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Boston's
Waterfront is not an official neighborhood, and as such, has
no official boundaries. Bordered by the
North End, it runs south
down Commercial Street and continues down Atlantic Avenue
and the
Rose Kennedy Greenway until about Congress Street.
The Boston Waterfront was America's busiest port through
most of the 17th, 18th, and much of the 19th century. Many
of the wharves and other still existing structures (such as
Faneuil Hall/Quincy Market) date back to the 18th and
19th centuries. By the 1960's many of the wharf buildings
had fallen into disrepair and disuse.
The Boston Waterfront
underwent a
development boom in the 70's and 80's with the redevelopment
of some of the wharves (such as
Long Wharf and
Lewis Wharf) into condominium projects or hotels.
Harbor Towers and
several other projects were built from the ground up. In the 90's,
Rowe's Wharf was built;
a project that combined a luxury hotel with a full service
condominium project.
Now,
with the the arrival of the
Rose Kennedy
Greenway,
this area has been reconnected to the city and freed from
the shadow of the old Fitzgerald expressway. There is a new wave of luxury development. The long
awaited Battery Wharf is
open and the InterContinental
is now open and occupied. Each features a hotel and luxury
condominiums along with amenities such as valet garage
parking, a spa, and a marina.
Take a look at
current Waterfront listings on the MLS.
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