Connecting North Station and South Station by rail could unlock $30 billion in economic benefits, far more than the major infrastructure costs the project would require, according to a new study commissioned by a congressman who supports the idea.
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was cool Monday to the idea that Widett Circle could be used as a recovery campus to help address persistent drug use and homelessness in the nearby “Mass & Cass” area.
Leaders of the South End Forum, which represents neighborhood associations in Boston’s South End, and the Newmarket Business Improvement District unveiled a proposal that would stand up dozens of temporary cabins that could support residents through various steps of recovery.
The MBTA completed its $255 million acquisition of Boston’s Widett Circle industrial site, where Boston officials have asked for future air rights development above a planned rail layover yard.
The city of Boston controls parcels and rights-of-way that the MBTA needs to access its planned layover yard at Widett Circle, giving it leverage to pressure the transit agency to accommodate a larger mixed-use development.
The real estate investor that controls Boston’s Widett Circle once envisioned a 24 million-square-foot development spanning approximately 100 acres off Interstate 93, including a new Boston City Hall and 30-acre central park.
The MBTA’s move to acquire a 24-acre parcel at Widett Circle “could be a great thing” for the region, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Monday.
Fred Salvucci has always thought big when it comes to transportation projects and how they could shape the Massachusetts economy, driving changes like the Big Dig that continue to shape today’s commercial real estate investment 30 years later.
What was once floated as the site for an Olympic stadium could, in part, find its future as a rail yard for Greater Boston’s expanding fleet of regional rail trains.
The MBTA is seeking approval to expand its layover facility in Readville for storage and maintenance of commuter rail coaches and locomotives.
Boston-based construction giant Suffolk has hired a longtime City Hall aide as its top ambassador to local governments where it does business.
When it comes to neighborhood-building, it’s time for Boston to go big or go home. But if Boston can’t build a new neighborhood right this time, then it’s time for Plan B: making Widett Circle a hub for well-paying, blue-collar jobs.
The team that acquired the 19-acre Widett Circle property in Boston last year is leaning toward industrial uses for the redevelopment of the site near I-93, including a potential Amazon warehouse and other distribution tenants.
A group of prominent Bay Staters including former Market Basket board member Arthur S. Demoulas and construction giant Suffolk’s investment arm make up the ownership group paying $125 million to buy the sought-after Widett Circle property in South Boston.
A development team is on the verge of acquiring the 19-acre Widett Circle property for $125 million, clearing the way for a master-planned development of one of Boston’s most sought-after and complex redevelopment sites.
The wholesale food cooperative based at Boston’s Widett Circle is focusing on Revere’s former Necco factory for a new home, potentially clearing the way for redevelopment of their coveted 19-acre site along the Southeast Expressway.
As projects in Somerville, East Boston, Allston-Brighton and South End move forward, developers of large vacant commercial properties in Newton and Woburn are laying out plans for mixed-use projects totaling over 3 million square feet.
Atlantic Management’s decision to retain the Necco factory as industrial space reflects the sector’s sudden resurgence in Greater Boston.
Weston-based Charles River Watershed Assoc. has floated two proposals for the Frontage Road site, including a no-build option that would restore the property as a wetland that could absorb stormwater and harbor flooding.
A decision by Widett Circle food vendors on a buyer for their 19-acre parcel appears to be imminent, setting up opportunities for a potential multibillion-dollar redevelopment.
