New England Development Redesigns Bunker Hill Mall Project
After a four-year hiatus, New England Development submitted a redesign of its plans for 240 apartments at Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Mall property.
Allston Yards Apartments Get $90M Financing Deal
After beginning lease-up in mid-2024, the first residential tower at the Allston Yards development received $90 million in financing last week from Pacific Life Insurance Co.
Weymouth Ex-Airfield Clears Big Hurdle for Redevelopment
A decades-in-the-making project to transform a mostly vacant former military base south of Boston into a buzzy mixed-use development is poised for a major step forward with an assist from Beacon Hill.
Lab Incubator Backs Out of Cambridge Mall Conversion
A life science incubator that would have replaced empty storefronts at the Cambridgeside property has dropped its plans for 140,000 square feet of turnkey research space for biotechs.
Hot Property: The Alder Opens in Allston Yards
Nearly 30 percent of the market-rate apartments at the newly-completed Alder apartments are leased as the first residential building opened last month at the Allston Yards development.
New CanalSide Food Hall Announces Opening Lineup
The latest stage of the CambridgeSide property’s evolution brings local vendors with a global accent to a revamped food hall, CanalSide Food + Drink.
Live-Shop Combination Transforms Retail Properties
The viability of widescale office-to-residential conversion projects still is up for debate, but signs point to a greater awakening to incorporate multifamily housing into underutilized retail centers across Greater Boston.
Live Above Stop & Shop at New Allston Development
The first residential building at the Allston Yards redevelopment has begun leasing 165 apartments in preparation for its scheduled spring opening.
Preleasing Begins at Pinehills’ Newest Apartments
Developers of the newest apartment community at Plymouth’s Pinehills have begun preleasing 178 units in the Village Green town center of the 3,200-acre development.
New Southfield Plan Includes Potential for More Housing
The Southfield Redevelopment Authority supported changes that would give the new master development team flexibility to build more housing depending upon market conditions.
New England Development Unveils Changes to Lechmere Canal Park
On the heels of recent life science leases reshaping its Cambridgeside property, owner New England Development is set to update Lechmere Canal Park with new lighting, landscaping and accessibility upgrades.
SmartLabs Brings More Biotech to Cambridgeside
SmartLabs will open its fifth and largest Greater Boston location at the Cambridgeside property as developers reposition the mall property for life science tenants.
Wellington Air Rights Draw Eight Proposals
Eight developers have responded to the city of Medford’s offering of air rights at the MBTA’s Wellington station for mixed-use projects including multifamily housing, office space and hotels.
CambridgeSide Seeks to Convert ex-Storefronts to Lab Space
New England Development wants to change office space, converted from third-floor storefronts before the pandemic, into laboratories. It’s following a familiar playbook for office landlords.
Auction Set to Close at South Weymouth Housing Site
The federal government has received a dozen bids for a 51-acre parcel in South Weymouth that’s been the subject of a jurisdictional dispute with local officials.
‘CambridgeSide 2.0’ Gets Another Biotech Lease
Conversion of the former Sears store into lab space at the Cambridgeside mall picked up momentum with a 50,453-square-foot lease by a biotech that received $116 million in venture financing early this year.
Feds to Auction 51-Acre Site at Southfield Over Objections
The U.S. government is auctioning off a 51-acre site at the Southfield property in South Weymouth over the objections of the local agency responsible for redeveloping the former naval air station.
Allston Yards Seeks to Add 150 Condos
Allston Yards developers are accelerating plans for condo construction after reaching agreement with the owners of a neighboring property, bringing the project’s housing component to more than 1,000 units.
Burlington Plots New Course for Mall Area
Burlington is blazing a new zoning trail that other suburban towns may be following in coming years, hoping for new housing and better pedestrian connections in the commercial district near the Burlington Mall.
Biotech Leases Spec CambridgeSide Lab Space
A year-old Cambridge biotech company that’s received $315 million in venture financing has leased nearly 150,000 square feet in the Cambridgeside mall’s new office-lab redevelopment.
