Natick MBTA District Scores First Proposal: 219 Apartments
Texas homebuilder Gables Residential is taking advantage of a Natick MBTA Communities zoning district to build a large, new apartment complex.
PHOTOS: These Two Buildings Just Got Voted ‘Most Beautiful in Boston’
What do a Weston farm and a Harvard University academic building have in common? They just won two of the Boston area’s most prestigious annual architecture awards.
The Gossip Report: March 6, 2026
The first home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts most expensive home sales is almost a record-setter: It’s the most expensive Beacon Hill home sold since a $28.25 million sale in 2023.
WATCH: These Apartments Will Make More Energy Than They use
Rees-Larkin Development’s building something unusual in the Fort Hill/Highland Park section of Boston’s Roxbury neighborhood: An apartment building that will make more electricity than it uses.
108 Apartments Proposed for Dorchester Auto Body Site
A Quincy-based investor has notified Boston officials of his intent to develop a new apartment building in an industrial section of Fields Corner in Dorchester.
Funding Uncertain, T Launches Work to Spell Out Regional Rail Options
Planners and developers alike have dreamed of an MBTA commuter rail network where trains come almost as frequently as some subway lines since the late 2010s.
Hot Property: Forte Apartment Renovations
Almost four years into its ownership of a Brookline apartment building, Newton-based Wingate Companies has earned praise for common area renovations that aim to give the 1949 property a more luxurious feel.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 27, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive home sales in Massachusetts has plenty of potential, as an optimist might put it.
Co-Architect of Cambridge Citywide Upzoning Joins State Senate Race
One half of the duo that shepherded Cambridge’s citywide upzoning to passage in 2025 wants to bring a YIMBY message to Beacon Hill.
Nordblom Pitches 103 Apartments in Coolidge Corner
Burlington-based developer The Nordblom Company is proposing Coolidge Corner’s second new apartment building in decades, in place of a parking lot it owns.
Fitchburg State, GFI Plan Housing in Place of Theater Revival
Fitchburg State University officials are reversing course on long-mooted plans to revitalize a decaying former theater in downtown Fitchburg.
Lowell Nonprofit Exec Arraigned on Rental Assistance Fraud Charges
A Lowell nonprofit leader has been charged with funneling over $280,000 in state rental aid to himself, his wife, family and friends.
Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Leaves Questions for Mass. Builders
The Supreme Court’s tariff ruling is is throwing up lots of questions for everyone in the Massachusetts real estate industry.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 20, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of the most expensive home sales in Massachusetts is a veritable Venetian palazzo.
Silk Named MassDevelopment’s New Head of Real Estate
Sandi Wolchansky Silk, a prominent face in the Greater Boston real estate world, is taking on a new job at the state’s biggest quasi-public economic development agency.
WATCH: Boston Office-Resi Conversions Hit Milestone
Office-to-residential conversions in Boston just something of a milestone: a big step change in the size of proposed projects.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 13, 2026
The fifth home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales hadn’t been on the market since 2006.
With Study Committee, Mass. Housing Advocates Score Single-Stair Win
Instead of waiting for the Legislature to create a committee that would study how to legalize single-stair multifamily buildings, Gov. Maura Healey moved to create the commission, herself.
Cambridge Apartment Tower Sells for $218M
One of the earliest buildings constructed as part of the Cambridge Crossing neighborhood next to the Lechmere MBTA station has traded hands.
The Gossip Report: Feb. 6, 2026
The third home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales has a direct link to one of the state’s most consequential governors.
