Since 2011, Boston’s Christian Science Church has pursued plans to reconstruct the church’s 15-acre plaza in the Back Bay. The plans submitted to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, which were approved in 2011, include the construction of two commercial buildings. The first has an approved high of 500 feet and the second has a pre-approved height […]
Construction on NorthPoint, a 20-story apartment complex, has commenced in Cambridge. HYM Investment Group, the real estate developer behind the project, stated that $2 Billion development could encompass 5 million square-feet and will include residential, commercial office, biotech, and retail opportunities. The residential portion of the development will include 355 luxury units. Progress on the […]
Cambridge and Boston have taken the lead as the first and second destination for venture capital within Massachusetts. The two cities, which previously maintained a slight lead from other destinations like Waltham and Woburn, have recently stolen capital share from neighboring cities. Below are two heatmaps, developed by CB Insights Industry Analytics, which consist of […]
Construction has begun on the $3.6 million Brookline Teen Center located on 40 Aspinwall Ave. in Brookline, Mass. The teen center, founded by Brookline High School social worker Paul Epstein, is a space designated for academic enrichment, physical activities, as well as social and emotional development. The center will focus around teenagers in grades 7 […]
Although Boston Residential group faced opposition from locals in the Jamaica Plain area, a 196-unit apartment project was approved by both the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the Zoning Board of Appeal. Concerns about the affordability and density of the project were raised by locals upset with development during the City Hall hearing. However, argument for […]
On March 9th, 2012 a proposal to lease and develop a public museum on Parcel 9 near the Rose Kennedy Greenway was submitted by the Boston History Center and Museum, Inc. However, last week the Massachusetts Department of Transportation eliminated the museum from consideration for occupation of Parcel 9. The History Center claimed that the […]
Boston Scientific Corp., a local developer of medical devices, is moving its headquarters from Natick to Marlborough, near the intersection of Interstate 290 and Interstate 495. The transition is set to begin in the spring of next year and will stretch into the summer of 2014. “A new global headquarters in Marlborough will more effectively […]
On September 13th, 2012 the Boston Redevelopment Authority selected Kavanagh Advisory Group as provisional developer of Parcel 39A in the Charlestown Navy Yard. Now, the Danver based development group has released plans for 16 Studio apartments, 2 one bedroom units, and 27 one bedroom and den units. All in all, the residential development will span […]
