Opponents are "lining up against a condo tower that entrepreneur Steve Belkin wants to build" just two blocks from Fenway Park, according to Tim Logan of the BOSTON GLOBE. Among those opponents are the Red Sox, who "filed a five-page comment letter in October with city officials complaining that Belkin’s proposed 340-foot tower ... would loom too closely" over the ballpark. The Red Sox in the complaint said it would "significantly transform the iconic views of the city skyline that fans now enjoy.” The team included in its comments an image it claims "came from Belkin’s development team showing the new tower jutting above the park just beyond the right field stands." Logan notes Belkin’s formal submission to the Boston Planning & Development Agency "does not include any images showing views of the tower from Fenway." Justin Krebs, who is "spearheading the project for Belkin, said his team will modify the building design to address wind and shadow concerns." But Krebs noted that the tower "would not cast shadows onto Fenway Park itself" (BOSTONGLOBE.com, 11/21).
