by Steve Adams | May 22, 2026
The owner of Jamaica Plain’s former Eblana Brewery is seeking permission to demolish the 19th century structure, which has been the subject of failed redevelopment and preservation attempts in recent decades.
by Steve Adams | Jul 2, 2025
State real estate officials released their latest vision for a private redevelopment in Boston’s West End, which could result in construction of a 40-story tower and relocation of group homes and shelters for Department of Mental Health clients.
by Steve Adams | Feb 7, 2025
Supporters and opponents of Boston’s proposed downtown rezoning will get additional time to weigh on a plan to hike maximum building heights to 500 feet.
by Steve Adams | Apr 14, 2024
Changes designed to attract more developers and commercial tenants to downtown Boston and avoid a looming fiscal chasm tied to declining office occupancy are moving closer to the finish line.
by Steve Adams | Feb 11, 2024
Renovations and rehabilitation of a Classical Revival building at Dorchester’s Uphams Corner received recognition from a pair of preservation groups.
by Steve Adams | Aug 25, 2023
A Kenmore Square hotel was granted Boston landmark status in a vote that could limit a developer’s attempt to build a life science complex on the Beacon Street property.
by Steve Adams | Jun 21, 2022
Boston-based Bain & Co. is relocating to a new office building overlooking the Boston Public Garden that reignited calls for changes in how Boston treats development projects that are delayed for extended periods.
by Steve Adams | May 1, 2022
Critics have long accused some Boston developers of switching out city-approved designs for aggressively value-engineered alternatives. A new position at the top of the city’s planning bureaucracy is expected to tackle the problem head-on.
by Steve Adams | Apr 25, 2022
A project to replace the former Shreve, Crump & Low jewelers building in Back Bay is under way after nearly 16 years, prompting preservationists to renew critiques of the city’s reviews of developments.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 22, 2022
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 27, 2021
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: it’s The Personnel File.
by Steve Adams | Feb 28, 2020
The Massachusetts Historical Commission has instructed state real estate officials to consider preserving the Charles F. Hurley Building in Boston’s West End, the site of a potential 1.3-million-square-foot redevelopment.
by William F. Lyons Jr. | Sep 30, 2018
The list of transportation projects that could have a transformative impact on the Seaport District is very small.
by Steve Adams | May 11, 2018
A pair of proposed hotels totaling 677 rooms in Boston’s Kenmore Square are generating pushback from residents who say the project shouldn’t qualify for special zoning rules allowing extra density.