Co-Living Provider Will Rely on ‘Virtual Leasing’
Co-living specialist Common said it’s planning to rely on virtual tours and online leasing in the coming weeks in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
New Housing Models OK’d in Allston and Fenway
A 278-bed co-living development in Allston and 451-unit private student housing complex in the Fenway moved a step closer to groundbreaking.
Allston Co-Living Complex Gets IAG’s Support
An advisory group is supporting developers’ plans for a co-living complex at 525 Lincoln St. in Allston, including a 20 percent affordability component and ban on undergraduate residents and short-term rentals.
Onyx Hotel Plans 8-Story Expansion
Boylston Properties wants to expand a 10-year-old boutique hotel near Boston’s North Station.
With Deep Pockets, Lab Developers Positioned to Dominate Allston
The success of Boston Landing – which leased brand-new lab space to Roche Diagnostics, incubator SmartLabs and Proteostasis Therapeutics in 2017 – put Allston on the map as a budding life science cluster. Now, life science developers have begun to outbid multifamily competitors for development sites.
Experimental Housing Expands Footprint in Boston
In a city with a chronic shortage of college dorms and a housing affordability crisis, private for-profit developers are preparing to fill the void.
Bulfinch Triangle Hotel Sells for $46.7M
A boutique hotel near Boston’s North Station has sold for $46.7 million, according to documents filed in the Suffolk Registry of Deeds.
Second Co-Living Project Proposed In Boston
Living with roommates is nothing new in Allston, but now a development team is moving forward with a large-scale project specifically designed to accommodate group housing arrangements.
Arsenal Yards Developer Swaps Residential for Biotech Building
The developers behind Watertown’s Arsenal Yards project are seeking to swap uses in an 8- or 9- story building that sits at the south end of the site, overlooking the Charles River.
Arsenal Yards Signs First Life Science Tenant for 63K SF
A life science startup that recently received $72 million in venture funding is the first tenant to lease lab space at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards.
Creating a New Main Street in Watertown
At the site of a 19th-century Army munitions factory – and more recently an enclosed shopping mall that was losing its firepower – Tom Wilder is testing new formulas for keeping retail properties relevant.
Mexican Eatery Picks Arsenal Yards For Third Location
Condesa Restaurante Mexicano will open its first Massachusetts restaurant at Arsenal Yards in 2019, developers Boylston Properties and The Wilder Cos. said.
Watertown Lab Conversion Sold to Clarion Partners for $158M
A speculative life science complex in Watertown that demonstrated the industry’s willingness to grow in Boston’s inner-ring suburbs has been sold for $157.6 million.
A Walkable New Gateway to Watertown
When Laura Portney graduated from Clemson University, she faced a pivotal decision: pursue her master’s degree at Boston Architectural College, or enter the workforce full-time at architects Prellwitz Chilinski Assoc., Portney chose to do both.
Watertown Lab Conversion Hits the Market
A speculative Watertown development which showed off the potential of inner suburbs to absorb life science industry growth is up for sale by developer Boylston Properties.
Roche Bros., Theater Complex Will Anchor Arsenal Yards
A Roche Bros. supermarket, seven-screen theater and City Works Eatery & Pour House will be the retail anchor tenants at Arsenal Yards, the 1-million-square-foot redevelopment of the former Arsenal Mall property scheduled for completion in mid-2019.
Hot Property: Jan. 29, 2018
Not only does the proximity to Boston and Cambridge make the location attractive to technology and life science companies, but the location offers a walkable, urban neighborhood with new housing, retail, restaurants and two new hotels.
Watertown Life Science Cluster Grows With 39K SF Lease
A 39,333-square-foot lease by Cambridge-based life science researchers Addgene has brought Boylston Properties’ LINX development at 490 Arsenal Way in Watertown up to 56 percent occupancy.
Another Life Science Firm Likes LINX
Macrolide Pharmaceuticals is the second life science company on the move to Boylston Properties’ speculative LINX office and lab project in Watertown.
Sweet Spot In Streetcar Suburbs
Migration to inner-ring suburbs – from Boston, Cambridge and Route 128 office parks alike – is generating steady leasing activity and pushing rents to record highs.
