Union Square Apartment Tower Lands $125M Refi
The visual centerpiece of Union Square’s overhaul has landed permanent financing via JLL and a major insurance firm.
Letter to the Editor: B&T Needs to Check the Facts on USQ
A recent column on Union Square development sorely missed the mark, painting an erroneous and skewed picture of how one parcel of land in the neighborhood, owned by Hamilton Co., is shaking out.
Somerville Mangles Union Square Project Process
To see a current example of local bureaucracy run amok, one need look no further than Somerville, where city officials are giving the run-around to a promising proposal, and giving up their power to a big, corporate developer.
Prospect Union Square Begins Leasing
The most prominent symbol of Union Square’s transformation is getting ready for its first set of residents.
Hope for Union Square’s Mom-and-Pop Retail
The developer behind the neighborhood’s massive, 2.7 million-square-foot project says it plans to bring local retailers into its new buildings alongside national credit tenants amid fears longtime businesses could be displaced.
US2 Proposes Two Lab Towers in Somerville
The master developer of Somerville’s Union Square is expanding its reach in the neighborhood with a proposal for nearly 1 million square feet of commercial buildings next to the MBTA Green Line Extension.
New Owners Update 980K SF Gateway Project in Somerville
A new ownership group is making big changes to plans for a commercial development on the outskirts of Somerville’s Union Square, dropping a 330-room hotel while retaining a pair of office-lab towers.
Union Square Developer Buys McGrath Highway Site for $200M
The master developer of Somerville’s Union Square has paid $200 million for a cluster of industrial parcels that have been eyed for a 1.5 million-square-foot life science and hotel project.
US2 Pitches 380K SF Lab Building in Somerville
Union Square master developer US2 is seeking approval for its second life science building in the transforming Somerville neighborhood.
A Pivotal Year Approaches for Union Square
After years of planning, USQ broke ground on our first site at the $2 billion Union Square redevelopment in July. Next year, transformative transit investments will arrive, and plans for new buildings in the neighborhood will be revealed.
Developer Breaks Ground on Union Square Labs, Housing
The master developer of Somerville’s $2 billon Union Square urban renewal project broke ground this morning on the first phase of the 2.4 million development spanning 15 acres in Somerville’s heart.
A Race to Meet the Train in Somerville
Boston-based Leggat McCall Properties and DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners of New York envision a 1 million-square-foot life science cluster tapping into the proximity to Kendall Square and the 2021 arrival of the MBTA’s Green Line Extension.
Somerville Jumps on Lab Bandwagon
A pair of speculative lab projects by well-known local developers are ramping up this summer in Somerville’s Union Square and Boynton Yards, the next neighborhoods to stake a claim as a life science startup landing spots.
Skanska Is Potential New Partner Union Square Development
Union Square master developer US2 is teaming up with Skanska on the first commercial building in the 2.4 million-square-foot development in Somerville.
Somerville Approves Deal With Union Square Developer
Somerville officials have signed a master land disposition agreement with developer US2 for a 2.3-million-square-foot mixed-use redevelopment of 15.5 acres in Union Square.
Workbar Adding Union Square Location
Boston-based coworking space provider Workbar will...Union Square Developer Drops Fast-Track Housing Plan
The master developer of Somerville’s Union Square...Union Square Developer Leases Coworking Space, HQ In Somerville
US2, the master developer of Somerville’s Union Square, has leased 2,500 square feet at 31 Union Square for its local headquarters.
