BPDA Board OK’s Northeastern Plans for Big Housing Investments
Officials OK’d seven projects that will bring 285 new homes to the city, a new Northeastern University arena and the school’s five-year plan to add 1,000 new dorm beds.
NU Buys Converted Lab Building at Big Discount
A suburban lab conversion was acquired by Northeastern University for $33 million, just three years after a local developer sold it for $103 million to an institutional investor.
BPDA Approves 23-Story NU Dorm, 1.4M SF of Labs
A new Northeastern University dorm tower in Roxbury and lab developments in Charlestown and South End received approval from Boston Planning & Development Agency directors.
Sheraton Dorm Conversion, East Boston Rezoning Advance
Conversion of the Sheraton Boston’s south tower into dorms for 856 Northeastern University students and a rezoning plan for East Boston received approval from city officials, along with two lab projects.
Biomanufacturing Is Key to State’s Future, But It Needs Investment
If Massachusetts wants to remain on top in biotech, a way to do so is to invest in biomanufacturing and think beyond the life sciences hubs of Boston and Cambridge.
Prioritize More Student Housing
A series of events over the last week illustrates just how difficult it can be to build more student housing in any city as part of a larger solution to our housing problems. But that can’t be an excuse for moving slowly.
Sheraton Owners Submit Dorm Conversion Plan
The 428-room project has generated opposition from local elected officials and a hospitality union.
Personnel File – No. 339
Who’s on the move? From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s The Personnel File.
Sheraton Owners Seek Dorm Conversion in Back Bay
The owners of the Sheraton Boston Hotel are moving forward with a proposed student housing conversion that’s drawn opposition from elected officials, a labor union and student activists.
Students, Councilors Miss Big Picture in Hotel-Dorm Battle
Northeastern’s attempt to rent hundreds of rooms in the Sheraton Boston can make a difference reducing pressure on working families’ rents by taking students out of the market. Then why aren’t NEU students supporting it?
Sheraton Boston Owners Eye Dorm Conversion
Elected officials, student activists and a local hospitality union are vowing to fight an attempt by the new owners of Boston’s largest hotel to convert hundreds of rooms into Northeastern University student housing.
Universities to Bring Back Students, a Boon for Landlords
Northeastern University and Boston University released messages from senior leaders in recent days announcing their intention to return to traditional, in-person classes starting this fall, even though COVID-19 may not be fully eradicated by then.
DeLeo Spokesperson Denies Departure Rumors
House Speaker Robert DeLeo’s office pushed back Wednesday evening on a report that he would be stepping down to take a job at Northeastern University.
325 Apartments Proposed at Midtown Hotel Property
Developers have unveiled long-term plans for a Huntington Avenue hotel that’s being leased to Northeastern University for temporary student housing during the pandemic.
Boston Colleges to Lease Over 1K Hotel Rooms for Students
Local colleges have submitted plans to lease more than 1,000 rooms at Boston hotels for the upcoming school year, throwing a lifeline to one of the hardest-hit property sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Harvard Plans All-Online Classes, Limited Housing
All undergraduate and graduate courses at Harvard University will be taught online this fall, and the school will open campus to house up to 40 percent of its maximum capacity in dormitories, officials announced Monday.
Hot Property: College of Arts, Media and Design
A revamp of Northeastern University’s Media Services department has created a more efficient and collaborative space at the school’s College of Arts, Media and Design.
Northeastern Buys Horticultural Hall from Marcus Partners
Following a series of capital improvements, developer Marcus Partners has sold the Back Bay landmark Horticultural Hall to Northeastern University.
Northeastern, Dorm Developer Pitch 26-Story Roxbury Tower
Northeastern University and private dorm developer American Campus Communities are proposing to build a 26-story, 975-bed dorm tower for the school’s students for a 0.74-acre parking lot on the Roxbury side of the Ruggles Orange Line stop.
BPDA OKs Northeastern Lab, Mattapan and W. Roxbury Housing
Three new projects are heading for Boston’s neighborhoods: a lab building in Roxbury for Northeastern University, a Mattapan apartment building and a West Roxbury apartment and townhouse development.
