Samuels Set to Acquire 400-Unit Boston Development Site
Development of a 28-story apartment tower in the Fenway is back in play thanks to the neighborhood’s most active residential developer.
Fenway Tower Site Trades for $28M at Auction
A Fenway property that’s approved for a 28-story residential tower attracted a high bid of $28.1 million at a foreclosure auction Tuesday.
How Boston Missed Its Biggest Chance to Rein in Rents
British developer Scape entered the Boston market with dreams of “solving” Boston’s housing crisis with 2,000 units of student housing. Now they’re dust in the wind.
Lender Schedules Auction for Fenway Development Site
A lender scheduled a foreclosure auction in August for a Fenway property that received approval in January for a 28-story apartment tower.
28-Story Furnished Housing Tower Approved in Fenway
Developers Morro USA and Scape received approval today to build a 28-story furnished apartment tower near Kenmore Square.
Copper Mill Hopes to Mine Development Opportunities Across Region
Copper Mill, founded in 2023 by former Scape North America CEO Andrew Flynn, has floated plans that could total approximately 2,000 units at notable properties from Brockton to Somerville.
Future Uncertain for Boston’s Compact Living Experiment
City officials hoped developers would build more units per acre and pass along the savings to residents. It hasn’t turned out that way, and it’s an open question whether the pilot that permitted around 2,000 units in three years will come back.
BPDA Approves $300M Fenway Development, Stadium Makeover
Housing developer Scape received approval for its third project in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, creating 400 furnished apartments in a 299,000-square-foot building at 2 Charlesgate West.
Scape Redesigns 406-Unit Fenway Apartment Tower
Housing developers submitted a new design for a 30-story Fenway tower to comply with regulations on properties bordering the Emerald Necklace.
Scape Brings New Wrinkles to Residential Projects
When Scape began planning its first residential development in Boston, the city was already grappling with a significant housing shortage. Four years and a pandemic later, that project, “The Bon,” recently opened to prospective tenants.
Arts Groups Want Spotlight in Future Development
Boston Mayor-elect Michelle Wu has some ideas about how to save the city’s cultural venues from extinction. Her arts-and-culture platform calls for the city’s zoning code to be updated with new requirements for studio, rehearsal, performance and live-work artist housing.
Scape Proposes 400 Apartments in Fenway
Developer Scape said it’s next project in the Fenway will include 400 apartments in a 285,000-square-foot building at 2 Charlesgate West.
What’s the Hold-up with These Projects?
Boston has become a sea of cranes, but not every building is a slam-dunk. Here’s why these six projects have languished.
Will the BPDA Give in to a Proposed Tower’s Affluent Neighbors?
Should a high-priced pocket neighborhood be granted veto power over Boston City Hall’s longstanding push to get students out of triple-deckers and into dormitories?
New Housing Models OK’d in Allston and Fenway
A 278-bed co-living development in Allston and 451-unit private student housing complex in the Fenway moved a step closer to groundbreaking.
The Year in Commercial Real Estate
From a booming life science industry spreading further out from East Cambridge to new multifamily housing models and an e-commerce-fueled explosion in interest in distribution facilities, here’s what drove demand in 2019.
Scape Files LOI for Second Fenway Project
British student housing developer Scape North America has filed a letter of intent for a second project in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, this time in partnership with Boston Children’s Hospital.
New Routes to Affordability in the Fenway
As the Fenway, Chinatown and South End continue to face gentrification and housing displacement pressures, contributions from four private developers could deliver more than 700 new income-restricted housing units in coming years.
Scape Increases Affordable Housing in Fenway Projects
Developer Scape’s revised plans for the Fenway neighborhood call for three residential towers containing 1,357 units, including a 220-unit affordable housing tower at 2 Charlesgate West.
Somerville’s Secret is Out
You can get a tattoo, a vaping rig, a comic book action figure and a $3 slice of pizza all in a short stroll through Somerville’s Davis Square, a neighborhood that’s balanced gentrification with a defiant indie sensibility. Now big institutional real estate investors are discovering the square, eyeing opportunities to build dorm-style housing and shake up stagnant retail tenant rosters.
