Expanded Seaport Holiday Market Returns in November
WS Development’s holiday-themed open-air market will return to Boston’s Seaport District in early November with an expanded lineup of 120 small businesses and 19 food and beverage vendors.
Lab Developers Stake Out Submarkets
Using data from brokerages Newmark, JLL and Colliers International, plus information from tenant and landlord SEC filings and earnings presentations, Banker & Tradesman has compiled a look at who dominates some of the most active life science submarkets and what’s in the pipeline.
Boston’s Planning Equity Standard Will Set a Better Bar for Projects
With this zoning amendment, Boston will be the first city to use the power of zoning to create economically and racially diverse communities.
‘Ring Bar’ and Piercing Studio Coming to Seaport District
A jewelry store that offers a “ring bar” updated on a weekly basis and piercing studio is coming to Boston’s Seaport District this month.
Why Diversity Matters in Real Estate
As a kid who was born and raised in Roxbury, I’ve seen the city’s skyline change. But as an entrepreneur, I have experienced a business climate which has largely remained the same.
Seaport Development Names Management Company
The management company for condominiums at the Intercontinental Hotel and Fan Pier has been selected to provide resident services for the first two towers scheduled to open at the EchelonSeaport complex.
Baker Proposes Sale, Redevelopment of Hynes Convention Center
The Baker administration is reviving the idea of expanding the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center in Boston’s Seaport and wants permission to sell the Hynes Convention Center in the Back Bay for redevelopment in order to fund it.
MassDOT OKs Silver Line ‘Shortcut’ to Help Seaport Traffic Snarls
State officials want to make a new Silver Line bus “shortcut” permanent after test runs showed it reduced travel times by several minutes.
Seaport Developer In Talks With More Office Tenants
After landing big leases from Amazon and Foundation Medicine for new office buildings in Boston’s Seaport District, WS Development is seeking approval to accommodate more commercial tenants.
St. Regis Ramps Up Sales Center in Seaport
A waterfront sales center at 250 Northern Ave. is showing off the available finishes and vistas at the future St. Regis Residences, Boston condominium tower which is scheduled to open in 2021 in the Seaport District.
Dutch Smart Building Firm Joins Seaport Development Team
A Dutch developer that specializes in sensor-equipped office buildings is joining the development team for Massport’s 401 Congress St. parcel, where a 645,000-square-foot office tower is proposed.
Seaport District Lands Big Life Science Headquarters
Cambridge-based Foundation Medicine has signed the biggest commercial lease in Boston’s Seaport District in eight years, consolidating 1,100 employees at 400 Summer St. and giving new momentum to the neighborhood’s growing life science cluster.
MassMutual Breaks Ground on 17-Story Seaport Tower, Fintech Incubator
For the second time in seven days, an office tower broke ground in the Seaport as Gov. Charlie Baker and Mayor Marty Walsh joined leaders from the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. to celebrate the start of construction at 10 Fan Pier Blvd.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: I Can’t Believe It’s Not HQ2
It may not be HQ2, but it still offers good photo-ops.
Generational Change at The Fallon Co.
Michael Fallon was appointed president of The Fallon Co., just last month, but the 30-year-old real estate executive is already thinking about the long-term legacy of the Boston-based development company founded by his father Joseph in 1993.
Condo Market Still Has Some Runway
The market remains firmly tilted in sellers’ favor, but is beginning to show signs of a correction while two record-setting ultra-high-end condominium developments scheduled to open this spring in Back Bay and asking prices for Boston condos continue to rise.
The Next Vertex? Life Science Firm Eyes Big Seaport Campus
Cambridge-based Foundation Medicine Inc. is seeking up to 1 million square feet in Boston or Cambridge for a life science campus.
High-Speed Ferry From North Station To Seaport Could Launch This Summer
A pilot commuter ferry service carrying passengers from Boston’s North Station to the Seaport District in 13 minutes could begin in late summer.
Benjamin Targets Next Rental Wave In Seaport
More than 500 prospective residents have expressed interest in the Boston Seaport District’s largest luxury apartment complexes to date, the 22-story luxury tower Benjamin and the 20-story VIA nearing completion on Seaport Boulevard.
Prudential Invests $26M In Skanska’s Fenway Apartment Tower
Financing from Prudential Real Estate Investors will...
