Cracking the Co-Living Code in Boston
Boston’s newest co-living complex opened in January in Allston. And a prominent developer has figured out how to make it work. But city officials have put a pause on more housing developments like this.
Boylston Properties Pursues $181M Project in Newtonville
Boylston Properties will seek approval for a 307-unit apartment complex on a cluster of commercial properties in Newtonville under the Chapter 40B affordable housing law.
Boylston Properties Shifts Focus to Tap MBTA Zoning Changes
Boylston Properties is looking for growth opportunities in the multifamily housing sector with an active $300 million development pipeline, after hiring a former AvalonBay Communities executive to lead the housing push in Greater Boston.
New Construction Is Changing the ‘Student Ghetto’
Allston is a microcosm of Boston’s housing affordability dilemma, as developers target virtually every buildable parcel. But locals say the city isn’t approving the kinds of family-friendly units that would help stabilize the community.
Arsenal Yards Labs Get $150M Permanent Financing
As a downturn in lab space demand throws doubt on future development prospects, fully leased properties appear to offer a safer haven for lenders.
Arsenal Yards Expands Service, Wellness Offerings
The next wave of arrivals at Arsenal Yards includes health care and service-oriented tenants ranging from a 365-day vet to a body scanning clinic.
Roslindale Industrial Redevelopment Proposes 230 Apartments
A Roslindale industrial site would be replaced by a 230-unit apartment complex under a partnership between two local developers.
LINX Labs Seek Expansion in Watertown
The owner of one of the first major life science developments in Watertown has proposed a second building that would bring the combined complex up to 290,000 square feet.
Development Team Proposes 230 Roslindale Apartments
A team of Boylston Properties and Medford-based Velney Development is seeking to redevelop a century-old industrial property near Arnold Arboretum Roslindale for 230 apartments.
Biotech Adds 66K SF at Watertown HQ
The initial tenant of a speculative Watertown lab development is more than doubling its space after recently reporting progress on its drug development pipeline.
How a ‘Dead Mall’ Became a Mixed-Use Neighborhood
The successful execution of creating this new neighborhood emphatically supports the strategy of mixed-use development as an in-demand socially and culturally enriching experience in today’s post-pandemic world.
Arsenal Yards Gets Another Life Science Lease
Another Cambridge life science company is adding research space in East Watertown’s Arsenal Street industry cluster.
Arsenal Yards Developer Pays $96M for Home Depot Property
Boston-based Boylston Properties has acquired the Home Depot property next to its 1 million-square-foot Arsenal Yards development in Watertown for $96.25 million.
Hot Property: Arsenal Yards
Cambridge-based architect PCA has completed its placemaking and design work at Watertown’s Arsenal Yards, the redevelopment of the former Arsenal Mall into a seven-building, 1 million-square-foot mixed-use property.
Arsenal Yards Lab Building Gets Anchor Tenant
The second life science building at Arsenal Yards has secured an anchor tenant in an 11-month-old Cambridge-based biotech.
Newton Late to Join Life Science Experiment
Two projects in Newton raise the question: Is the city set to emerge as the region’s next life science cluster, as pharmaceutical and biotech companies increasingly look outside of Cambridge’s crowded and expensive Kendall Square for desperately needed space?
Santos Restaurant Set to Open at Arsenal Yards
Chef Jason Santos has announced a grand opening on Monday for his newest restaurant, a New Orleans-inspired bistro at Arsenal Yards in Watertown.
Coliving Seeks Immunity from Virus
Local developers of innovative housing insist the coliving trend – where renters share spaces such as kitchens, bathrooms, common areas and other amenities in exchange for lower rent prices – has not succumbed to the risks of COVID-19, despite reports of its demise.
Santos Bringing Southern Cuisine to Arsenal Yards
Chef Jason Santos will bring the second location of his Buttermilk & Bourbon concept to Watertown’s Arsenal Yards in 2021.
Life Science Cluster Forms on Arsenal Street
While proximity to Cambridge is important, and lab deals typically beget only more lab deals, there’s more to Watertown than that.
