Trinity Financial Exec Joins WinnDevelopment
Abby Goldenfarb, a real estate executive who’s overseen projects creating more than 2,300 apartments in her career, is joining WinnDevelopment.
Boston Sand & Gravel Sues to Block Charlestown Housing
Boston Sand & Gravel is headed to court to challenge the centerpiece of Mayor Michelle Wu’s program turning surplus city-owned real estate into housing developments.
Tackling the Deals Others Walk Away From
James Keefe arrived at his family’s Boston-based development firm, Trinity Financial, in 2024 just in time to take a key role managing a pair of major local projects.
BPDA Approves 790K SF Charlestown Development
The showpiece of the Wu administration’s efforts to turn vacant properties into multifamily housing received a key approval from Boston officials.
Dorchester Development Battle Heads to Court
A Dorchester school’s attempts to block an affordable housing project by developer Trinity Financial heads to court today as its attorneys challenge the city of Boston’s declaration of the site as blighted.
Personnel File – No. 377
From new VPs to fresh project managers, see who’s been hired, promoted and honored: It’s our weekly Personnel File roundup.
American Realty Advisors Sells Eastie Property for $85M
An East Boston waterfront development completed in 2018 traded for $85.3 million in an acquisition by Goldman Sachs Alternatives.
Trinity Financial Submits 900K SF Development Plan in Charlestown
A priority site identified by Boston officials to turn surplus property into mixed-income housing will include four apartment and condominium towers, a gymnasium and artist live-work units.
Delayed in Boston, Developer Gets Boost in Medfield
A housing developer that’s encountered neighborhood opposition to its most recent Boston projects has found a more welcoming climate in the suburban town of Medfield, and recent grants from the Healey administration toward a $235-million housing project.
Augustus, Driscoll Tapped to Chart More Housing Reforms
Gov. Maura Healey is still waiting for the legislature to act on her big housing bill, but she paused Monday to swear in two panels of developers, municipal leaders and advocates Monday, charged with charting more housing production reforms.
School Sues to Block Dorchester Housing Development
A Dorchester independent school is headed to court in an attempt to block Trinity Financial’s 150 Centre St. housing development, which was approved in November after a contentious neighborhood battle.
Tropical Foods Cries Foul on Housing Project
Owners of a Roxbury grocery store that partnered with a local nonprofit on a redevelopment say a housing tower that’s planned in an upcoming phase violates a decade-old agreement and will harm its business.
BPDA Approves 2.4M SF of Development Projects
Seven projects totaling nearly 2.4 million square feet received approvals from the Boston Planning & Development Agency, including the largest affordable condominium project in Back Bay history and a $1.1 billion makeover of public housing in South Boston.
Trinity Cuts Ribbon on Lawrence Mill Redevelopment
Trinity Financial’s latest project in Lawrence, the Fábrica Lofts, opened its doors last week with an assist from state officials and TD Bank.
Trinity Financial Named Top Pick to Develop Charlestown Property
Boston-based Trinity Financial is the recommended pick for a $495-million development at a Charlestown property that is the first major test of Mayor Michelle Wu’s program to turn surplus municipal real estate into affordable housing.
Developers Pitch Up to 757 Housing Units in Charlestown
Two development teams will deliver pitches this month to build up to 757 apartments and condominiums on a Charlestown parcel spotlighted in Boston Mayor Michelle Wu’s push to create affordable housing on city-owned properties.
Exciting News from the West End
Nearly all new development projects are exciting, but a slate of proposals to turn a single-story library site in Boston into 90 or more affordable homes is worth cheering on with extra intensity.
Eight Teams Vie to Build West End Housing
An offering to redevelop the Boston Public Library’s West End branch attracted eight proposals that could create over 100 new affordable housing units and new civic space.
State Grants for 1.6K Homes Announced
A huge batch of state grants for 27 different projects announced Thursday will see 1,597 affordable and mixed-income housing units built or preserved.
Developers Get $67M for Housing Projects in Boston
Developers will receive $67 million to build and preserve 802 units of income-restricted housing in Boston, including the conversion of a vacant Jamaica Plain church into affordable apartments.
