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United Way, which has partnered with the state to identify shelter space for migrant families, is officially “evaluating” a church group’s proposal for such a use in a Fort Point office building in Boston’s bustling Seaport neighborhood.
At a press conference outside the Boston Tea Party Museum on Friday, State Senator Nick Collins and Boston City Councilors Ed Flynn and Erin Murphy said they have few answers to questions from residents since the news came Thursday that the state is considering opening a migrant shelter at 24 Farnsworth St.
The governor’s office is looking for empty office space to house the influx of migrants overwhelming the state’s shelter system, as first seen in Boston’s Seaport, where residents were surprised by potential plans for a Fort Point office building.
A Boson office building in an upmarket waterfront neighborhood is being touted as a new migrant shelter more than a week after a community recreation center in the city was shut.
The property on Farnsworth Street belongs to the Unitarian Universalist Association. No final decisions have been made.