Cottonwood Loans $122M for Charlestown Housing Redevelopment
The next building in the redevelopment of Boston’s Bunker Hill public housing complex has been financed, including a $50 million contribution from the city of Boston.
Newton Councilors Float 4-Unit Zoning to Cut Down on Teardowns
Two Newton city councilors bent on curbing teardowns are suggesting something unusual for The City of Homes: liberalizing residential zoning to encourage adaptive reuse projects.
Community Good Works
A Worcester architect and a College of the Holy Cross professor and her class design, build and install a shelter and storage shed for a community fridge. See who else gave back.
The Gossip Report: March 27, 2026
The third home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales hides sleek modernity behind a facade from the late 1700s.
At Major Boston Developer, Davis to Succeed Davis as CEO
One of Boston’s biggest developers is getting a new CEO on April 1 as a father hands the reins to his son.
BSA Picks NADAAA to Design New Home
The Boston Society for Architecture has announced the location for its new headquarters and civic venue: ground-floor corner space at 99 Chauncy St. in downtown Boston.
The Gossip Report: March 20, 2026
The first home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales has an underground secret passage.
WATCH: Roxbury Middle-Market Market-Rate Housing Goes Green
Evan Smith is trying to bring high-efficiency green homes to ordinary Bostonians with his latest project in Fort Hill, overlooking Nubian Square.
JPMorgan Chase Inks Lease at South Station Tower
What had become an open secret in Boston’s real estate industry is now official: JPMorgan Chase will become the South Station Tower’s largest tenant.
Poll: Mass. Voters Want Legislature to Do More on Housing
A new poll suggests being pro-housing will be a winning strategy for Massachusetts state legislators this fall, but they’ll still face pressure from constituents to do more.
The Gossip Report: March 13, 2026
The third home in this week’s roundup of Massachusetts’ most expensive home sales is a rare treat: a huge property on Cambridge’s tony Brattle Street.
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.
