Downtown BID’s Recipe for Retail Renewal
A remarkable transformation is underway that’s redefining Downtown Boston from a 9-to-5, office-driven landscape, via a vibrant retail and cultural revival.
Pull Together to Fix Downtown Boston
Is Boston headed for a fiscal cliff or a fiscal hiccup thanks to falling office utilization? Two things are for sure: no one should take fears of a calamity lightly, and everyone should use this threat as an occasion to fix what’s long been broken.
Bankers’ Help Will Be Key to Downtown’s Next Chapter
Retail vacancies are dropping and the number of restaurants and new, diverse businesses are rising, but downtown property owners need lenders’ help to confront broader headwinds.
$2M Plan to ‘Level Up’ Downtown Boston Launched
The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District has announced a three-year effort to “forge [a] new identity” for the neighborhood.
City Hopes Biz Grants Will Help Office Occupancy
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced the distribution of $2.8 million in grants to city small businesses Tuesday, with the aim of helping them expand downtown.
Reactivated DTX Storefront Seeks to Fill ‘3rd Space’
Equal parts community center, art gallery and music venue, Downtown Crossing’s newest storefront is a leap of faith by a commercial landlord on the future of Boston retail space.
Boston Announces Details of $9M Vacant Storefronts Effort
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s office has announced a new grant program that hopes to turn vacant downtown storefronts into growth opportunities for minority and women entrepreneurs.
The Daily Office Commute Is Dead. Now What?
We are about to see whether Boston Mayor Michelle Wu can make some headway on bringing new life to storefronts emptied out by the pandemic.
Foot Traffic Up as Downtown Boston Reopens
The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District’s pedestrian-traffic sensors have clocked a 95 percent increase in foot traffic since December 2020.
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