I understand why elected officials steer toward to the siren song of eviction moratoria. But they don’t provide long-term protection, don’t sustain our limited rental housing supply and are not legal.
The summer of 2021’s record-breaking heat and precipitation in Greater Boston is adding urgency to additional requirements for commercial buildings and development sites and designs that can withstand expected extreme weather in coming years.
Boston’s Ritz-Carlton hotel reopens on Thursday with new promotional packages designed to capture the all-important leisure travel market.
Boston-based Cronin Development’s 22-story luxury condo tower began vertical construction this week following over two years of foundation and prep work on the waterfront site.
There are so many lab developments going on, Boston’s very urban fabric is changing.
Massachusetts General Hospital has unveiled plans for its $1.8-billion expansion designed to relieve emergency room overcrowding and provide more single-bed patient rooms.
A new poll sponsored by WBUR and the Dorchester Reporter newspaper puts at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu in pole position as the Boston mayoral race officially opens.
Acting Mayor Kim Janey arrived at Boston City Hall on Tuesday morning for her first full day as the city’s executive, in what former Mayor Marty Walsh called a “smooth transition” between administrations.
As most of Massachusetts shifts into Phase 4 of the state’s reopening plan today, Boston will adopt a modified version with lower caps on most indoor and outdoor events, Mayor Martin Walsh announced Friday.
Life science developer IQHQ is proposing its second major project in the Fenway neighborhood with plans for a 250,000-square-foot office-lab building at 109 Brookline Ave.
The start of Boston’s outdoor dining program has been moved up from April 1 to March 22 due to the forecast for seasonable weather, Mayor Marty Walsh announced Friday.
There’s seemingly a new lab project under construction on every street corner in Boston and Cambridge, with everyone and their brother looking to cash in on the life-sciences boom. But there are growing signs a backlash is brewing.
John Barros, until recently Boston’s top economic development official, has entered the increasingly crowded field of candidates vying to replace Mayor Marty Walsh.
Jon Santiago, a second-term state lawmaker and emergency room doctor from Boston’s South End, is entering the race to succeed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, joining a diverse field of candidates that already includes three members of the City Council.
Commercial real estate trade group NAIOP-MA is urging Boston officials to be cautious as they weigh a proposal to nearly double development fees.
Does anyone truly think the owners of the Red Sox won’t get their way at City Hall when it comes to the team’s sweeping plans to redevelop the neighborhood around Fenway Park?
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu and Kenzie Bok put forward an interesting idea in recent days that Boston could generate up to $2 billion to invest in affordable housing. But it also serves as a reminder that the private sector is a necessary partner in fixing the housing crisis.
The city of Boston plans to spend $2.5 million this year to start a rental voucher program Mayor Marty Walsh first proposed in last year’s State of the City address.
Red Sox owners revealed plans for redevelopment of the streets surrounding Fenway Park with eight buildings of mixed-use development spanning 2.1 million square feet.
