Another Terrible Year for Home Construction
Boston and other progressive cities and states are struggling to produce new homes, even as red states boom. Just call it a case of the blue state housing blues.
Waterfront Property Owners Bail Themselves Out
With city efforts to build defenses against sea level rise still years away, homeowners in condo complexes along Boston Harbor are planning on dropping millions of dollars on infrastructure.
King Street Buys Cambridgeport Labs for $9.5M
Life science developer King Street Properties added a Cambridgeport boutique lab building to its portfolio with a $9.5 million acquisition.
NAHB: Higher Lumber Prices Still Likely Despite Trump’s Tariff Delays
President Donald Trump on Thursday postponed 25 percent tariffs on many imports from Mexico and some imports from Canada for a month amid widespread fears of the economic fallout from a broader trade war.
Healey: Grants Remain at Risk in Towns Not Complying with Housing Law
Gov. Maura Healey said Thursday her administration will continue to withhold state funding from cities and towns that fail to comply with a controversial – but constitutional – zoning reform law, describing the latest challenges to the measure as “without legal merit.”
MGH Offices Eyed for Residential Conversion
Medical offices previously occupied by Massachusetts General Hospital would become apartments in the latest proposal submitted for Boston’s downtown office to residential conversion program.
Local Investor Acquires Landmark DTX Property
Nearly two decades after Barnes & Noble exited Boston’s Downtown Crossing, a new ownership team is seeking to reactivate the office-retail property with new tenants.
Boston Planning Officials Warn of Email Scam
Email scammers targeted local developers with requests for payment from the Boston Planning Department, prompting the agency to issue an alert about the online scam.
Towns Gear Up After Auditor Declares MBTA Communities an ‘Unfunded Mandate’
The declaration dropped like a grenade into the controversy over state rezoning requirements, and it sent some towns scrambling straight for the courthouse.
Copper Mill Pitches Two Towers in Dorchester
The newest high-profile entrant to Greater Boston’s development scene is continuing its big ambitions with a pair of towers next to an MBTA hub.
Spec Suites Lure Software Firm to Downtown Office Lease
An educational software firm will establish a new headquarters in Boston’s Financial District after leasing move-in ready office space.
Massport, EDIC Seek Offers for South Boston Parcels
Massport’s latest real estate opportunity offers 16 acres of waterfront property for developers willing to upgrade its waterfront cargo facilities in South Boston.
GSA Seeks to Sell JFK Building, Volpe Center
Two Boston office towers and a newly-completed Kendall Square research center lead the list of nine Massachusetts properties the Trump administration has slated for sale.
Middleborough Sues State Over MBTA Communities Law
The town of Middleborough is challenging state regulations that would put it out of compliance with the MBTA Communities law.
Local Apartment Rents Rising at Twice National Average
Greater Boston’s pricey rental housing market is getting even more unaffordable, with rents rising at double the national average over the past year.
Lupoli Seeks Final Approval of Ex-IBM Campus Redevelopment
The King Street Common project would add 1,089 housing units, retail space and a hotel on undeveloped portions of the 47-acre property.
Action Items in the Works to Address Downtown Safety Concerns
Political heavy-hitters, from Mayor Michelle Wu to North End state Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden, gathered with downtown residents and other stakeholders last week.
Trump’s 25 Percent Tariffs on Mexico, Canada Take Effect
President Donald Trump’s long-threatened tariffs against Canada and Mexico went into effect Tuesday, putting global markets on edge and setting up costly retaliations by the United States’ North American allies.
Wealthy Vacation Home Buyers Add to Cape, Berkshires Rental Crunch
Vacation home-owners once rented to year-round residents in the off-season. Now they lean toward short-term rentals, and it’s pulled at least 9,000 homes off the rental market.
PHOTOS: South Station’s Got a Bold, New Space
Commuter rail riders passing through South Station have been able to watch the monumental, 6-story arches that support Hines’ new office-and-residential tower take shape for several years.
Now, they finally get to walk underneath them.
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