In the proposed plan, two of the buildings are around 300 ft. This designation could have serious repercussions for the $1.2 billion project and its developer, Chicago-based hotel magnate Nichjolas Pritzker.
"The FAA has been very consistent about height," Jose Juves, spokesperson for Massachusetts Port Authority, tells GlobeSt.com. "The mayor and the Boston Redevelopment Authority started to link this issue with the proposed runway, but the FAA's position has not changed. This is an attempt by City Hall to politicize this issue. What's the connection? No one ever asked City Hall for a quid pro quo."
The mayor has been a vocal supporter of the Fan Pier project and a ardent opponent of the proposed runway at Logan. The mayor's office did not return calls by presstime.
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