Alexandra Project Hopes to Switch Back to Hotel
Will the third time be the charm for a development team’s efforts to redevelop the old Hotel Alexandra property in Boston?
Nubian Square Development Plans Include 132 Apartments and Condos
Another development team is joining the Roxbury housing pipeline with plans for 132 apartments and condominiums in a pair of buildings overlooking Nubian Square.
Hot Property: Michael E. Haynes Arms
The newly-completed Michael E. Haynes Arms development in Roxbury includes 55 housing units and a new headquarters for Cruz Construction.
Two Developer Teams Bid for Roxbury Parcels
Two teams of active local developers have responded to the city of Boston’s offer of 4.4 acres in Roxbury for housing development.
TD Bank to Open Nubian Square Branch in the Fall
After announcing a $20 billion “community investment plan” in five metro areas, including Boston, TD Bank said it will open a branch in Nubian Square in Roxbury in the fall as a part of an effort to serve low- and moderate-income individuals and families, and minority communities.
Demonstrating a New Model for Affordable Home Ownership
Dariela Villón-Maga has first-hand experience in the role that affordable housing can play in neighborhood stability. Now, Villon-Maga’s DMV Housing Partners is creating new affordable home ownership opportunities in Boston
O’Brien Saddles Up for Next Big Project
Tom O’Brien is not shy about taking on challenging projects. Now he faces another potentially daunting endeavor, as he pushes ahead with plans for a large lab and housing complex in Roxbury’s Nubian Square.
Development Team Submits 346K SF Nubian Square Plans
A 346,000-square-foot mixed-income housing proposal is joining the growing pipeline of multifamily development in Roxbury’s Nubian Square.
Hot Property: St. James African Orthodox Church
Nonprofit preservation group Historic Boston Inc. has sold a Roxbury church to the Roxbury Action Program for a new headquarters, office space for nonprofits and an incubator.
JP Developer Tests Roxbury Condo Market
A Jamaica Plain development firm plans to market 26 home ownership condominiums in a proposed redevelopment of a Roxbury residential property.
Solving the Wealth Creation Equation
After developing 2,200 affordable housing units and partnering on another 1,700 during the past half-century, Cruz Cos. is expanding home ownership opportunities in Dorchester and joining the development boom in Roxbury’s Nubian Square under John B. Cruz III.
Nubian Square Queues Up for Cranes
While Greater Boston’s life science development boom has transformed many neighborhoods but so far bypassed urban centers such as Roxbury. To change that, developers brought in a relatively unique source of financing.
Condo Construction on Collision Course with IDP Changes
Policymakers in Boston could be facing a catch-22 while pursuing a pair of popular but potentially contradictory goals: encouraging developers to build more residential condominiums while requiring a higher percentage of income-restricted units.
Constant Contact Fills Coveted Positions in Tight Market
Andre Barbour is helping Boston’s minority communities get in on the ground floor of the development industry – literally – as head of NEI General Contracting’s year-old Workforce Opportunity Resource Center.
MBTA Unveils Radical Rethink of Bus Network
Everett, Lynn and Roxbury are among the areas where MBTA bus service would increase significantly under a new plan rolled out Monday, but funding and staffing uncertainty pose obstacles for the effort to reimagine a core pillar of the agency’s operations.
Baker Helps BFIT Celebrate Nubian Square Groundbreaking
Gov. Charlie Baker joined officials from the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology to kick off construction on a new, 68,000-square-foot campus in Boston’s Nubian Square that is hoped will further revitalize the neighborhood.
Positioning Roxbury for an Infusion of Investment
Neighborhood activists founded Madison Park Development Corp. in the 1960s to fight urban renewal and its demolition of Roxbury properties. Now, its new head Leslie Reid is looking to accelerate affordable housing production on long-neglected parcels.
55 Years of Transforming Our Community
As we reflect on the last 55 years of our existence, Madison Park Development Corp. has been on a journey that has led to the transformation of Nubian Square in indelible ways.
This Month in History: Roxbury Defeats the BRA
The nation’s first community-led developer scored its first victory 55 years ago this month in Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood, responding to city officials’ plans to demolish an entire community and setting the stage for a groundbreaking new way of developing real estate.
Boston Wins Federal Funding for Major Bus Lane Expansion
The working-class neighborhoods at Boston’s heart are poised to get a big upgrade to their transit infrastructure following the announcement of a $15 million federal grant.
