Revere Officials OK 360-Unit Beachfront Project
Revere planning officials have green-lit another large apartment complex overlooking Revere Beach, this time far to the north of the MBTA’s Wonderland Blue Line and bus station.
Cambridge Overlay Off to Fast Start
Developers seeking predictable approvals and diminished threat of drawn-out legal challenges are eager to tap into Cambridge’s new zoning designed to encourage 100 percent affordable projects.
Is Compact Living Here to Stay?
Boston’s two-year-old experiment with a new compact living model has attracted steadily increasing interest from housing developers willing to take a flier on its financial promises of lower costs.
Suffolk Downs’ First Revere Phase OK’d
Developer HYM has received site plan approvals from Revere officials to build the four buildings that make up the project’s first Revere phase.
Hot Property: Revolution Hotel
Brookline-based Kaplan Construction has been recognized with two national “Excellence in Construction” awards by the Associated Builders and Contractors for its work on the Revolution Hotel in Boston.
Mount Vernon Files Plans for 147 Microunits in Allston
A one-story brick warehouse in Allston could get replaced with a 97,287-square-foot development
Hot Property: The Abbot Buildings
Shawmut Design and Construction has begun restoration of the Abbot and 18 Brattle St. buildings in Cambridge’s Harvard Square and construction of a 4-story infill building to create 60,000 square feet of updated mixed-use space.
Hot Property: Revolution Hotel
The Revolution Hotel was recognized by the Massachusetts Historical Commission at the group’s 41st annual preservation awards held in May in three categories: adaptive reuse project, the Mayor Thomas Menino Legacy award and a People’s Choice award.
Randolph Contractor Completes 49-Unit Affordable Rental Project
NEI General Contracting has completed construction of a multifamily project creating 49 income-restricted apartments in the Egleston Square section of Roxbury.
A Walkable New Gateway to Watertown
When Laura Portney graduated from Clemson University, she faced a pivotal decision: pursue her master’s degree at Boston Architectural College, or enter the workforce full-time at architects Prellwitz Chilinski Assoc., Portney chose to do both.
Laying the Groundwork for Another Greenway
Boston is home to a breadth of new developments, but none are quite like Cambridge Crossing (CX), DivcoWest’s new 45-acre transit-oriented mixed-use urban development in East Cambridge.
Personnel File
BayCoast Mortgage, Needham Bank and Cape Cod Five are among the organizations announcing changes to personnel in this week’s roundup.
