Crane workers removed the top of the Bayside Expo Center sign, a 41-year-old vestigial token of the long-demolished event hall, on Tuesday afternoon (April 11). The workers spent the morning hours hooking a giant C.J. Shaughnessy crane to the top of the sign and using a blowtorch from a cherry-picker to weaken upper parts of the structure.
The latest iteration of “Dorchester Bay City” earned plaudits from community members as the $5 billion proposal, which would remake the former Bayside Expo Center and the Santander Bank complex on Morrissey Boulevard into a sprawling mixed-use development, continues to move through the public review process overseen by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). When
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The developers behind the $5 billion “Dorchester Bay City” proposal, which would remake 36 acres in the neighborhood’s Columbia Point area, are hoping to receive a key approval from city officials by this summer. Accordia Partners last week unveiled changes to the project, which seeks to bring a mix of uses, from commercial and lab space, as well as residences, to the site of