MCCA Made the Right Call
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority has a chance to make a dent in several problems problem by rethinking what it does with its 6.5 acres of empty D Street and E Street lots.
252 Units Proposed in South Boston
An industrial site two blocks south of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center is in line for scores of apartments or condominiums under a proposal outlined to city planners last week.
Developer Wants to Revive Stalled Southie Apartments
A big hole in the ground on one of South Boston’s busiest thoroughfares could become the apartment building it was originally dug to enable after several false starts.
Housing Proposed at South Boston Industrial Property
A developer proposes more housing in a section of South Boston undergoing widespread conversions of industrial properties to higher-income-generating uses.
Dedham Savings Opens South Boston Loan Office
Dedham Savings opened a loan center in South Boston last week to cater to the growing mortgage and commercial lending activity in the area.
Related to Propose South Boston Labs
An affiliate of Related Beal hopes to add more lab space to a second biotech cluster in South Boston anchored by the redevelopment of the L Street Power Plant property.
Southie Greyhound Property Sold to CT Developer
A potential multifamily development site across from South Boston’s former Edison power plant was acquired by a Connecticut developer this week for $19.4 million.
Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission?
Critics have long accused some Boston developers of switching out city-approved designs for aggressively value-engineered alternatives. A new position at the top of the city’s planning bureaucracy is expected to tackle the problem head-on.
Tunnel Troubles in Fort Point
Approval of Related Beal’s 1.1 million-square-foot Channelside development in Boston’s Fort Point hinges partly on whether the buildings can avoid placing additional weight upon the parking lot that sits 10 feet above the Interstate 90 tunnel.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Allergy Warning
If a large multifamily complex is built on the site of a seafood-processing facility in South Boston, Realtors may have to ask their clients some unusual questions.
HarborOne Opens Second Boston Branch
HarborOne Bank has opened a new South Boston branch, the Brockton-based bank’s second branch in Boston.
1.1M SF Development Proposed on Dot Ave.
National Development has released details of its plans for over 1.1 million square feet of commercial space and housing on South Boston’s Dorchester Avenue.
Who’s Still Bullish on Urban Condos?
Boston’s urban condo market began 2020 robustly before the pandemic all but paused sales for several weeks as agents, buyers and sellers adjusted to new realities. Now, signs point to the beginnings of a recovery starting to emerge.
The Club of Million-Dollar Towns Keeps Growing
The number of towns with a median single-family home sale price of $1 million nearly quadrupled over the past eight years. And it is yet another sign as well that housing affordability in our state is going from bad to worse.
BPDA Approves 1.7M SF Edison Redevelopment
The 1.7 million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Edison power plant in South Boston will bring nearly $20 million in community benefits including upgrades to MBTA service in City Point, and new public parks on Boston Harbor.
Curtain Rises on New Act in Theater’s History
Now more than ever, the opportunity to reuse and reposition a property requires a critical design skill and expertise, and will prove essential to how we push forward as an industry.
Hot Property: 69 A St.
Commodore Builders is nearing completion of Boston’s first cross-laminated timber building, a redevelopment of a former rivet factory into office and retail space at 69 A. St. in South Boston.
Get in on the Ground Floor
While complex, multi-faceted models of activating ground-floor space offer a potential strategy to reflect two trends in 2020 commercial real estate: a steady loss of industrial space in Boston’s urban core, and COVID-19-driven disruption to traditional retail and restaurant models.
Developer Pitches CLT Office Building for South Boston Amrheins Site
The Matteson Cos. hopes to build an 8-story office building next to a South Boston landmark using a material that’s seeing a surge in interest in the area: cross-laminated timber.
DRI Strategy Could Defend Boston Waterfront
Protecting Boston’s vulnerable real estate from flood damage in coming decades could require creation of new districts to collect payments from property owners, and a new cabinet-level resiliency czar and department at city hall to oversee the defense strategy.
