JUNE 2 2022, DEVELOPER SET TO BUY 95-ACRE TANK FAR SITE NEAR ENCORE CASINO IN EVERETT
Prominent Boston developer The Davis Companies has reached an agreement to buy a roughly 100-acre tank farm in Everett from ExxonMobil, positioning one of the largest available development sites near Boston for a sprawling mixed-use project. . .Read More
JUNE 1 2022, WU HAILS OPPORTUNITY AT ALLSTON RAILYARD
Allston has been divided in half by the Massachusetts Turnpike for six decades. Now, the Wu and Baker administrations are taking a major step in a $2 billion project that would stitch the neighborhood back together over the next two decades. . . Read More
MAY 12 2022, WU TO LAUNCH A NEW ERA OF SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION, PLEDGING $2 BILLION TO REVAMP CITY'S SCHOOL FACILITIES
Mayor Michelle Wu pledged Thursday to spend $2 billion to overhaul Boston's deteriorating school facilities, under an ambitious effort that would begin with 14 new school buildings or major renovations . . .Read More
MAY 10 2022, CENTRAL MASS. MICROGRID AMONG FIRST IN MASS. TO COMBINE SOLAR, DC FAST EV CHARGING
Customers stopping at the Alltown Fresh service station in Ayer can bank on the lights staying on during local power outages thanks to an innovative . . .Read More
APRIL 29 2022, BUILDING ON BOSTON'S GROWTH
The pandemic hasn't done much to stop the unabated pipeline of new construction in the Boston area . . .Read More
APRIL 21 2022, NEW HOME CONSTRUCTION IS UP, BUT PROJECTS ARE STALLING AT A HIGHER RATE
There's more new home construction happening now than in the years leading up to the Covid-19 pandemic, as ...Read More
MAR 29, 2022 UNSAFE, UNSTABLE CONDITIONS REPORTED AT GARAGE COLLAPSE SITE MONTHS PRIOR
As pressure mounts to determine the cause of a deadly partial collapse of the Government Center garage that killed a construction worker over the weekend, new details have emerged about the conditions of the construction site. A portion of the parking garage collapsed on...Read More
MAR 10, 2022 FIVE PROJECTS THAT EMBODY THE BOSTON AREA's CAMPUS BUILDING BOOM
A new residential tower could rise 30 stories over the Back Bay. A sprawling complex would buzz with hundreds of scientists in Allston, and a sleek glass-and-limestone business school would fill out the banks of the Charles...Read More
FEB 4, 2022 BAKER UNVEILS $9.5B INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN
BOSTON
Charlie Baker has rolled out a new infrastructure plan that will divert billions of dollars in federal funding to fix the state's crumbling roads and bridges and upgrade public transit and aging water and sewer systems...Read More
Feb 1, 2022 WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT MAYOR MICHELLE WU's PROPOSED REAL ESTATE TRANSFER TAX
Mayor Michelle Wu has put forth a proposal to levy a transfer tax on real estate sales in Boston over $2 million -- a move that could bring in nearly $100 million annually to help fund affordable housing initiatives, her administration says...Read More
Nov 20, 2021 CITY SCOOP, NE REGION - PROVIDENCE, RI.,NEW BEDFORD-FALL RIVER NOV 2021
With several major residential, public education and heavy-highway construction projects underway, Providence's growth in these sectors "represents varying levels of opportunity not experienced in Rhode Island for many years," Dimeo says. If enacted, President Biden's infrastructure bill would also result "in continued investment in the hard assets so critical to keeping Rhode Island competitive...Read More
Nov 1, 2021 BOSTON'S BUILDING BOOM PRESENTS BIG CHALLENGES FOR THE NEXT MAYOR TO SOLVE
From my vantage point on the Massachusetts Ave. bridge (officially the Harvard Bridge), I count 11 construction cranes looming over Boston's skyline. Many more are hidden. Boston is in the midst of the largest building boom in its history. There are now nearly 100 major development projects ...Read More
Oct 15 2021 DOYLE'S REVAMP, MGH EXPANSION,ALEXANDRA HOTEL ALL GET CITY APPROVAL
The Boston Planning and Development Agency board approved a slate of projects representing a combined 4.2 million square feet of space on Thursday evening. All told, 940 residential units were approved for development, a third of which will be ...Read More
Oct 11,2021 MORE HOUSING PITCHED AT SOUTHIE INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY NEAR ANDREW T
Real estate developer Joe Hassell has proposed 30 residential units at 212 Old Colony Ave. in South Boston, a site near the MBTA Red Line Andrew station. The property is "currently underutilized"...Read More