A couple of years ago, it was reported that an investment firm purchased property along the Boston waterfront and that it was looking at a "complex redevelopment plan" that could affect a popular restaurant along the water. Now we have learned that the plans could involve actually replacing that dining spot.
NorthEndWaterfront.com is reporting (via a concept plan page from the company) that Tavistock is looking to construct an inn and a restaurant at Commercial Wharf by Christopher Columbus Park at the southern edge of the North End, with the plan being to replace the building in which Joe's American Bar & Grill is housed while also replacing a "partly burned" building at the site (the building was hit by a fire in 2011). The plan does not say which building would be used for the inn and which would be used for the restaurant, though it does give a bit more information on the site itself, saying that the redevelopment plans include a new pedestrian Harborwalk that would go the entire length of the pier. The article mentions that an information session on the proposal is slated to take place at Joe's on October 15.
The Tavistock Restaurant Collection, which is part of the Tavistock Group, operates Joe's American Bar & Grill.
[Earlier Article]
Tavistock Group Purchases Commercial Wharf Property on the Boston Waterfront
by Marc Hurwitz (Also follow us on Twitter at @hiddenboston)
[A related post from our sister site (Boston's Hidden Restaurants): List of Restaurant Closings and Openings in the Boston Area]
