Commuter rail riders passing through South Station have been able to watch the monumental, 6-story arches that support Hines’ new office-and-residential tower take shape for several years.
Now, they finally get to walk underneath them.
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.
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.
A rising part of today’s Boston skyline has a surprisingly long backstory stretching out to 1989.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boston’s hotel development boom is spilling into the South Station neighborhood.
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.
Readers continue to respond to the North-South Rail Link debate.
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.
Boston’s Seaport District continues to see dramatic economic growth, new development and frequent announcements of companies locating or relocating to the area.
MassDOT doesn’t have any takers on its listing near South Station.
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.
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.
