School Conversion Proves Concept in the North End
We took a nondescript midcentury office building and designed a new home for the Boston public school that had educated Samuel Adams and Paul Revere.
Historic Church Transformed into Mixed-Income Housing
The Blessed Sacrament Church’s transformation from historic asset into vibrant housing community shows the promise and complexity of adaptive reuse.
Dorchester Development Incorporates 250-Year-Old House
A house from Boston’s colonial past could get new life as part of a larger redevelopment proposed for the heart of Fields Corner.
Towns, Cities Need Partners When Repurposing School Buildings into Senior Housing
Consistent public school enrollment declines mean that surplus school buildings could be a real source of new homes, but towns and cities often lack the expertise to do it themselves.
Hot Property: Station Lofts
A refinancing package will enable Capstone Communities to begin an extensive renovation project at its Station Lofts property in Brockton.
Developer Submits Hotel Plan at former CBT Offices
Redevelopment plans by Rhino Capital Advisors would restore the historic facade of a Bulfinch Triangle office building while creating an 82-room hotel with an “urban contemporary aesthetic.”
Fall River Church Conversion Gets Financing from Rockland Trust
A former church in Fall River will be converted into 46 new market-rate homes thanks to a loan from Rockland Trust.
Hot Property: Baldwinville School Apartments
Recent funding awards from state and local sources will contribute to development of Templeton’s first multi-family housing development in a quarter-century.
Hot Property: Western Avenue Studios
Lowell’s Western Avenue Studios is one of the initial recipients of Massachusetts College of Art and Design’s Common Good Awards, which recognize the inclusion of arts and culture in civic life.
Preserving the Past, Powering the Future
Mill buildings present a unique opportunity: most are located on the banks of rivers, in places we would be unable to build on today due to the increase in extreme weather events.
In Lynn, a Hospital Building Repurposed for the 21st Century
Potential regulations requiring a reduction of embedded carbon in building projects are prompting the real estate industry to reconsider the benefits of adaptive reuse projects.
To Save the Past, Ditch Demo Delay Bylaws
Trying to hold onto Colonial-era charm, many communities have put historic preservation on a collision course with their enormous housing needs. What if there was another way?
Hot Property: St. James African Orthodox Church
Nonprofit preservation group Historic Boston Inc. has sold a Roxbury church to the Roxbury Action Program for a new headquarters, office space for nonprofits and an incubator.
Hot Property: Mission on Summer
Developers received $3.1 million in financing from MassDevelopment and Bay State Savings Bank for the conversion of a vacant downtown Worcester chapel into affordable housing.
From Disaster Comes Opportunity in the Merrimack Valley
Adapting an idle building into housing, commercial space or a community center maximizes the value of an existing asset, reduces carbon emissions and can effectively help address the shortage of affordable housing.
First School-to-Housing Conversion Completed in Auburn
The first of two school-to-housing adaptive reuse projects in Auburn brings 55 income-restricted and market-rate apartments to senior citizens.
Affordable Senior Housing OK’d for Downtown Worcester
Worcester officials have approved a proposal from Boston-based WinnCompanies to redevelop the vacant former Boys & Girls Club building at 16 Salisbury St. in the city’s downtown.
Reinvigorated Structures Revive Forgotten Urban Landscapes
Besides the benefit to the quality and character of these urban centers, these historic preservation and adaptive reuse projects are inherently more sustainable, economic and potentially face less resistance during approvals.
Fund Sought To Revive Underutilized Buildings
A new state fund outlined in a bill before the state legislature would help facilitate improvements to underutilized commercial or industrial buildings in economically distressed areas.
Pennrose Pioneers New Housing Models
Penrose, under Regional Vice President Charlie Adams, is making a name for itself as a developer of creative housing models throughout the East Coast. Locally, it’s working on unique projects in Jamaica Plain and Chelsea.
