115 123 Bird St - Potential Urban Agriculture

Developer

DIR GB TBD

Project Goals

MOH issued an RFP for the use of this parcel for urban agriculture in January 2024. Two eligible proposals were received. Based on the RFP evaluation criteria and community feedback, in June 2024 MOH designated Boston Farms Community Land Trust as the tentative developer for an urban farm on this site.

Timeline

Spring 2022

Community Feedback

We’re meeting with community members to gather feedback on plans for the site.

Mar 24 2022

Bird Street Community Meeting

Mar 24 2022 6:00-8:00PM

VIEW MEETING RECORDINGS

Jan 17 2023

Slides from past community meeting (3-24-2022).pdf

Jan 31 2023

Bird Street Information Session

13 ATTENDEES

Thank you to everyone who attended the Bird Street Information Session. MOH will follow-up with DSNI to determine appropriate next steps around this parcel and will provide an update to meeting attend ees and on this website within a few weeks. Please contact Theresa Strachila, Program Manager, with any additional questions or comments.

Feb 01 2023

Slides from Bird Street Info Session 1-31-23.pdf

Winter 2024

Developer Selection

We’ll release a Request for Proposals and select a developer for this site.

Jan 16, 2024

Request for Proposals (RFP) Opened for Bidding

GO TO RFP LISTINGS

Mar 19 2024

MOH received two eligible proposals in response to the 115-123 Bird Street RFP. Please scroll down to view the proposals. Developers will present their proposals to community members at DSNI's virtual Sustainable Development Committee meeting on March 28th at 6:00pm.

Theresa Strachila | Project Manager

Mar 20 2024

Bird Street Proposal 1 - Trustees.pdf

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Bird Street Proposal 2 - BFCLT.pdf

Mar 28 2024

Developer Presentations

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Thank you to DSNI for hosting developer presentations for the two respondents to the 115-123 Bird Street RFP. Below, you can view each of the presentations: Trustees of Reservations: https://youtu. be/6xpkwxLdfUs Boston Farms Community Land Trust: https://youtu.be/IAc8CqtDFYU MOH is accepting public comments on the two proposals until Friday, April 12th.

Mar 29 2024

MOH is accepting public comments on the proposals received in response to the 115-123 Bird Street Land and Funding RFP until Friday, April 12, 2024. Please share your thoughts by emailing theresa.strachila@boston.gov or calling 617-635-0267. Thank you!

Theresa Strachila | Project Manager

Summer 2024

City Planning

We're working with the developer on the final design, budget, and financing.

Under Construction

Predicted Date: Summer 2025

Project Complete

Predicted Date: To Be Determined