28-Story Furnished Housing Tower Approved in Fenway
Developers Morro USA and Scape received approval today to build a 28-story furnished apartment tower near Kenmore Square.
Future Uncertain for Boston’s Compact Living Experiment
City officials hoped developers would build more units per acre and pass along the savings to residents. It hasn’t turned out that way, and it’s an open question whether the pilot that permitted around 2,000 units in three years will come back.
Scape Brings New Wrinkles to Residential Projects
When Scape began planning its first residential development in Boston, the city was already grappling with a significant housing shortage. Four years and a pandemic later, that project, “The Bon,” recently opened to prospective tenants.
Alexandra Hotel Switches Plans to Compact Living
Developers who had planned to build a 12-story hotel tower behind a restored historic hotel facade near Boston’s South End are asking city officials if they can convert the building into condominiums.
Raising the Bar for Development Investment
As former Massport security official Herby Duvernéhis Boston-based development firm, RISE Together work to develop projects from Haverhill to downtown Boston, they’re seeking out new investors from diverse local communities who haven’t traditionally been part of real estate projects.
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.
Is Compact Living Here to Stay?
Boston’s two-year-old experiment with a new compact living model has attracted steadily increasing interest from housing developers willing to take a flier on its financial promises of lower costs.
A New Housing Compact for Allston
Developer LBC Boston is seeking approval for the largest project yet to be approved under Boston’s two-year-old compact living pilot. Margarita Kvacheva is helping guide the $140 million Allston Green project. a three-building complex spanning 256,000 square feet and 350 apartments at the corner of Linden and Pratt streets in Allston.
Mount Vernon Files Plans for 147 Microunits in Allston
A one-story brick warehouse in Allston could get replaced with a 97,287-square-foot development
Mattapan Multifamily Project Revises Program Under Compact Living Pilot
A 21-unit multifamily building planned on Blue Hill Avenue in Mattapan is rejiggering its unit mix under the city’s Compact Living Pilot.
Coliving Developer Acquires Key Davis Square Parcels for $10M
A British co-housing developer planning a billion-dollar pipeline of dorm-style private academic housing projects in Greater Boston has acquired three properties in Somerville’s Davis Square for nearly $10 million.
BPDA OKs Five Residential Projects, 472 Units
The Boston Planning & Development Agency board of directors approved residential development projects in Chinatown, East Boston, Fenway, Roxbury and Jamaica Plain, and a commercial project in East Boston at its February meeting last week.
Tiny Apartments: A Slippery Slope?
Is Boston in danger of becoming Hong Kong? Will the city’s pilot “micro-apartment” regulations begin the slippery slope to coffin homes, subdivided living spaces so small in some cases residents can’t fully extend their legs?
Co-Living Redefines Rental Experience
For Millennials who miss the camaraderie of dorm living – or empty-nesters looking for a livelier environment than suburban single-family homes – National Development’s 7INK by Ollie project will offer a new breed of housing in Boston.
