Hot Property: Station Lofts

A refinancing package will enable Capstone Communities to begin an extensive renovation project at its Station Lofts property in Brockton.

Hot Property: The Mother Church

An eight-year renovation project designed by Boston-based Finegold Alexander Architects was named a recipient of the 2024 Preservation Massachusetts Paul & Niki Tsongas Award.

Boston Looks to ‘Skyline’ for Help

Changes designed to attract more developers and commercial tenants to downtown Boston and avoid a looming fiscal chasm tied to declining office occupancy are moving closer to the finish line.

Hot Property: Pierce Building

Renovations and rehabilitation of a Classical Revival building at Dorchester’s Uphams Corner received recognition from a pair of preservation groups.

For Sale: A Piece of Combat Zone History

The 19th-century Hayden building in Boston’s former Combat Zone was a seedy symbol of urban blight when Historic Boston Inc. purchased it in 1993. Following a multi-year restoration project totaling nearly $6 million, the nonprofit is preparing to sell the 681 Washington St. property, where luxury apartments now rent for up to $4,000 a month.

Cloistered Quarters Reimagined in Brighton

Decades before “compact living” became a buzzword, an order of priests lived in tiny cells at Brighton’s St. Gabriel’s Monastery. John Sullivan is an executive vice president at CC&F, where he oversees development projects including the 555-unit development that rose in the monastery’s place.

Hot Property: Fitchburg City Hall

A renovation of Fitchburg’s city hall by Medford-based Bond Construction garnered Preservation Massachusetts’ Paul & Niki Tsongas Award, which recognizes the best in historic preservation efforts across the commonwealth.   

Hot Property: The Hood Milk Bottle

The Boston Children’s Museum recently received the 2021 Mayor Thomas M. Menino Legacy Award by Preservation Massachusetts for the renovation of the historic Hood Milk Bottle in Boston’s Fort Point.

Hot Property: Long Wharf Custom House

Commodore Builders recently completed renovations and updates to the 1848-vintage Custom House at the end of Boston’s Long Warf, creating office spaces compliant with COVID-19 fresh air guidelines and the ADA.