State Lifts Limits on Waterfront Projects

A state ruling could open up a 23-acre portion of the East Boston waterfront to large-scale development, replacing parking lots and warehouses with new industrial buildings serving airport-related industries.

New Regs Add Health Worries to Development Reviews

New state regulations designed to protect marginalized populations from environmentally-harmful projects are expected to add delays and additional project costs for commercial developers, particularly in the booming e-commerce distribution sector. 

Janey Slams Brakes on Waterfront Towers

Citing an urgent threat of climate change to Boston’s waterfront, Acting Mayor Kim Janey said she is jettisoning the city’s rezoning of 42 acres that would allow development of a pair of new towers at the edge of Boston Harbor.

Court Strikes Down Pinnacle Approval

The Suffolk Superior Court dealt a major setback in April to The Chiofaro Co,’s proposed 600-foot mixed-use tower at the Harbor Garage site near the New England Aquarium in Boston. But the plaintiffs’ victory may only be temporary.