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Waterfront Ballpark Proposals Pick Up Momentum

BOSTON-The vision of a new home for the Red Sox right next to their old one in the Fenway seems to be fading. In its place, the waterfront district is becoming a distinct possibility.

By Naomi Grossman | Updated on July 04, 2001

BOSTON-After months of trying to build a new ballpark in the Fenway right near the old one, it seems that suddenly many eyes are looking towards the waterfront district here in South Boston as a viable new home for the Boston Red Sox. Developer Frank McCourt has been aggressively campaigning to have his 25-acre swath of parking lots on the waterfront become the Red Sox’s new base. Reportedly, a number of other sites here are also being considered.

One of the sites being considered is part of the parcel the city seized to build the new convention center in South Boston. Because the center scaled down its plans due to budget overruns, 18 of the 60 acres there are not needed. It is unclear whether legislators would want to save those extra acres for expansion of the center down the road.

Another site is along the Reserve Channel, which ironically is the site on which Robert Kraft proposed to build a football stadium four years ago. Kraft was nearly run out of town when he pitched his idea. The Massachusetts Port Authority owns the site.

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