$20.5M Sought for Proposed Lynn Waterfront Condo Site
The former site of Lynn’s Porthole restaurant, proposed for a waterfront condominium development, has hit the market. Asking price: $20.5 million.
MBTA Unveils Radical Rethink of Bus Network
Everett, Lynn and Roxbury are among the areas where MBTA bus service would increase significantly under a new plan rolled out Monday, but funding and staffing uncertainty pose obstacles for the effort to reimagine a core pillar of the agency’s operations.
This Month in History: Credit Unions Come to Mass.
April is a historic month for Massachusetts credit unions. Not only were they legalized April 15, 1909, the first such institution in the U.S. was established just days before in New Hampshire.
Green Cities Co. Buys Lynn High-Rise for $123M
A luxury high-rise that became a landmark of Gateway City Lynn’s downtown revitalization efforts has been acquired by Portland, Oregon-based Green Cities Co. for $123.5 million.
Hot Property: Demakes Family YMCA
The new 70,000-square-foot Demakes Family YMCA in Lynn replaces an aging 1970s structure with a modern, light-filled facility that fosters social connections and expands services to 10,000 people annually.
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.
MBTA Will Boost Train Service to Lynn and Brockton
Commuter rail trains will run less frequently on many lines during the morning and evening peaks and more frequently in the middle of the day starting in November under a schedule change the MBTA unveiled Monday.
Multifamily Migration Route Leads to Lynn
Sprawling waterfront development parcels and a transit-friendly downtown have proven to be powerful lures for projects in Lynn, attracting institutional investors and interest from national developers.
State Targets Prevention Teams on COVID Hot Spots
State field teams will fan out across five communities that have recorded persistent dangerously-high transmission rates for COVID-19 as the state seeks to stamp out the disease.
MBTA Expands Low-Fare Lynn Commuter Rail Pilot
Commuter rail passengers will be able to travel between Lynn and Boston at the same price as a subway ride through the end of 2020 under a pilot program extension the MBTA announced Thursday.
State Issues Map of High COVID-19 Infection Rates
Gov. Charlie Baker launched a new colored-coded system to label cities and towns based of the severity of their COVID-19 infection rates on Tuesday, initiating a targeted approach to virus containment that he said should help inform and guide the state, communities and their residents in making decisions about how to contain the coronavirus’s spread.
Land Deal Unlocks Future Lynn Harbor Park
Lynn’s 15-acre former landfill and 15 acres of former National Grid land could become the site of a waterfront park following a land deal between National Grid and a private developer that plans to work with the city to rehabilitate the property as officials look to spur more development along the Lynnway.
When Bad Housing Policy Turns Deadly
A handful of Greater Boston communities have become ground zero for the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts, thanks in part to the overcrowded conditions forced by too-high rent and too few rental units.
Tax Benefits for Gateway Cities Projects Abound
Real estate investors should pay special attention to downtown areas of Brockton, Fitchburg, Lowell, Lynn and Worcester, where overlapping HD zones and Opportunity Zones are within walking distance of commuter rail stations.
Creative Placemaking Changes the Ways We Activate Communities
The most successful placemaking projects are those that respond to the existing needs of a community rather than imposing an outside solution or vision of what the community needs or should be.
Lynn Asks for More Frequent Commuter Rail Service at Subway Prices
The city delegation has long pushed for better connectivity between Boston and the North Shore, lamenting the congested highways and tunnels many residents endure to get to work.
Buyers Looked to Worcester, South Shore for Affordable Homes this Spring
The frontier in Greater Boston residents’ quest to find affordable homes moved to the South Shore and Greater Worcester this year, with implications for the way towns, cities and the state plan for the future.
Report: Gateway City Residents Priced Out of Commuter Rail
As policymakers eye ways to get more people on public transit to ease traffic, a new study says many potential riders can’t afford to get on board the state’s 400-mile commuter rail network.
New State Budget Includes Study for Blue Line Expansion to Lynn
The MBTA is struggling to deliver satisfactory service within its core area, but lawmakers are poised to ask the transit authority to study more expansion.
Lynn Mural Group Launches Campaign to Build New Waterside Park
A Lynn public art group is teaming up with the state’s development agency to fund a new, temporary waterfront park between the city’s ferry terminal and the Lynnway.
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