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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020 FREE charlestown PATRIOT-BRIDGE Charlestown High BUNKER ON Remembering John Mahoney principal tapped Recalling his traffic whistle in City Square for leadership in Hyde Park, By Seth Daniel The fact that former Boston Dorchester Police Officer John Mahoney, who lived his entire life in Charlestown By Seth Daniel and settled on Cross Street for decades, died of complications due Long-time Charlestown High to COVID-19 – as tragic as that is Principal Will Thomas has been these days - is really just a footnote picked by Boston Public Schools in a life well-lived that touched so to transfer to Boston Community many in a positive way. Leadership Academy in Hyde Family members told the Patriot Park on July 1, a position that will Bridge late last week, after a small eventually lead him to heading funeral in Carr’s Funeral Home up a massive effort to start a new done by Father Patrick Healy, that John Mahoney with his beloved high school pipeline on Columbia their father was intensely proud schnauzer at the family home on Point in Dorchester. of Charlestown and loved his life Cross Street a few years ago. Boston Public Schools on Cross Street – proposing to his announced the decision late last late wife under the ‘Billy Prescott’ friends with all of the kids over statue at the Monument, raising (THOMAS Pg. 2) the years on his street. his six children here, serving as “Him dying of COVID-19 a Boston Police Officer for 34 was a hard thing to get over, No crime increases years, walking his schnauzer dogs seen with casino around the Town and making (MAHONEY Pg. 5) opening, but Ryan participates in historic, Charlestown is Geoff and Brian Phillips McEnany placed this sign for Charlestown neighbors in our garden plot at the Gardens for Charlestown. “We want remote voting in State House being monitored to offer a couple of words of encouragement to the awesome people of Charlestown. It really takes a community to get through what we’re By Seth Daniel By Seth Daniel dealing with today,” they said. So, Stay Calm, and Bunker On! The first post-opening study on State Rep. Dan Ryan reported crime in surrounding communi- that the first remote voting session ties potentially caused by Encore in history for the state House of Boston Harbor showed mostly State regulators give nod to Phase 1 Representatives was flawless and that the resort casino has gener- waiver for Bunker Hill Redevelopment would likely continue through the ated little new crime outside of its pandemic. footprint, though one of the few By Seth Daniel before finishing the MEPA pro- On Wednesday, May 6, the exceptions could be car breaks and cess – including one building that House organized its first remote thefts in Charlestown. State environmental regulators, is 100 percent affordable and not full session with 160 state repre- The Massachusetts Gaming known as MEPA, have approved a a mixed income building like the sentative members after having Commission (MGC) has a very Phase 1 waiver for their extensive rest of the project. met in informal session for the last thorough legal requirement unlike process so that the Bunker Hill State Environmental Secretary seven weeks to pass key legislation Kathleen Theoharides disclosed most states to study how all of Redevelopment project can move to address the pandemic. However, its gaming establishments have the approval in a letter on May 6. forward and start before complet- as things have continued, Speaker State Rep. Dan Ryan walking to impacted crime in the surround- ing the larger state review of the She said she found merit for the Bob DeLeo moved to organize his State House office on May ing communities. Professor Chris project. request to get a Phase 1 waiver. a larger, full session meeting to 6 for the House’s historic first Bruce has been retained to study The approval doesn’t preclude “I find that strict compliance vote on matters that included the remote formal session vote. Rep. all of the facilities and report on the developers from having to go with requirement to complete income tax extension and some Ryan said the process worked crime impacts, and on Thursday, through the City Boston Planning MEPA review prior to initiating well and he was impressed by Constitutional borrowing approv- May 7, he unveiled his compre- and Development Agency (BPDA) Phase 1 would result in an undue how much people on all sides hensive report on Encore Boston process, which is expected to hardship for the Proponent,” she als for the State Treasurer. have come together in state and start later this year. It does allow (RYAN Pg. 11) local politics. (CRIME Pg. 9) two buildings in Phase 1 to start (PHASE 1 Pg. 3) For the latest news in Charlestown that you need to know, check charlestownbridge.com 2 PAGE 2 THE CHARLESTOWN PATRIOT-BRIDGE MAY 14, 2020 Coronavirus presents challenges to real estate, but an active season could lie ahead By Lauren Bennett ensure they have sought a pre-ap- and are “extremely engaged” as are looking for an apartment in people will likely be more com- proval so that we know that they are working from home and Boston are looking from outside fortable putting properties back Coronavirus had upended they’re capable of buying so that have more time to look online. “It the metro area, and 35.5 percent on MLS as Massachusetts slowly many industries throughout the they seller is confident that the might be an element of boredom of people living in Boston right heads towards a downward trend City and has caused others to buyer is a real buyer, so to speak,” for some people,” she said. now are searching for homes else- in cases. make adaptations to continue Bloodwell said. However, there is “another sub- where. She said that many agencies, operating safely. In the real estate As for rentals, she said the rent- set of people who are on the side- “In terms of the extent to including Coldwell Banker, also world, the pandemic has made al season doesn’t typically start lines waiting to see where it shakes which COVID-19 might be affect- have certain coronavirus adden- some wary of moving, while oth- until after May, but “COVID-19, out,” she added. ing these trends, we looked into dums available for people to sign ers are still enthusiastically search- in my opinion, has eliminated a lot She said that at the beginning of this by breaking out the Q1 data to protect clients. ing for their next home. of the pre-season search. I think the lockdown, there was a “gener- into two periods using a cutoff Bloodwell said that while she The real estate business has it’s too early to tell the impact of al pause, wait, and see” moment of March 11—the date when the sees some of the virtual elements had to make several changes to COVID on apartments from a as people waited to see what World Health Organization offi- like more photos and videos avail- the way it operates amidst the statistical standpoint.” would happen with the virus. “We cially declared COVID-19 to be a able online staying long past when observed that there was a dispro- pandemic. The Patriot-Bridge But, she said a challenge she pandemic,” said Chris Salviati, a social distancing will still be nec- foresees will be determining portionate amount of off-market housing economist for Apartment spoke with Coldwell Baker real- essary, but “real estate is very per- whether current tenants in apart- deals occurring,” Bloodwell said. List. He said that the analysis of tor Grace Bloodwell to see what sonal still,” she said. “Most buyers ments will be comfortable with She said that brokers and sellers this data resulted in “largely con- her thoughts are on how the real will not be comfortable making brokers or owners showing units weren’t comfortable listing on the sistent trends” before and after estate market has been affected by purchases with online material.” to prospective tenants, and she is Multiple Listing Service (MLS) the March 11 cutoff date, and the virus. She said that a “fusion” of online also uncertain whether a lot of because open houses would vio- reflects searches, not moves that Bloodwell does both rentals and tenants will be comfortable sign- late the stay at home advisory and have been carried out. and in-person tours and materi- sales in Charlestown and through- ing a lease virtually without seeing potentially the ban on gatherings “Although moving activity has als will be more likely. “Nothing out the rest of Boston, as well as in the apartment in person, but this of ten or more people. been put on pause temporarily, replaces a live tour,” she said. Somerville and Cambridge. “remains to be seen.” She said sellers were also wary search activity is continuing, and “We feel as though there’s a “There has been a push to While there are a lot of empty of having properties be listed on location preferences (at least of the lot of pent-up seller and buyer put content on the internet,” apartments right now that would MLS and appearing to have more metro-level) don’t yet appear to be demand now and we think that Bloodwell said—through floor alleviate the issue of touring occu- days on the market than they significantly altered,” Salviati said. the likelihood of a very active sea- plans, virtual tours, video tours, pied units, “the tricky thing is” wanted, so many sold off-market “While we expect that the pan- son is extremely high,” Bloodwell and photos—“because buyers that a lot of landlords want ten- instead.

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