by Steve Adams | Jul 26, 2020
A slew of covered land plays in recent weeks, from Widette Circle to Alewife, are giving investors a ready stream of rent while they assess the impact of COVID-19 on real estate and plan their next moves in growing development clusters.
by State House News Service | Jul 15, 2020
In a win for colleges and some landlords, the federal government agreed to rescind controversial guidelines that would have barred international students from staying in the United States if they took online-only course loads in the fall.
by The Associated Press | Jul 13, 2020
A week after most of the rest of Massachusetts, Boston is scheduled to enter the third phase of its coronavirus economic restart on Monday.
by James Sanna | Jul 8, 2020
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Matt O’Malley are calling for the city to establish its own fair housing testing program in the wake of a Suffolk University Law School report that found significant discrimination against prospective Black renters.
by The Associated Press | Jul 2, 2020
When Mahdi Hashemian was looking for a bicycle for his 7-year-old daughter Zeynab last week, the Cambridge resident decided to skip his local cycle shops in favor of a Black-owned one a few miles away in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
by Jay Fitzgerald | Jun 28, 2020
Owners of new apartment buildings in the Boston area are facing unprecedented times trying to fill units amid the coronavirus outbreak and economic downturn that’s left many would-be tenants wary of moving into unfamiliar and oftentimes more expensive living quarters.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jun 28, 2020
With this zoning amendment, Boston will be the first city to use the power of zoning to create economically and racially diverse communities.
by Steve Adams | Jun 21, 2020
Boston should add new enforcement clout to its fair housing policies as vulnerable populations contend with higher-than-ever roadblocks to keeping roofs over their heads, concludes a report culminating a three-year study of local conditions.
by Steve Adams | Jun 10, 2020
Developer Millennium Partners is asking to reduce the residential portion of its Winthrop Center skyscraper under construction in Boston’s Financial District, citing impacts from COVID-19 and a downturn in condo markets and capital sources.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 29, 2020
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh issued guidelines for office buildings in the city that plan to reopen to tenants on Monday. The guidelines largely mirror the state’s guidelines and industry practices.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 22, 2020
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Thursday announced the city was taking steps to help restaurants as they try to reopen, from removing or streamlining what his office called “outdated” regulations to creating a process to increase outdoor seating.
by Peter Paul Payack | May 17, 2020
It’s not only drivers who’ll have to adapt if Boston turns some streets over to pedestrians to allow for better physical distancing.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 7, 2020
Boston property owners will get an extra month’s reprieve on their property tax bills amid what’s shaping up to be an unemployment rate of 10 percent and waves of apartment and retail tenants asking for rent relief.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 3, 2020
Boston is dedicating $3 million to help Bostonians who are at risk of losing their housing pay rent, and $2 million to help the city’s smallest businesses pay rent, payroll and other working capital expenses.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 16, 2020
In the face of the coronavirus’ spread across Massachusetts, construction sites in the city of Boston are being shut down.
by James Sanna | Mar 11, 2020
A 4-story, mixed-use building is being proposed for the site of a pair of retail buildings and an auto body in Hyde Park’s commercial center.
by The Associated Press | Mar 6, 2020
Boston’s first recreational marijuana shop – and the state’s first black-owned one – is slated to open next week.
by Steve Adams | Mar 4, 2020
A developer has reactivated plans for a high-rise in Boston’s Downtown Crossing, on the same property where it previously proposed a 59-story tower that drew opposition from neighborhood residents.
by James Sanna | Mar 3, 2020
Nan Fung Life Sciences Real Estate has made its second large acquisition in Boston’s core business districts, buying a 120-year-old office building next to one of the city’s highest-profile construction projects.
by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 3, 2020
Kems Corp. has filed plans with the Boston Planning & Development Agency to replace a single-story South Boston car repair garage with a 5-story condominium building.