Healey, Driscoll Tout Awards for Five Residential Conversions
About 340 new housing units will be created in Boston, Fitchburg, New Bedford, Pittsfield and Worcester through the transformation of former commercial properties, the governor said.
Mass. Gateway Cities’ Big Assets Make Big Impacts
Massachusetts’ 26 Gateway Cities are important hubs, cultural centers and seats of government. They also have large sites ready for development and redevelopment.
Lee Bank Turns Empty Lot into Urban Garden
Lee Bank recently transformed an empty lot behind its new Pittsfield branch located at 180 South St. into a sustainable urban green space.
Our Sustainable Investment Model Brings Municipalities Back to Life
Mill Town Capital’s place-based, multifaceted approach focusing on what’s best for the city in need of revitalization and aims for long-term financial returns.
Lee Bank to Open Pittsfield Branch
After a year of construction, Lee Bank’s latest branch is now set to open in Pittsfield.
Regional Transit Riders Deserve Their Fair Share
It is essential that this new source of revenue be used to strengthen transportation infrastructure, and RTAs are key in realizing a robust transit system that delivers for all residents.
Agreement Reached To Advance East-West Rail
Federal and state officials on Tuesday agreed on a path forward to extend passenger rail service west of Worcester to the cities of Springfield and Pittsfield, an effort designed to finally connect the eastern and western parts of the state by rail.
A Company Town Reinvents Itself in Western Mass.
Pittsfield has turned decades of contamination caused by General Electric’s former factory into opportunity, converting the 52-acre plant into an industrial park with six shovel-ready sites.
Changing Work Patterns to Influence State’s Redevelopment Push
A parcel of land in a Pittsfield business park that “looks like the surface of the moon” and has been “undevelopable and in a state of deterioration for over 20 years,” according to the city’s mayor, is receiving a $880,000 state grant to help make it ready for future development.
Gateway Cities Shape the ‘New Normal’ for CRE Development
The realities of a fast-approaching post-pandemic world present opportunities for unleashing the commercial real estate potential of Gateway Cities like Lawrence, Springfield, Brockton and Pittsfield through transformative transit-oriented development
Pittsfield Development District Lands New Market-Rate Housing
A new market-rate housing development is moving forward in an area the city of Pittsfield has targeted for future development.
Shuttered Berkshire Mall Could be Used as Site for Jury Trials
A shuttered Massachusetts mall is being considered as a site to hold jury trials when they resume early next year, officials say.
State $100K Coworking Grants Up for Grabs
Grants of up to $100,000 to plan, develop and build out collaborative workspaces are up for grabs again under a program that has dished out $8.4 million to 136 applicants during its first four rounds of activity.
East-West Rail Study Assumes Line Would Spur No New Development
A new state study of a high-speed rail connection between Boston and western Massachusetts would only draw several hundred new riders per day, but assumed the line would not spur new development or cause people to move.
MassDOT to Release Analysis of East-West Rail Today
Cost estimates, ridership models and more analysis of a long-sought passenger rail connection between Boston and western Massachusetts will become more clear Thursday when a committee of the state Department of Transportation releases a study of the topic.
Weekly Poll: What’s the Best Way to Help Gateway Cities Grow?
Their boosters and important business leaders agree Massachusetts’ Gateway Cities have extraordinary potential. The challenge is: how to unlock that?
After Wayfair Win, Pittsfield Asks: What’s Next?
“It’s about a slow but steady transformation. It’s almost like a formula. Keep up with the current businesses you have. Promote the ‘cultural economy.’ Try to attract new businesses.”
Developer Sentenced for $4M Conspiracy to Defraud Credit Union
A Pittsfield developer will be spending nearly two years in prison after attempting to defraud a local credit union with the help of one of its vice presidents.
Boston’s Transportation Problems Benefit Gateway Cities’ Home Prices
Gateway Cities like Lawrence that are within bearable commuting distance of Boston’s core have seen demand for their houses soar as Boston homebuyers seek to avoid the hellish traffic and transit problems gripping the region.
Wayfair Picks Site for Customer Service Center
Online furniture vendor Wayfair has signed a lease for a new call center in its CEO’s hometown.
