How Boston Missed Its Biggest Chance to Rein in Rents
British developer Scape entered the Boston market with dreams of “solving” Boston’s housing crisis with 2,000 units of student housing. Now they’re dust in the wind.
BU: No Current Plans for City Realty Tower Site
Boston University has no current plans for the site of an approved apartment tower project it just bought in Allston.
Experimental Housing Expands Footprint in Boston
In a city with a chronic shortage of college dorms and a housing affordability crisis, private for-profit developers are preparing to fill the void.
Pennsylvania Developer Buys Suffolk Microunit Dorm For $75M
An Allston micro-apartment building that’s been used as dormitory space by Boston University and Suffolk University for the last three years has been acquired by a Pennsylvania developer for $75 million.
Simmons Files Proposal for 21-Story Dorm Tower
Simmons University filed plans with the Boston Planning & Development Agency Thursday to consolidate the 1,036 dorm rooms, athletics and dining facilities into a 250-foot, 21-story tower on the site of the school’s current science center.
Emerson College Receives $133M From MassDevelopment For Campus Upgrades, New Dorm
Emerson College has received a MassDevelopment bond...
