The New England Aquarium is taking an averse stance to the proposed project by Don Chiofaro to develop the neighboring Harbor Garage along Boston’s waterfront.

According to the Boston Globe, the Aquarium, located a stone’s throw from the prospective construction site, contends “the vibrations and noise from construction of a tower on the Boston Harbor Garage site next door could threaten the health of its marine animals” not to mention “worsen existing traffic and parking problems in the neighborhood jeopardize potential revenue that may be lost due to the noise.”

The Aquarium stated that it doesn’t have the luxury of a cushy endowment and relies substantially on passersby for profit.

Chiofaro’s proposal, which has gone through multiple iterations over the years since he bought the garage in 2007, calls for a 1.3 million-square foot and development in the form of two towers, one 600-feet tall and the other 500-feet tall.

City and state regulations, though indicate that Chiofaro’s project is too large for a waterfront parcel in terms of both height and square footage but at a recent Boston Redevelopment Meeting, officials said they’d entertain, but not necessarily approve, a Chiofaro project that exceeds 175-feet in height and 875,000-square feet.

A Chiofaro spokesperson told the Globe the company hopes to “produce an exceptional project that will deliver exceptional public benefits and dramatically enhance this section of the waterfront,” in close collaboration with the Aquarium.

Though the Aquarium is wary of construction hindrances, and opposition has also emerged in response to the effect the development could have on waterfront access, skyline vistas and neighborhood traffic, another neighbor, Harbor Towers, isn’t as staunchly antagonistic.

In fact, Harbor Towers, the two 400-foot tall towers on India Row also flanking the Harbor Garage, wants Chiofaro to move forward with a project – just not one of such ample size and scale.

Chiofaro has yet to file formal plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority and instead has opted to gauge public interest and try and curry municipal backing by hosting a series of community meetings as part of the BRA’s Municipal Harbor Planning process.

The next such meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 24, at Atlantic Wharf’s Fort Point Room located at 290 Congress Street.