IBA’s South End Project Maximizes Cultural Impact
A new arts center, which incorporates elements of the historic building it’s replacing, will be a hub for the Boston Latinx community’s cultural empowerment.
Hot Property: The CASA
A South End nonprofit will expand its arts and community programming with development of a new 26,425-square-foot community center.
Wentworth Lab Project Will Be Hands-On Opportunity, Developer Says
Wentworth Institute of Technology’s partnership with private developers would bring a major life science expansion in Mission Hill and opportunities for student internships at a 640,000-square-foot lab complex along Huntington Avenue.
Seaport Circle Developers Partner with Nonprofits on Jobs Academy
A development team is beginning its permitting for a life science tower in the Seaport District, a 2-story incubator and career academy building and upgrades to an MBTA Silver Line station.
Lincoln Property Moves Forward with Seaport Circle Development
A team led by Lincoln Property Co. has released new details on its plans for the $590-million development of a Seaport District property owned by Massport.
Nubian Square Move Offers Path to Stability
The technical school had been poised to stabilize its finances through the sale of its century-old home in South End to developer Related Beal, while building a new facility in the emerging business and arts cluster in Roxbury, according to designs reshaped by the pandemic.
IBA Picks Diverse Design Team for Arts Center
Studio Enee and Ann Beha Architects will design South End-based community development corporation Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción’s new community arts center at 85 West Newton St.
Can Lexington Get HIP?
Lexington is taking steps to make life science development more attractive amid rising competition from nearby suburbs and expanding clusters in Boston, Somerville and Watertown.
Realtor, Bankers, Developers Among MetroWest’s ‘Most Influential Business People of Color’
A new initiative by the Newton-Needham Regional Chamber of Commerce has identified several prominent members of the banking and real estate industries as being among the 50 most influential businesspeople of color in the MetroWest area.
A Missed Opportunity for CRE Industry
In the Boston-area commercial real estate development, brokerage and architecture sectors, equity and inclusion efforts have been slow to gain traction despite a decade-long economic expansion and steady job growth.
Bringing Architecture from the Studio to the Neighborhoods
As the first Latina to serve as president of the 4,500-member Boston Society of Architects, Natasha Espada wants the industry to move beyond its comfort zone.
Redesigning Buildings to Halt Sickness’ Spread
Amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, new recommendations for halting the spread of pathogens could become a model for the redesign of high-traffic buildings including hotels, office buildings and apartments to withstand its spread and that of potential future epidemics.
