Applegreen Controversy Follows a Familiar Path for MassDOT
Two MassDOT-owned parcels in Boston’s Back Bay and Chinatown sit undeveloped while officials await signs of progress from their hand-picked developer, Peebles Corporation.
Doubling Down on Air Rights in Boston
Don Peebles’ pair of developments at highway tunnel portals in Boston come with complicated design considerations, but also potential transformational changes.
Projects Maximize Potential of Chinatown Parcels
Luxury towers have eroded Chinatown’s working-class housing stock for years. Now, a pair of proposals would generate a combined 328 affordable units as officials and community groups seek to address the housing crisis through surplus property dispositions.
MassDOT Failed the Public on Parcel 25
The request for proposals process run by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for parcel 25 in Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood is a sorry example of outdated, unaccountable government that can’t be repeated.
Raising the Bar for Development Investment
As former Massport security official Herby Duvernéhis Boston-based development firm, RISE Together work to develop projects from Haverhill to downtown Boston, they’re seeking out new investors from diverse local communities who haven’t traditionally been part of real estate projects.
Parcel 25 Shows DEI Isn’t ‘Too Hard’
The diversity of the development teams vying for a piece of state-owned land in downtown Boston is something to be celebrated. But it also gives lie to the old saw that it’s “too hard to find” diverse firms to partner with.
Rivals Compete for Parcel 25 Pick
Vying for one of the last Big Dig remnant parcels in Boston, six development teams are balancing the usual decisions about a market-ready mix of property uses with new elevated standards for diverse design and project ownership teams.
