By Jessica Flint Gabrielle Sloan, 30, and her husband, Brandon Sloan, 30, never thought they’d live on a golf course. Gabrielle doesn’t even play golf—yet, at least. But in January 2020, the Sloans spent $660,000 to buy a three-bedroom, roughly 1,960-square-foot ranch house on approximately 0.25 acres that backs up to the course at Tequesta Country […]
By Micheline Maynard Five years ago, Whole Foods quietly tested an idea. The massively popular grocer rolled out a smaller-sized store, something along the lines of a New York City bodega — the kind of corner markets that sell everything from breakfast sandwiches to yogurt and paper towels. Turns out, customers liked the concept. But then […]
By Brooke Sutherland and Sri Taylor Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to raise commercial property tax rates to help protect homeowners from the brunt of the historic slump in office property values. Wu has submitted a petition for a temporary increase of the city’s tax-rate ceiling for commercial properties relative to residential levies. The proposal aims to redistribute the tax burden […]
By Aaron Pressman Amazon unveiled its largest facility in Massachusetts on Monday, a staggering five-story warehouse in North Andover with almost 4 million square feet of space to hold everything from books and DVDs to cans of soup. The fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory cost about $400 million to […]
By Aaron Pressman Amazon unveiled its largest facility in Massachusetts on Monday, a staggering five-story warehouse in North Andover with almost 4 million square feet of space to hold everything from books and DVDs to cans of soup. The fulfillment center on the site of a former telephone company factory cost about $400 million to […]
By Greg Ryan Executives from The Kraft Group broke their public silence on Tuesday about their desire to build a stadium for the New England Revolution on the Mystic River in Everett, with one expressing a hope to turn the site into “an economic driver for the region.” Revolution President Brian Bilello and Kraft Group construction […]
By Grant Welker The Lineup, a small food hall at the base of downtown Boston’s tallest tower, has five food options in a block-long space that’s bookended by 50-foot glass walls and a striking red sculpture by glass artist Dale Chihuly. But not everyone’s working in the Financial District as much as they were when the […]
By Jon Chesto As she tries to bring downtown Boston back to life, Mayor Michelle Wu faces two real estate crises:Too much office space and not enough housing. Now, an ambitious plan that would revive a prominent block in the heart of the central business district could end up getting caught in the middle of […]
By The Editorial Board Two prime pieces of Boston commercial real estate went for bargain basement prices in the past couple weeks. A handsome building that takes up a city block at 179 Lincoln St. was acquired by the real estate firm Synergy, the Boston Business Journal reported, by assuming a $76.5 million mortgage on the property. […]
By Greg Ryan The board of the Boston Planning and Development Agency approved a six-building development on the Mystic River in Charlestown on Thursday, as well as two large Sullivan Square lab buildings. The two are the latest projects to get the green light in a neighborhood set up for big changes. The Flatley Co. won approval for […]
