A Recipe for Retail Growth in the Fenway

There is never an off-season for the Fenway, one of Boston’s most authentic neighborhoods. More than 3,000 residential units are planned within 2 miles of The Fenway along with 4 million square feet of new office-lab space expected to deliver over the next five to 10 years.

Hot Property: 116 Huntington Ave.

Columbia Property Trust has inked new leases and renewals with 10 tenants totaling 115,000 square feet at its 116 Huntington Ave. property, including the first East Coast location for SOL Cucina.

Hot Property: Assembly Row

Five new tenants have inked leases at Federal Realty’s Assembly Row, including two retailers that are opening in time for the 2022 holiday season.

Hot Property: The Village Works

A historic, 15,000-square-foot retail block in Boston’s Jamaica Plain neighborhood has been gut-renovated into a new, 7,500-square-foot coworking space called The Village Works.

First Impressions Begin at Street Level

As city officials and landlords seek to revive street life in downtown Boston, Whitney Gallivan has played a key role in shaping one of the Financial District’s newest attractions: the High Street Place food hall.

Black Restaurateurs Press For More Relief

Black restaurant owners and legislators called for more relief funding as they kicked off the fifth annual Boston Black Restaurant Challenge Tuesday morning, a month-long campaign intended to boost awareness of Black-owned eateries in the greater Boston area.

Rising Costs Add to Pandemic Pain for Small Businesses

In response, owners are raising prices, cutting staff hours, dropping some goods and services and nixing free shipping in a delicate balancing act. But with low visibility into how long the higher inflation will last, some owners are increasingly worried about keeping their doors open in the long run.