Housing Starts to Fill Up Office Parks
Developers are pursuing plans for nearly 4,000 homes on sites currently occupied by office buildings, and more are in line for empty parcels in the same commercial parks.
40B Developers Take the Long View
A cluster of new 40B development proposals highlight how this 56-year-old state law could be an important tool as landlords explore alternative uses for suburban office and lab sites.
Hotel-Condo Tower Anchors Chestnut Hill Development Proposal
City Realty Group unveiled plans to redevelop a Brookline office park as a 1.2 million-square-foot development including a 20-story hotel-condominium tower, medical offices and senior housing.
State to Allow Mixed-Use in Transit Zoning, Adds Penalties for Snubs
State housing officials announced Thursday afternoon that they will let Boston-area towns and cities add a potentially controversial requirement for mixed-use buildings to zoning changes designed to comply with the MBTA Communities transit-oriented zoning law.
Is There Room for Housing at Coolidge Corner?
There’s broad agreement in Brookline that its main commercial corridor of Harvard Street is one of the town’s crown jewels. A pending fight over how to add more housing there is shaping up to be a hard-fought struggle.
Developers Lean into High-Efficiency Designs
As more Greater Boston communities adopt the state’s new opt-in energy code with its higher sustainability standards, developers are testing the limits of how far commercial buildings can effectively run without fossil fuel sources.
Rising Costs Add to Pandemic Pain for Small Businesses
In response, owners are raising prices, cutting staff hours, dropping some goods and services and nixing free shipping in a delicate balancing act. But with low visibility into how long the higher inflation will last, some owners are increasingly worried about keeping their doors open in the long run.
Brookline Seeks a Piece of Life Science Growth
Brookline officials want to position the town’s commercial districts for life science development by removing long standing barriers to lab space. But with square footage under construction starting to outpace requirements, the move could be coming too late.
Hot Property: 1180 Boylston
Nauset Construction has begun foundation work following demolition work at a former gas station property for redevelopment into 50 age-restricted apartments and 6,500 square feet of retail space.
Brookline 40B Project Begins Leasing
A Brookline townhome rental development from Chestnut Hill Realty will offer its units at roughly $4,300 plus two months’ free rent as it begins leasing.
The Club of Million-Dollar Towns Keeps Growing
The number of towns with a median single-family home sale price of $1 million nearly quadrupled over the past eight years. And it is yet another sign as well that housing affordability in our state is going from bad to worse.
Brady Mansion, NYC Apartment Sold
Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has cut his last tie to New England, selling his Brookline mansion months after leaving the team to play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Reebok Ex-CEO’s Mansion Sells for $23M
Former Reebok CEO Paul Fireman has sold his Brookline mansion overlooking The Country Club for $23 million.
Brookline Changes Affordable Housing Lottery to Increase Diversity
The town of Brookline will drastically reduce its local preference lottery applicant percentage from 70 percent to 25 in an effort to reach a more diverse roster of applicants.
Healey Strikes Down Brookline Gas Ban
Attorney General Maura Healey has struck down a Brookline ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings that could have set a precedent for other municipalities looking to require more environmentally friendly building techniques, but which real estate groups warned could kneecap commercial development.
Brady, Brookline Mansion Still for Sale, to Leave Patriots
New England Patriots’ quarterback Tom Brady’s Brookline estate may still be on the market, but he’s firmly decided he will be leaving his team after a 20-year run.
Virtual Tour of Tom Brady’s House Released
If you’ve ever wanted to step through the frame of listing photographs of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s house, now’s your chance.
New Brookline Preschool Will Include a Playground With a View
A new early education center at 127 Harvard St. in Brookline will include a fourth-floor indoor-outdoor playground to comply with the town’s licensing requirements.
Hot Housing Market Boosts Once-Overlooked Places
Amid a strong market in 2019 – stronger still in Greater Boston – that keeps sending prices worryingly higher, places like Brockton and Springfield that once had a hard time attracting attention saw healthy growth.
Month-Long Closures Planned on Green Line’s C, E Branches
Frequent shutdowns are coming to the entire MBTA system this year, including a month offline for the Green Line’s C and E branches, as the T ramps up maintenance plans.
