Healey Speech Passes on Major New Housing Production Policies
For Gov. Maura Healey, 2025 is going to be about “implementation” – putting into practice the big housing, economic development and energy bills Beacon Hill passed last year.
PHOTOS: Giant Clown Heads Are Out. Big Pink Inflatable Men Are (Looking) In
The latest eye-catching – if potentially slightly unsettling – and humorous downtown Boston art installation is here.
Healey Announces ‘Historic’ $8B Transportation Plan
Gov. Maura Healey says she’ll lean heavily on higher-than-expected returns from the state Millionaires Tax to keep the MBTA from going broke in the coming fiscal year, while setting three-quarters of a billion dollars aside for capital investments like bridges and rail lines.
Kingston Mall to Lose One of Two Anchor Stores with Macy’s Closure
The Kingston Collection mall is the only Massachusetts victim of Macy’s plan to close 66 underperforming stores nationwide.
Community Good Works
Beverly residential brokerage J Barrett & Company announced its agents raised $6,000 to give to a local cancer support group that it matched dollar-for-dollar. See who else gave back.
The B&T Daily: Jan 7, 2025
Copper Mill Development has burst onto the scene with plans for around 2,000 units at notable properties from Brockton to Somerville.
Hot Property: Marcelino’s Fan Pier
Dyer Brown’s architects leaned into luxury and exclusivity in their assignment to craft a home for the new boutique bar in the Seaport District’s Moakley Courthouse.
The Biggest Under-the-Radar Boston Real Estate Stories of 2024
You know the biggest stories of the year in Boston real estate. But what about the ones you missed that could still have a big impact in 2025?
IQHQ Sells Brighton Site Approved for Labs
A major lab developer has sold a 1.55-acre retail property near Boston Landing, taking a $10 million loss in the process.
Housing to Come First at Morrissey Boulevard Development
The first phase of a huge project planned for a series of commercial parcels by the JFK/UMass Red Line station won’t include the lab tower first envisioned by developer Center Court Partners.
MBTA Slow Zone Removal Called ‘Christmas Miracle’
But problems on the Red Line Monday morning cast a shadow over officials’ celebratory mood as they gathered for a press conference to promote the elimination of all slow zones on the MBTA subway network “for the first time in 20 years.”
Mass. Home Prices Up, but New Listings Down in November
The statewide median single-family sale price hit $600,000 in Massachusetts in November even as lower buyer demand – linked to election worries, in one observer’s eyes – kept year-on-year increases low.
The B&T Daily: Tuesday, Dec. 17
Commercial property owners in Greater Boston’s biggest suburb now face emissions-reduction rules, just like their counterparts in the urban core.
PHOTOS: Boston Architects’ Gingerbread Houses Celebrate City
This year’s entrants into the Boston Society for Architecture’s gingerbread competition celebrated things they love about the Boston area. So it’s only natural one had a giant doughnut atop a Dunkin’ store.
The B&T Daily: Tuesday, Dec. 10
A developer that has a track record of repositioning former tech campuses for tenants including Amazon and GE just landed another opportunity in Southborough.
New State ADU Rules Restrict Towns’ Ability to Block
Towns and cities now have answers to what they can – and, importantly, can’t – do to regulate accessory dwelling units.
The B&T Daily: Wednesday, Dec. 4
Eastern Bank is consolidating its suburban office space north of Boston to a Wakefield office park owned by Hobbs Brook Real Estate.
The B&T Daily: Tuesday, Dec. 3
Could Porter Square see a 15-story affordable housing tower?
Cambridge City Councilors Seek Way to Ban Apartment Broker Fees
Cambridge politicians are the first out of the gate in trying to follow their New York City peers’ lead in banning apartment broker fees. The catch: They’re not quite sure if they can do it.
Boston, Five Banks Launch ADU Construction Loan Product
Five Boston-area banks have partnered with the city of Boston to offer zero-interest loans to Boston homeowners. But promised zoning changes needed to enable ADU construction appear stalled.
