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.
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.
The final downtown Boston rezoning plan encourages multifamily housing and active retail and entertainment uses, while placing limits on research labs.
Pending changes to downtown Boston development could include a new way of calculating building density, officials said as the Wu administration prepares a widespread zoning update.
Base building heights for development in parts of Boston’s Downtown Crossing would increase from 155 to 400 feet under proposed new zoning unveiled by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.