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New restaurants slated for Assembly Row, and more retail news

New restaurants slated for Assembly Row, and more retail news

By Grant Welker  Somerville’s Assembly Row will soon welcome a second location of Davis Square favorite Posto, a new concept from the group behind Papagayo and Civility Social House, and a fifth location of Amelia’s Taqueria. Posto will open a nearly 6,000-square-foot space with a full-service dining room, cafe and take-out market at the recently closed FRANK in […]

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The changing landscape of Boston’s three-deckers: Rising prices and diminishing dreams

The changing landscape of Boston’s three-deckers: Rising prices and diminishing dreams

By Jim Morrison Three-deckers were once a reliable and well-worn path for working-class, Boston-area families to get into the housing market and build considerable wealth over time. The owner often moved into the first-floor unit, and the rents from the upper floors would cover the monthly mortgage. That was the plan, anyway. Last year, according to Multiple […]

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Neighbors Concerned About Size of Proposed, Noise & Traffic from Project at Cannistraro Site

Neighbors Concerned About Size of Proposed, Noise & Traffic from Project at Cannistraro Site

By Charlie Breitrose Developers heard from dozens of residents who showed up Monday night for an in-person community meeting about the project proposed for the former Cannistraro site, pro and against. Many with concerns lived in the residential neighborhood across the street, who fear they will be negatively impacted by the size of, and noise and […]

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Maureen McCaffrey: Managing Planning and Development of Capital Projects at MIT, and Leading CREW Boston

Maureen McCaffrey: Managing Planning and Development of Capital Projects at MIT, and Leading CREW Boston

By Boston Real Estate Times CAMBRIDGE, MA—Although Maureen McCaffrey manages planning and development of capital projects in MIT’s Cambridge commercial real estate portfolio, don’t get surprised if you hear her “break into song” with the slightest trigger of a word or phrase. “One out of every hundred people find it amusing! Keeping with the music theme, I […]

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Housing Leaders Celebrate 12 Out of 12 MBTA Rapid Transit Communities Adopting New Zoning Ahead of Year-End Deadline

Housing Leaders Celebrate 12 Out of 12 MBTA Rapid Transit Communities Adopting New Zoning Ahead of Year-End Deadline

BOSTON – Leaders of housing advocacy groups today celebrated the Chelsea City Council last night who unanimously voted to pass new zoning to create more homes near transit in line with the MBTA Communities Law. With this vote, all 12 Rapid Transit Communities have met the year-end deadline to adopt new zoning – a historic […]

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Report warns of ‘oversupply’ of life sciences real estate

Report warns of ‘oversupply’ of life sciences real estate

By Rowan Walrath  In the 2010s, life sciences developments made up less than 5% of all office construction nationwide. In the last two years alone, such projects have compromised more than one-in-four new projects, according to a new report from commercial real estate software company CommercialEdge. The report, released last week, warns of a possible oversupply on […]

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