible
for
the
first
time
in
40
years
in
if
salamati
know
it,
he
tell
you
that
he
used
to
jump
off
the
pier
and
go
swimming,
not
true
that
was
but
will
sail.
It
will
say:
ok
to
sell
but
e-sports
an
example
of
smart
development
and
contributing
to
the
resiliency.
The
waterfront
I'm,
proud
of
this.
C
This
development
here
stabilizes
our
shoreline
with
a
new
seawall
and
it's
very
resilient
to
the
effects
of
climate
change.
It's
the
kind
of
forward-thinking
development
that
we
need
in
the
city
of
Boston,
I'm,
sure
the
governor
can
say
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
I'm,
proud
of
all
the
work.
That's
been
done
here,
food,
true
collaboration.
This
was
a
city
land
parcel
that
was
vacant
for
many
years
and
throughout
this
whole
area,
we're
taking
vacant
land
and
putting
it
back
into
productive
use
like
coppersmith
Village
right
across
the
street.
C
It's
gonna
49,
affordable
units,
22
market
rate
in
restaurant
space
and
also
working
with
the
state,
the
governor
and
and
massport,
and
tom
glenn,
and
working
to
make
sure
we
continue
to
think
about
as
we
design
the
waterfront
to
make
sure
that
we
design
it
appropriately
for
all
the
community.
There's
a
lot
of
great
partners
in
the
work
that
we
do
and
generally
when
you
think
about
Jim
Keith
came
in
and
left.
He
said.
We
don't
start
on
time.
C
The
government
was
here
and
I
was
here
and
it's
important
to
have
a
relationship
that
that
that's
a
positive
relationship-
and
you
know
sometimes
it
might
be
tricky
behind
the
scenes
to
get
to
an
end
product.
But
it's
important
to
have
great
partners
and
I
want
to
thank
the
governor
and
his
administration.
I
want
to
thank
Trinity
Financial
and
their
incredible
work.
I
want
to
thank
al
Qaeda
rally
and
the
East
Boston
CDC
for
their
incredible
work.
C
I
want
to
thank
the
chamber
coming
to
the
chamber
and
all
the
other
folks
that
we
hear
today
and
the
most
important
I
want
to
thank
the
community
for
fighting
to
making
sure
that
we
got
here
today.
Congratulations
to
East
Boston,
congratulations
to
all
the
great
work
we
do,
and
now
it's
my
honor
and
pleasure
to
introduce
to
you
a
guy
who,
as
I
Joey
choked
in
the
land,
saying
that
we
spend
a
lot
of
time
together.
C
We
really
do
and
he's
a
great
leader
somebody
who
we
work
extremely
closely
on
and
I
think
right
now.
The
three
biggest
issues
that
we're
both
facing
as
we
continue
to
move
forward
is,
is
housing
and
the
government
put
forth
a
very
aggressive
housing
plan
for
the
Commonwealth
and
working
with
us
in
Boston
and
the
regional
mayors
in
the
Greater
Boston
area,
but
as
well
as
the
entire
Commonwealth.
The
second
issue,
resiliency
I,
know
that
we
have
issues
here
in
Boston
and
the
harbor.
C
Yet
in
January
and
in
March
we
had
seven
extremely
high
tides
that
we
had
to
deal
with
and
then
but
he's
dealing
with
it
up
and
down
the
coast
and
also
transportation,
an
issue
that
Gina
works
very
closely
with
Stephanie
on.
So
there's
a
lot
of
synergy
between
the
state
and
the
city
and
what
the
governor
is
doing
like
to
introduce
the
governor,
Massachusetts
Jolly
Baker.
D
Well,
thank
you
very
much
mayor
and
let
me
let
me
start
there.
We
have
terrific
relationships
between
the
city
and
the
state
and
the
mayor
and
I
talk
a
lot,
but
but
our
teams
are
talking
to
the
leadership
in
the
in
the
city,
all
the
time
about
initiatives
that
we
involve
evolve
around
transportation,
housing,
economic
development
and
resiliency
and
and
I
must
say
that
there's
a
ton
of
really
positive
work.
That
comes
out
of
that.
D
D
We
did
an
executive
order
a
couple
years
ago
around
this
around
the
climate
change
issue,
where
we
basically
said
to
cities
and
towns.
We
wanted
to
work
with
them
on
a
voluntary
basis
to
work
on
municipal
vulnerability
plans
and
then,
once
you
put
together
the
plan,
you
can
move
into
hazard
mitigation
and
before
last
winter
we
got
about
70
communities
around
the
Commonwealth
to
step
up
and
participate
with
us
on
this.
D
To
do
the
work,
that's
required
to
implement
and
execute
on
these
vulnerability
plans,
and
this
for
many
communities
up
and
down
the
coast
and
not
just
up
and
down
the
coast,
but
all
over
Massachusetts
is
an
enormous
deal
and
a
significant
opportunity
for
us
to
partner
with
our
colleagues
and
local
government
to
make
sure
we
are
making
the
changes
and
the
investments
that
we
all
need
to
make
to
be
sure
that
we
can
deal
with
the
issues
that
are
associated
with
climate
change.
Going
forward
and-
and
the
final
thing
I'll
just
say.
D
This
is,
this
is
district.
Ok,
the
speaker
and
assorted
other
players
there
at
the
state
level
have
been
great
partners
with
us
on
all
of
those
issues
and
obviously
Trinity
has
been
a
terrific
partner
as
well
and
al
for
all
the
work
that
you
and
the
folks
at
the
CDC
do.
None
of
this
stuff
happens
without
you.
These
are
team
based
efforts.
Success
has
a
lot
of
parents,
that's
not
a
bad
thing,
but
it
just
happens
to
be
a
fact
and
in
this
particular
case
we're
part
we're
proud
to
be
part
of
the
family.
B
So
I'd
also
like
to
thank
the
representative,
Adrian
Madero
senator
bond
Cory
and
councillor
Lydia
Edwards,
all
of
whom
were
either
traveling
or
had
to
be
on
budget
hearings
today,
so
they
send
their
congratulations
and
thanks
to
everyone.
So
our
final
speaker
today
has
been
a
long-standing
partner
on
all
of
our
East
Boston
redevelopment,
and
they
will
continue
to
lead
the
team
on
finding
a
user
for
the
neighboring
DPA
site.
B
A
Let
me
just
say
that
this
is
a
wonderful
day
for
me,
because
I'm
collecting
a
ton
of
money
because
I
want
to
wage
Oh.
People
have
bet
me
over
the
years
that
this
would
never
happen.
Well
today,
it's
happening
and
we're
so
very
proud
of
this
day
and
everything
that's
happened,
but
you
know,
as
the
previous
speakers
of
said,
it
would
have
never
happened.
A
All
my
life
never
met
anyone
from
the
project.
They
were
isolated
from
us
today
that
development,
because
of
the
work
of
Trinity
and
the
work
that
we
did
together
is
a
vibrant,
East,
Boston
community,
their
major
part
of
everything
that
makes
each
book
East
Boston
great
and
that's
something
we're
all
very
proud
of,
and
it
happened
because
of
Trinity.
A
120
units
are
now
being
filled
with
tenants
at
the
Orion
Heights
project
they're
moving
in
this
week
into
new
buildings
from
what
was
a
falling
down
decrepit
development,
and
that
too
will
become
vibrant,
East,
Boston
community
and
that's
all
through
the
work
of
dealing
with
the
Trinity.
Now
we
start
with
this.
This
was
a
long
and
difficult
project
and
every
time
I
think
that
CDC
made
it
more
difficult
for
Trinity,
because
the
first
thing
that
happened
as
we
said,
the
community
demands
access
to
the
waterfront.
A
They
want
to
see
how
they
can
come
in
and
view
the
water
and
take
part
of
it
like
they
always
have
and
what
happened.
They
opened
up
the
waterfront
to
the
East
Boston
community.
Then
I
met
with
some
folks
who
reminded
me,
but
they
shouldn't
have
reminded
me,
because
my
father
worked
here
on
the
waterfront
all
his
life.
A
That's
how
we
supported
our
family
that
this
was
the
original
shipbuilding
facility
for
Donnell,
McKay
and
I
talked
to
Trinity
about
it
and
guess
what
happened
right
now
on
the
next
site
expose
dug
out
the
original
railways
that
Donnell
McKay
used
to
launch
his
ships.
Those
will
be
celebrated
and
marked
and
as
we
get
to
the
next
site
in
the
future,
because
they
listen
and
care
about
what
we
was
saying
to
them.
A
Pointed
to
that
building
and
told
to
talk
to
Trinity
about
it
and
guess
what
happened:
affordable,
lattice
units
in
this
building,
but
even
more
important,
an
art
gallery
for
us
for
our
artists
to
use
in
utilize
and
to
have
shows
and
and
bring
the
community
even
more
into
this
development.
All
of
that
being
said,
we're
trying
out
originally
to
be
yeah,
I,
think
there'll
be
good.
Business
partners
they've
become
far
more
than
good
business
partners.
A
For
me,
they
become
very
dear
friends
not
only
to
me
and
to
the
CDC
but
to
the
entire
East
Boston
community,
and
for
that
I
just
want
to
say
one
final
word
Abby!
Thank
you
Jim!
Thank
you
Pat!
Thank
you!
All
of
you,
East
Boston,
whether
you
move
somewhere
else
or
go
somewhere
else,
you'll
always
be
known
as
a
East
Boston
allies.
Thank
you.
B
So
before
we
map
up
and
let
you
all
come
in
and
see
the
building
and
have
some
lunch,
we
would
be
remiss
and
not
thanking
our
team.
For
years
these
firms
worked
tirelessly
with
just
the
idea
that
maybe
one
day
they
would
be
paid,
and
maybe
one
day
this
moment
would
happen.
So
first,
we
would
like
to
thank
the
team
that
icon
architecture
led
by
Nancy,
Ludwig
and
Kevin
O'neill.
B
These
guys
design
this
building
four
times,
first
from
eight
stories
to
six
stories
from
steel
frame
to
wood
frame
and
I.
Think
after
you
take
a
tour,
you
will
realize
that
practice
does
make
perfect.
We
thank
the
team
at
MacPhail
who
helped
us
remediate
what
was
once
a
brownfield
and
the
team
at
Copley
both
who
designed
this
beautiful
courtyard.
We
thank
the
team
at
Fort
Point
associates
led
by
Jaime
Faye
Rob
Ritchie,
Richard
Jabba,
who
secured
not
one
but
two
chapter
91
licenses
for
the
project
and
are
still
closing
out.
B
Those
final
permits
we'd
like
to
thank
the
team
at
Crenshaw,
led
by
Bob
Lyons
christen
le
Andrew
Bosco.
They
worked
with
Trinity's
Larry
Sparrow
to
bring
their
meticulous
attention
to
detail,
professionalism
and
creativity
to
the
project.
We
still
hope
they
bring
it
in
on
budget
and
that
doesn't
always
have
project.
So
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
again
soon,
finally,
to
the
team
at
Trinity,
Financial
and
Trinity
Management.
B
This
is
along
this,
so
Adam
Rebecca,
Christine,
Larry,
Brad,
Jill,
Jonathan's,
audio
and
Deirdre
Maddy,
and
the
Trinity
management
team
of
Kate
Bob,
Adam,
Courtney,
Jennifer,
Alison,
Eric,
fakey
and
Ryan
everyday.
These
folks
are
making
sure
that
our
partners
and
our
lenders
are
well
and
our
residents
are
well
taken
care
of
and
that
this
place
looks
beautiful.
B
Finally,
I'd
like
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
the
newest
member
of
Trinity
Financial.
This
gentleman
arrived
at
Trinity
and
it
happily
delegated
two
tasks
to
him.
The
first
was
documenting
and
cataloging
the
flame
testing
of
each
piece
of
fabric,
that
is
in
this
building
that
our
interior
designers
picked
out.
He
hustled
and
soon
became
buddies
with
the
chemists
at
the
city
of
Boston,
so
so
that
all
the
furniture
in
our
building
is
Boston,
Fire
Department
approved.
B
Secondly,
he
and
he
knows
more
about
every
piece
of
furniture
in
this
building
than
any
25-year
old
man
in
the
city.
The
second
task
was
to
run
the
call
for
artists
for
a
gallery.
He
quickly
became
friends
with
Anna
Sal
Marone
of
the
Atlantic
works
gallery
and
Diane
from
80
border
street
and
I
think
when
you
step
inside
the
gallery
today,
today,
you'll
see
that
he
took
the
task
to
heart
and
curated
an
incredible
selection
of
works.
So
please
think
Erin
horn
on
behalf
of.
B
Most
of
us,
this
project
represents
the
idea
that,
with
a
lot,
anything
is
possible
with
a
lot
of
hard
work
and
a
little
bit
of
luck.
It
energizes
us
for
the
next
ten
year
journey
and
we
have
some
big
things
planned.
So
thank
you
all
for
joining
us
for
sticking
with
us
for
being
part
of
this
transformational
project
and
for
making
this
a
truly
wonderful
day.
Thank
you.