"Your application for conditional use permits on the above properties in 2004 indicated "serious intent" to redevelop the parcels as allowed under the zoning code," Maloney wrote. "I have seen no indication of that seriousness. Neither the Mayor nor I have any intention of supporting a request to extend those permits at that time."
The letter followed one to Maloney from Mayor Thomas M. Menino in which the mayor expressed his "ongoing disappointment" over the lack of development at the waterfront site. "The people of Massachusetts and Boston have invested too much in the South Boston Waterfront for that area to remain barren due to the inaction of certain landowners," Menino said in a letter urging Maloney to take action to encourage the parcel's development.
McCourt's land is used for parking off-loaded vehicles destined for New England dealerships. He did not return a call from GlobeSt.com seeking comment. Last year, the city used a similar tactic to get the Pritzker Family of Chicago to sell the 21-acre Fan Pier site.
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