DeMaria Leaves Major Developments in Hands of Everett’s New Mayor
“Development” is a promising word in Gateway Cities, and Everett’s new mayor just inherited a lot of it in his first few weeks in office.
Red Flag Thrown Over Everett Casino Parking Expansion
State officials declined to approve the project’s environmental impact report, instead ordering Encore officials to respond to concerns about how much traffic the project’s parking garage would create.
Everett OK’s Wynn Expansion for Sports Betting, Concert Hall
Wynn Resorts’ plans for a new gambling and entertainment complex across the street from its Encore Boston Harbor casino received final approval from Everett officials this week.
State Clears Way For Everett Casino Expansion
State gaming regulators decided Wednesday to interpret the 2013 casino referendum in Everett to have authorized gaming on not just the current site of Encore Boston Harbor but also at least one other swath of land across the street, clearing the way for the resort-style casino’s expansion to move ahead.
Everett Casino Expansion Forces New Look at 2013 Vote
As Encore Boston Harbor looks to expand its gambling offerings into a new development across the street from its existing casino, state regulators are revisiting the 2013 referendum through which Everett voters backed the casino to try to suss out exactly what it was that city residents approved.
Is the Sky Just the Start?
Real estate was always a side hustle for Ricky Beliveau until a series of condo conversions opened the door to a new career. Six years later, he’s working to build a 21-story luxury tower in Everett’s rapidly-transforming industrial zone.
SJC Orders Discovery into Everett Casino Land Deal
The actions of the Mass. Gaming Commission almost a decade ago could be put under a new microscope after the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Monday that a lower court should look more closely at the “highly unusual character of the commission’s actions” related to the award of a casino license to Wynn Resorts and the casino company’s purchase of land in Everett.
Wynn Everett Concert Venue OK’d, with Conditions
The Gaming Commission is allowing a concert venue planned by Wynn Resorts across the street from its Everett casino to go forward, but only after imposing significant restrictions on the casino itself.
Gaming Commission Still Weighing Oversight of Wynn Expansion in Everett
The Gaming Commission’s decision whether to exercise oversight of the development that Wynn Resorts is planning across the street from its Encore Boston Harbor casino in Everett will have to wait a few more weeks.
Wynn to Sell Encore Real Estate for $1.7B
Wynn Resorts will sell its Everett resort casino to a San Diego real estate investment trust and use the windfall to pay for new developments and retire debt.
Wynn Resorts to Downsize Everett Venue Plans
The 1,800-seat entertainment venue will be reduced below 1,000 seats, a top Encore Boston Harbor official told a top Massachusetts casino regulator.
Wynn Rethinks Development Plans Near Encore Casino
Wynn Resorts is tapping the brakes on its plan to...
Wynn Pitches 1.8K-Seat Events Venue for Everett Parcel
Everett’s Encore Boston Harbor casino could be getting an expansion in the form of a large parking garage and concert venue.
Has Mass. Lost Its Casino Bet?
The two large resort-style casinos won approval from state regulators in no small part due to their perceived potential to be engines of economic development. A new study throws doubt on that hope.
Massive Everett Tank Farm Offered as Development Site
JLL is marketing the 95-acre Exxon tank farm property in Everett as a potential mixed-use redevelopment replacing a huge expanse of the city’s industrial waterfront.
Everett Seeks to Redevelop Power Plant as ‘Destination District’
Everett officials envision a new commercial district and waterfront destination rising on the Mystic River following the decommissioning of Exelon Corp.’s LNG-fired power plant.
Developers Unveil Everett Residential Tower Plans
A development firm co-founded in 2020 by a former Encore Boston Harbor lobbyist unveiled plans for a 21-story residential tower and rooftop restaurant run by the Strega restaurant team.
Turning Brownfields into Green
For 24 years, Bob Delholme and Charter has been at the center of projects as complex as decontaminating the Encore Boston Harbor casino site. He and his company Charter are now taking a central role in unlocking Lynn’s industrial waterfront for future development.
Reopened Casinos Collected $45M in July
State tax revenue from gambling began to trickle back in last month as the state’s slots parlor and two casinos reopened for the first time since March.
Boston Reopens, Somerville Delays Phase 3
A week after most of the rest of Massachusetts, Boston is scheduled to enter the third phase of its coronavirus economic restart on Monday.
