Dorchester Development Incorporates 250-Year-Old House
A house from Boston’s colonial past could get new life as part of a larger redevelopment proposed for the heart of Fields Corner.
Boston Council Prez: Ex-Carney Hospital Must Be Health Care Facility Again
The vacant Carney Hospital property in Dorchester, which Steward Health Care shuttered to patients last month, should remain a health care facility in the future, Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune said in a television interview that aired this weekend.
How Inclusive CRE Ownership Can Empower Boston Communities
It can give long-time Black residents an equity stake in the vibrancy, safety and prosperity of their neighborhoods. A new guide I and my fellow scholars and developers wrote shows how to do it..
Healey Signs Off on 225 New Boston Liquor Licenses
Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Wednesday giving Boston 225 more alcohol licenses, the majority of which are expected to boost economic development in 13 targeted ZIP codes.
Will Money Pool Move the Housing Needle?
Developers and brokers say a new, albeit small, pool of state funding called the “Momentum Fund” will break through a logjam that’s severely reduced groundbreakings of major multifamily projects.
Related Beal Picked to Develop Roxbury, Marine Park Projects
Developer Related Beal received approval to move forward with projects on city-owned properties in South Boston and Roxbury that could include more than 400 housing units and nearly 320,000 square feet of lab space.
Boston Sketches a Triple-Decker Comeback
Architectural avatars of efficient and livable middle-class housing, triple-deckers altered the landscape Massachusetts in the early 20th century. Over 100 years later, Massachusetts’ affordability crisis is prompting a fresh look at the form.
Can Beacon Capital Put Dorchester on Biotech Map?
The life science industry is well-known for its tendency to cluster in preferred real estate submarkets. So why would biotechs take a flier on a 65-year-old former newspaper building a 30-minute subway ride from Kendall Square?
Two-Phase Affordable Project Proposed in Dorchester
A Catholic social service agency and the Archdiocese of Boston’s affordable housing development arm are proposing to renovate and expand a Dorchester former hospital that houses families trying to escape homelessness.
Dorchester Bay Defense Looks at the Big Picture
Developers behind the 6.5 million-square-foot Dorchester Bay City project are offering to take responsibility for protecting not only its vulnerable waterfront site from flooding, but large sections of surrounding neighborhoods.
Hot Property: Biodiversity
MassBio, the industry organization that represents more than 1,600 life science and health care organizations and companies, recently began construction of its first workforce training center, Bioversity.
Condo Construction on Collision Course with IDP Changes
Policymakers in Boston could be facing a catch-22 while pursuing a pair of popular but potentially contradictory goals: encouraging developers to build more residential condominiums while requiring a higher percentage of income-restricted units.
Boston Developers Look Deeper into Neighborhoods
Real estate development in Boston is only getting trickier, and it’s pushing the city’s development pipeline southward into Mattapan and Bowdoin-Geneva.
Hot Property: Neponset Wharf
A former Dorchester boat dealership will be redeveloped into a $90 million, 168,300-square-foot mixed-use development in a project approved this month by the Boston Planning & Development Agency.
Reinvigorated Structures Revive Forgotten Urban Landscapes
Besides the benefit to the quality and character of these urban centers, these historic preservation and adaptive reuse projects are inherently more sustainable, economic and potentially face less resistance during approvals.
Transitioning from Multifamily Investment to Development
Boston Capital Development is shifting from acquisitions to a multifamily development strategy, including a high-profile project that could bring hundreds of apartments, and Rich Mazzocchi is in the driver’s seat of the transition.
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.
Higher Hurdles for Developers Tested in Dorchester
Boston’s first-in-the-nation fair housing zoning law is already influencing key elements of the city’s largest proposed development, Dorchester Bay City, as Accordia Partners spells out how its affordable housing strategy will exceed what’s typically expected in new projects.
68 Units of Senior Housing Proposed Near Franklin Park
The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. has filed plans with the city of Boston for a 68-unit project just north of Franklin Park in the city’s Dorchester neighborhood.
27-Unit Building Could Replace Three-Family in Dorchester
The sale of a nearly half-acre Dorchester property will clear the way for a proposed 27-unit multifamily development.
