MCCA Says Development Would Be Lifeline for Hotels
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center officials framed their plans for commercial development on 6.2 acres of nearby parcels as a necessary lifeline to hotels in the neighborhood.
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center officials framed their plans for commercial development on 6.2 acres of nearby parcels as a necessary lifeline to hotels in the neighborhood.
Former Boston Planning and Development Agency Director Brian Golden will lead a newly-created real estate permitting practice at a Boston law firm.
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.
The chairman of the Boston Planning & Development Agency’s board of directors since 2014 is retiring immediately and Priscilla Rojas has been named acting chair of this afternoon’s monthly board meeting.
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh and Boston Planning & Development Agency Director Brian Golden defended the agency and their reform efforts in the wake of attacks and calls for the agency’s dismantlement by at-large City Councilor Michelle Wu, widely speculated as a potential 2021 challenger to Walsh.
Massport has a new CEO, who will be only the second woman in its history to hold the position.
A Massachusetts Port Authority screening committee has recommended two finalists for the organization’s CEO position – and despite applying for the permanent role, acting CEO John Pranckevicius did not make the cut.
Boston’s most powerful policy weapon to encourage private development of affordable housing is continuing to pay off, so much that officials are considering whether to change the requirements for the second time in three years.