Local Investor Acquires Landmark DTX Property
Nearly two decades after Barnes & Noble exited Boston’s Downtown Crossing, a new ownership team is seeking to reactivate the office-retail property with new tenants.
Rivals Compete for Parcel 25 Pick
Vying for one of the last Big Dig remnant parcels in Boston, six development teams are balancing the usual decisions about a market-ready mix of property uses with new elevated standards for diverse design and project ownership teams.
Six Proposals Received for Downtown MassDOT Parcel
Six developers have submitted proposals for a state-owned parcel at the doorstep to downtown Boston, and in keeping with the dominant trend in local commercial real estate, five include a lab component.
COVID Sinks Leather District Hotel Project
The pandemic’s blows to the hospitality industry are prompting developers of a 230-room hotel approved for Boston’s Leather District to change course and propose 115 housing units instead.
Real Estate Figures React to Week of Upheaval Over Minneapolis Killing
In the wake of nation-wide protests and, in some cases, clashes with police and looting, local and national figures in the real estate and banking industries have largely condemned the violence alongside the killing of a Black Minneapolis man while in police custody.
Bold Action Needed to Save Retail Industry
What must occur for the Baker administration to deploy the heavy artillery in their arsenal? Do we need 500,000 people in default or 25 percent unemployment in order to act?
No Safety Net for Restaurant Industry
Dire prospects for Massachusetts’ restaurant industry are prompting calls for lawmakers to slash taxes and require that insurers cover business losses from the coronavirus epidemic.
Restaurants, Landlords Brace for Economic Hit
Massachusetts restaurant landlords are scrambling to cope with “inevitable requests” for rent relief as they brace for an extended period of shuttered establishments.
Boutique Properties Blur Hospitality Lines
Sebastian Colella remembers when it was easy to distinguish the difference between “boutique” hotels and “traditional” hotels run by large hospitality companies.
BPDA Approves 230-Room Hotel, 81 Affordable Units
Boston Planning and Development Agency directors approved a 230-room hotel at the site of a former Leather District nightclub and 193 housing units, including 81 income-restricted units.
230-Room Hotel Proposed for Leather District
Boston’s hotel development boom is spilling into the South Station neighborhood.
‘Slender’ Hotel Tower Planned for Former Nightclub Site
A dilapidated former nightclub property in Boston’s Leather District could be redeveloped as a 20-story hotel by Boston-based Hudson Group.
