by CommonWealth Beacon | Oct 28, 2024
MBTA officials say fare collection efforts are being stepped up on the commuter rail system, but the loss of revenue remains a problem, with a quarter of fares not being collected on trains operating out of South Station.
by Scott Van Voorhis | May 28, 2023
The future of Boston’s office and luxury residential markets can be seen in two new skyscrapers, one just complete, the other starting to rise into the city’s skyline above South Station.
by Steve Adams | Nov 20, 2022
A rising part of today’s Boston skyline has a surprisingly long backstory stretching out to 1989.
by Banker & Tradesman | Oct 21, 2019
A Finnish digital learning startup that established a Boston outpost in 2015 is moving into its first dedicated office space in the Fiduciary Trust building across from South Station.
by Steve Adams | Aug 18, 2019
Publicly-owned properties are a lucrative but challenging real estate frontier in Greater Boston, as developers pursue centrally located sites such as MBTA stations, postal facilities and air rights parcels above the Massachusetts Turnpike.
by Banker & Tradesman | May 28, 2019
A 86,484-square-foot office property in Boston’s Leather District near South Station has been sold to a real estate investment firm for $68.5 million.
by State House News Service | Apr 25, 2019
Aiming to recoup tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue from unpaid fares, the MBTA and commuter rail operator Keolis plan to install fare gates at three Boston hub stations by the end of the year, officials said Monday.
by Steve Adams | Jan 11, 2019
Developer Boston Properties took what many in local real estate circles considered to be a contrarian bet when it partnered with TD Garden owners Delaware North Cos. on a 1.9-million-square-foot development at North Station.
by Steve Adams | Jun 26, 2018
Boston’s hotel development boom is spilling into the South Station neighborhood.
by Banker & Tradesman | Feb 11, 2018
Boston’s transit system may have its issues, but according to a recently released report by the Urban Land Institute, the region should not only be grateful for what it has, it needs to also set a vision for its future and invest in it.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 17, 2017
Readers continue to respond to the North-South Rail Link debate.
by Steve Adams | Aug 22, 2017
The operator of Faneuil Hall Marketplace, Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp. of New York, has acquired the 98-year lease for the office and retail space at Boston’s South Station.
by Rick Dimino | Aug 13, 2017
Boston’s Seaport District continues to see dramatic economic growth, new development and frequent announcements of companies locating or relocating to the area.
by Peter Paul Payack | May 21, 2017
MassDOT doesn’t have any takers on its listing near South Station.
by Banker & Tradesman | Dec 16, 2016
Construction of a 51-story office and residential tower at Boston’s South Station could begin next spring following approval of updated plans by the Boston Planning and Development Agency.
by Steve Adams | Aug 2, 2016
Revised plans for a 2.5-million-square-foot development at Boston’s South Station would include up to 550 residential units along with a 360-room hotel, office space and retail.
by Steve Adams | May 11, 2016
Chinese developer Gemdale Properties and Investment...
by Steve Adams | Apr 7, 2016
A Houston developer hopes to break ground early next...
by Steve Adams | Feb 9, 2016
A 5.5-acre state-owned parcel near Boston’s South...
by Steve Adams | Oct 18, 2015
Brockton is a 35-minute train ride from Boston’s South Station and a century removed from its thriving era as an industrial hub that nearly 100 shoe companies called home.
The decline of the city’s manufacturing base brought rising crime and poverty, and the post-war suburban boom emptied the downtown of many of its stores and restaurants. In 2015, the downtown has emerged as the focus of a multi-pronged strategy to rebuild the city’s core.