A Homeowner’s Playbook for the Day After Disaster
These days, disasters like wildfires, tornadoes, floods and hurricanes are more powerful than ever. It’s increasingly likely your home will be hit one way or another.
Developer Proposes 40-Story ‘North Station Gateway’ Tower
Largely-vacant office buildings near Boston’s North Station would be redeveloped as a 40-story hotel-residential tower under a proposal submitted by Newton-based The RMR Group.
160-Unit MBTA Communities Development Breaks Ground in Westwood
The project, funded by Dedham Savings and South Shore Bank, is Westwood’s first project to be submitted to the state for certification under a housing production plan designed to comply with the MBTA Communities law.
Criterion Sells JP Apartments for $102.5M
A subsidiary of TIAA has paid $102.5 million for a 250-unit Jamaica Plain apartment complex completed in 2022.
Tufts Partners with Capstone on School’s Biggest Dorm Project
Tufts University and Capstone Development Partners unveiled plans for the school’s largest-ever dormitory project, a 667-bed development across from the MBTA’s Medford/Tufts station.
Community Good Works
A group of Monson Savings Bank employees volunteered their time to help a local youth-oriented nonprofit to put on a summer family event in Holyoke. See who else gave back.
Citing BXP Data, Wu Says Boston Office Utilization Beats National Trends
The number of workers returning to Boston offices in person increased 10 percentage points this year, nearly double the national average, Mayor Michelle Wu announced at a business breakfast Wednesday morning.
Spika Gathers Boston Mayor, Biz Leaders for Commercial Tax Huddle
The two sides warring over Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s property tax shift proposal huddled in Senate President Karen Spilka’s office Thursday afternoon, but emerged with no sign of an agreement.
Boston Proposes ‘Early No’ for Flawed Developments
Development proposals with serious flaws would receive early notification from Boston officials under proposed changes to the Article 80 zoning code.
Affordability and Housing Remain Top of Mind for Mass. Biz Outlook
At the Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ annual outlook event surveying the future of the Massachusetts economy, housing affordability and production were top of mind.
Boston Seniors Add Voice to Property Tax Battle
The political tug-of-war over Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s proposal to raise commercial property tax rates continued on Beacon Hill and Boston City Hall Wednesday, showing the issue is far from dead.
Boston Bucks Trend As Homes Continue to Get Snatched Up
While a recent report from Redfin shows that 48 percent of homes for sale in August were on the market for at least 60 days, the Boston market remains one of the most competitive in the country.
Berkeley’s Malden Center Project Gets Major Cleantech Lease
Berkeley Investments’ revamp of one of Malden Center’s highest-profile commercial properties landed an anchor tenant in a Woburn cleantech company.
Saucony Leases Offices at The Hub on Causeway
Another athletic shoe manufacturer is establishing an office footprint in the North Station area, leasing space at The Hub on Causeway tower.
Wu Pledges $100M ‘Housing Accelerator’ Fund
The city of Boston is exploring how to create a $100 million fund to invest in permitted housing projects, Mayor Michelle Wu told the city’s business elite Wednesday morning.
Chinatown Tower Framed as Beacon of Housing Hope
A new 19-story residential tower is coming to downtown Boston, with a focus on supporting formerly homeless individuals and offering affordable rental options for working-class Bay Staters strained by the state’s housing crisis.
20 Groups Weigh in on Milton MBTA Communities Suit
Three former attorneys general, two towns, one state rep and a number of advocates and industry groups have all filed briefs with the the Supreme Judicial Court on whether Attorney General Andrea Campbell has the legal authority to compel Milton to comply with the MBTA Communities Act.
City’s New Development Czar Touts Relationships with Developers
Kairos Shen’s two decades actively spent shaping the city of Boston’s evolution aren’t over.
$91M Adds to Pantzer Properties’ Suburban Apartment Portfolio
A 195-unit apartment complex located in a business park near Route 128 in Waltham traded for $91 million in the latest in a series of suburban Boston acquisitions by a New York multifamily investor.
Abington Bank Finalizes Merger with North Shore Bank
This transaction is the seventh strategic merger for Hometown Financial Group in the last nine years.
