Zoning Change Reduces Power of Design Commission
Changes designed to accelerate approval of housing projects and building conversions were incorporated into the Boston zoning code in the first step in a revamp of city’s development review process.
Boston Eliminates BCDC Reviews for Smaller Projects
Real estate developments under 200,000 square feet will no longer be required to undergo a lengthy design review process in a move the Wu administration said would make housing easier to build.
Councilor Says Article 80 Changes Could Tie City’s Hands
The biggest proposed changes in Boston’s development reviews since 1996 attracted pointed questions from city councilors including whether they would safeguard neighborhoods from undesirable projects.
Boston Plans Big Renovation of Development Reviews
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration is trying to cut through the murky process that forces real estate projects to shell out millions in unpredictable community benefits payments.
BPDA Seeks to Standardize Community Benefits
Changes designed to streamline Boston’s complex and often unpredictable development review process will get a first public airing at a series of neighborhood meetings starting this weekend.
Paving the Path to Permitting
For real estate developers pursuing projects in Boston, the road to approval often leads through McDermott, Quilty, Miller & Hanley partner Joseph Hanley’s State Street offices.
What’s Changing, and Not, at the BPDA
Five years after initially floating the idea as a city councilor, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is closing in on key legal changes to eliminate the Boston Planning & Development Agency. And it’s leaving some in the real estate community scratching their heads at best about what it all means.
BPDA Reform Could Backload Biggest Changes
Commercial and nonprofit affordable housing developers say the biggest effects of BPDA reform won’t be felt until a comprehensive rezoning plan is completed.
BPDA Reform Gets Turbulent Reception from Board
The Boston Planning & Development Agency’s overseers are questioning Mayor Michelle Wu’s steps to make real estate development in Boston more predictable and transparent.
Wu Names Advisors for BPDA Revamp
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu named an advisory team ranging from affordable housing activists and labor union representatives to commercial developers to revamp the city’s real estate permitting process.
