New Music Combo: Housing in Rock City
Two new Allston-Brighton projects are betting that good design can make good neighbors of musicians and apartments. Here’s why.
Allston’s Western Ave. Poised to be Next Hub for Life Sciences
We believe the projects most likely to succeed are those situated in dynamic ecosystems that already exist and can help foster innovation and collaboration.
Will Money Pool Move the Housing Needle?
Developers and brokers say a new, albeit small, pool of state funding called the “Momentum Fund” will break through a logjam that’s severely reduced groundbreakings of major multifamily projects.
BU: No Current Plans for City Realty Tower Site
Boston University has no current plans for the site of an approved apartment tower project it just bought in Allston.
Tibbits-Nutt Comments Raise Questions About I-90 Allston Funding
Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt had an unusual exchange with a MassDOT board member on Tuesday that raised questions about whether the Healey administration is serious about funding the $1.97 billion I-90 Allston project.
Harvard Gets into the Hospitality Business
Harvard Allston Land Corp. CEO Carl Rodrigues sees the mass timber conference hall and 250-key hotel rising as key differentiators for the company’s four-building development rising rapidly in Allston.
‘Aggressive’ Review Timeline For Allston Mega-Project
A $335 million federal funding award clears a “major, major hurdle” for an infrastructure megaproject in Allston that will provide long-awaited access to the Charles River waterfront and push the state closer to a westward passenger rail expansion, a top state official said Wednesday.
Harvard Not the Only Winner from Feds’ Mass. Pike Money
A $335.4 million federal grant to rebuild a key section of the Mass. Pike and build a new transit hub in Allston will help unlock Harvard University’s plans for a big, new science and technology-focused neighborhood. But the school isn’t the only winner, experts say.
Cracking the Co-Living Code in Boston
Boston’s newest co-living complex opened in January in Allston. And a prominent developer has figured out how to make it work. But city officials have put a pause on more housing developments like this.
The Transformational Opportunity in Allston
The I-90 Allston Multimodal Project is more than just a road repair project. It sets Greater Boston up for the future by unlocking billions of dollars in economic growth, new jobs and new affordable housing.
BPDA Approves 656 Housing Units, New Harvard Theater
Developers received approval for 656 housing units at a series of multifamily projects planned across Boston, including a new American Repertory Theater that will provide 275 housing units for Harvard students and staff.
Harvard’s Allston Lab Development Rises Amid Headwinds
Community activists, Boston officials and developers celebrated the virtues of compromise at Wednesday’s groundbreaking of Harvard University’s 900,000-square-foot Enterprise Research Campus on Allston’s Western Avenue.
King Street Plans Spec Labs, Manufacturing on Western Ave.
King Street Properties’ newest development proposal includes a mix of prebuilt life science labs, light manufacturing space and co-working suites available to Allston residents.
BPDA Approves Developments Totaling 876 Housing Units
City officials green-lit a $130 million project on Brighton’s Commonwealth Avenue and redevelopment of a former East Boston casket factory property, among others, to hit the second-largest number of units permitted all year.
Boston to Trial Cargo Bikes in Bid to Transform Deliveries
Boston officials say they are launching a small pilot program that will use e-cargo bicycles to replace delivery vans and trucks in Allston for a year, starting next month.
New Construction Is Changing the ‘Student Ghetto’
Allston is a microcosm of Boston’s housing affordability dilemma, as developers target virtually every buildable parcel. But locals say the city isn’t approving the kinds of family-friendly units that would help stabilize the community.
King Street Plans 90K SF of More Labs in Allston
Its multi-building Allston Labworks development hasn’t even topped out its last building and already life science developer King Street Properties says it wants to add more lab space next door.
118 Apartments Proposed on Western Ave.
Proposed affordability density bonuses for Allston’s Western Avenue corridor could spur redevelopment of a former gas station property as 118 apartments.
West Station Gives Boston a Second Chance on Transit
Boston’s next major transit hub should offer frequent commuter rail service to prevent the Allston neighborhood from being overwhelmed with traffic congestion, Metropolitan Area Planning Council said in a report on the $2 billion Allston multimodal project.
Hot Property: Arthaus
The newly-completed Arthaus apartment and condo project in Allston contains ground-floor space spotlighting the works of neighborhood artists.
