The city of Boston controls parcels and rights-of-way that the MBTA needs to access its planned layover yard at Widett Circle, giving it leverage to pressure the transit agency to accommodate a larger mixed-use development.
As projects in Somerville, East Boston, Allston-Brighton and South End move forward, developers of large vacant commercial properties in Newton and Woburn are laying out plans for mixed-use projects totaling over 3 million square feet.
Atlantic Management’s decision to retain the Necco factory as industrial space reflects the sector’s sudden resurgence in Greater Boston.
