Brighton Apartments Open, with Two Month’s Free Rent on ‘Select Units’
Brighton’s newest multifamily rental property has opened its doors in time for the all-important Sept. 1 move-in date, and some of its new residents could get lucky.
Landlords Vow to ‘Vigorously Challenge’ St. Elizabeth’s Taking
The firms that control the real estate of St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Brighton rejected what they say is the state’s low-ball offer for the property and told Gov. Maura Healey that they will “vigorously challenge” her plan to take the land beneath bankrupt Steward Health Care’s hospital by eminent domain.
Lendlease to Exit U.S., Brighton Lab Tower’s Future Uncertain
Australian developer Lendlease announced Monday it’s pulling out of the United States market to focus on its home turf and some international projects.
Hot Property: 1515 Commonwealth Ave.
Leasing and presales of 252 apartments and condominiums is beginning at a Brighton property that had previous incarnations as a granite quarry and hospital.
BPDA Approves Developments Totaling 876 Housing Units
City officials green-lit a $130 million project on Brighton’s Commonwealth Avenue and redevelopment of a former East Boston casket factory property, among others, to hit the second-largest number of units permitted all year.
HarborOne Opens Brighton Branch
Brockton-based HarborOne Bank has opened its second branch in Brighton as the bank continues its Greater Boston expansion.
Developers Propose 206-Unit Apartment Building on Comm. Ave.
A partnership of Benenson Capital Partners and Hines seeks to redevelop a commercial property in Brighton as 206 apartments in a 183,800-square-foot building.
This Month in History: 2000 Commonwealth Ave. Collapse
Disaster struck a Brighton building site on a cold day in January 1971 when around two-thirds of the floors on a 16-story luxury condominium tower under construction pancaked onto one another and fell to the ground.
Swan Song or Encore for Music Industry?
Somerville officials are studying new ideas to slow the exodus of arts and cultural spaces from the city amid redevelopment and gentrification. And they think developers can help.
Cloistered Quarters Reimagined in Brighton
Decades before “compact living” became a buzzword, an order of priests lived in tiny cells at Brighton’s St. Gabriel’s Monastery. John Sullivan is an executive vice president at CC&F, where he oversees development projects including the 555-unit development that rose in the monastery’s place.
Developer Pitches 61 Units on Allston-Brighton Line
A developer has alerted Boston officials to his plans to propose 61 apartments in a section of the city poised for big change.
Lab Developer Buys 3-Acre Site Near Boston Landing
Life science developer IQHQ is adding Brighton to its steadily growing list of Greater Boston development sites, acquiring a parcel on the outskirts of Boston Landing for $50 million.
Brighton Concert Hall Namechecks Local Rock Lore
Boston Landing’s new concert venue pays homage to Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers, naming the 3,500-seat arena “Roadrunner” in a nod the band’s 1970s shoutout to the local environs.
Hot Property: The Overlook at St. Gabriel’s
Owners of the Overlook at St. Gabriel’s commissioned 12 original artworks to complement the redevelopment of the 12-acre former church and monastery property.
Hot Property: 5 Washington St.
Construction of a 108-unit apartment complex with 12,500 square feet of ground-floor retail including a CVS Pharmacy has begun in Brighton’s Washington Square.
BPDA OKs Bunker Hill Housing Revamp, Six Other Projects
In addition to Redgate’s large revamp of the South Boston Edison power plant site, the Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors approved six other projects at its meeting last night.
Compact Living Model Gains Traction
Millennial housing. Innovation units. Studio apartments. Compact living units. Whatever you call them, developments featuring tiny spaces are popping up again fueled by singles and couples looking for a place to rest their heads within city limits.
Roxbury, Brighton Multifamily Projects OK’d
In addition to approving a major change to the former GE headquarters parcel at 15 Necco St., the Boston Planning & Development Agency board gave approval to a pair of small multifamily projects in two city neighborhoods.
From Monk’s Cells to Modern Living Space
When Cabot, Cabot & Forbes and partner Blue Vista Capital Management acquired the former St. Gabriel’s Monastery, the development team recognized the historic importance and uniqueness of the space, and committed to making the property’s history a focal point of our design.
BPDA OKs Chinatown Affordable Housing-Library Tower, and More
The Boston Planning & Development Agency board approved a tower funded in part by affordable housing payments from Millennium Partners’ Winthrop Square tower, which will also contain a new Boston Public Library branch on the ground floor.
