Work-In-Progress: Open Session Notes from the Design Symposium Fenway Park Preservation Working Group
Open Session #1 Notes
Monday, August 7, 2000
by Howard Decker
 Presentation ¨We need determination of eligibility for historic landmark status. ¨We should nominate Fenway Park as a district, with six distinct sections, that allows for restoration to a variety of different points in time. ¨Accompanying designation as a District would be a Cultural Resource Management Plan. ¨The Plan allows for a list of critical features to be identified for each section.These features would be managed and retained.Adjustment to these features would be limited to strictly outlined rules in the Management Plan ¨Designated groups would develop a memorandum of agreement, that would allow for: ¨20% investment tax credit (which we hope can be syndicated by a 501(c)3). ¨Ability to convey an easement to a designated easement holder such as an historic commission for additional tax credits, also to hopefully be syndicated. ¨While addressing historic preservation, we can simultaneously address disabled seating, fan comfort, toilets, life safety, new concessions, and addition of a new concourse. ¨If the Red Sox ignore our requests, the City Council may listen, and force the Sox back to the preservation model. Questions and Comments: ¨Need about 40,000 seats, and more luxury boxes (at least 50). ¨It is OK if we save only the field. ¨The 600 club is currently a failure, and can be ripped out or redesigned: ¨They need individual luxury boxes ¨They could get rid of the glass ¨Renovation to 38,000 plus large suites would be OK for the Sox |