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State says it will look for a developer to turn Boston's two most oppressive buildings into a new complex where people will want to live
The state said today it will soon seek bids to turn the "superblock" of the Hurley and Lindemann buildings - the most brutal of Boston's brutalist structures - into a "residential mixed-used redevelopment" that will bring new housing and commercial space downtown while upgrading space for the site's current residential mental-health services.
5 New England cities rank among top 20 hottest summer housing markets
Metro Boston, which ranked No. 16 in 2023, fell 15 spots this year, while Worcester climbed 11 spots to No. 17. The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com released their rankings Thursday of the hottest housing markets this summer. Metro Boston tumbled out of the top 20. The ranking “highlights housing...
Boston's Charles F. Hurley and Erich Lindemann Buildings Slated for Mixed-Use Residential Redesign
In a move aimed to swiftly bolster housing accessibility in Boston's downtown area, the Healey-Driscoll Administration has set forth a revised vision for the transformation of the Charles F. Hurley and Erich Lindemann buildings. According to an official announcement from the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM), the plan encompasses a mixed-use residential redevelopment that preserves the buildings' historical significance.
House on Washington Street in Brighton Center could be torn down for four-story residential building
A Newton developer has filed plans with the Boston Planning Department to raze a single-family house at 434 Washington St. in Brighton Center and replace it with a four-story building with 18 residential units and ground-floor commercial space. Plans by Wesley Leung's Peninsula Capital Group also call for 11 parking...
Metro Boston ranks 15th in the nation for supercommuters
"When I do drive in, about once or twice a week, my mood is increasingly more tense having to navigate the Mad Max-like 95N-93N corridor," one Boston.com reader wrote. Supercommuting is on the rise. and Boston is jumping into the fast lane. Use your blinkah!. Did you know that 62,898...
In Boston, office to residential conversions gain traction, aided by subsidies
When Los Angeles-based CIM Group bought a six-story office building in Boston, the plan was to renovate, according to Rich Kershaw, vice president of development at the firm. “We were going to upgrade the elevators, upgrade the bathrooms, redo the lobbies and the facade and hopefully increase the rent,” Kershaw said.
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