Alexandria Unloads Seaport Parcels After Dropping Lab Development
Alexandria Real Estate Equities sold a pair of South Boston parcels to a Boston-based investor and a self-storage facility for just over half what it paid for them.
Massport Picks Team for Seaport Affordable Housing
Massport selected a team of The Community Builders and Menkiti Group to develop the first income-restricted housing project on its properties in the Boston Seaport District.
Hot Property: One Boston Wharf
Turner Construction topped off framing of WS Development’s new One Boston Wharf office tower in the Seaport District, which will include the 700-seat Seaport Performing Arts Center.
The Key to Keeping Current in the Seaport
It turns out that “try before you buy” is a compelling pitch for retailers as well as shoppers. In what’s becoming a commonly accepted practice, retail landlords such as WS Development and Wilder regularly take a flier on local, independently-owned shops that bring unique, new concepts to their portfolios.
Hot Property: 10 World Trade
10 World Trade in Boston’s Seaport District is the city’s first development recognized by the U.S. Green Building Council for sustainable design of landscapes and outdoor spaces.
This Month in History: The Seaport Gets Its Transit Link
A ceremonial first bus ride from South Station to Logan Airport heralded the first day of the future for Boston’s newest neighborhood on the last day of 2004.
Tech Layoffs Add to Office Market Woes
Potential layoffs at Amazon and deep cuts to Twitter’s workforce are adding to the headwinds faced by a Boston office market in the midst of a year-long retreat.
Convention Center Expansion No Boon to Back Bay Hotels
The proposed $400 million expansion of the Boston’s gigantic Seaport convention hall could turn out to be one very sweet deal for a Texas tycoon and GOP mega-donor.
Worker Killed at Seaport District Construction Site
The second construction worker in just over two months was killed on a Boston job site Thursday morning.
Channelside Pressed for Cultural Anchor in Fort Point
With many Boston cultural venues threatened by redevelopment, community and cultural advocates say a 1.1 million-square-foot Related Beal development must do more to bring the arts into the development. And City Hall is listening.
IDB Lab Conversion Attracts Nine Leases
Lab space conversions within Boston’s Innovation and Design Building received strong response from tenants that translated into 260,000 square feet in recent leases.
Luxury Retailers Stay Loyal to Back Bay
Seaport District developers have moved to overcome design and urban planning critiques in recent years, but one retail sector is unlikely to move to the South Boston waterfront anytime soon.
WS Explores New Retail Frontiers in Seaport
Echelon Seaport’s Superette concept hopes to bring an eclectic mix of brands, including several luxury retailers, to Boston’s newest neighborhood.
The Power of the American Consumer in a Post-COVID World
Shopping is still America’s Pastime, but two years of the pandemic have shifted consumers’ appetites, and made “omni-channel” retail a concept everyone implements.
The Woman Who Reshaped a Waterfront
Boston only has the world-class waterfront it does today thanks to Vivien Li and her decades of work marshaling support from developers and elected officials to clean up the harbor.
Ferry and Bus Upgrades Tied to Marine Park Growth
As South Boston’s marine park transforms from working port to high-tech hub, the puzzle of delivering thousands of employees to new developments is coming to a head.
Port of Entry Reimagined for a Changing Economy
Long before Fan Pier rose from Boston’s shores, there was John Drew’s World Trade Center Boston complex, which pioneered commercial development in the Seaport District between 1988 and 1992.
This Month in History: Boston’s ‘Innovation District’ Is Born
Former Mayor Thomas Menino’s ambitious vision to transform the 1,000-acre South Boston waterfront into an “innovation district” came alive Jan. 25, 2011, when Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced plans to relocate to a giant, new headquarters there.
Embrace Home Loans Opens Seaport Office
Rhode Island-based Embrace Home Loans has opened its first Boston office in the Seaport District as the company expands in the Northeast.
Office Landlords Forced Into Waiting Game
COVID concerns continue to cast a shadow over the future of office space and delay tenants’ decisions about long-term real estate needs, a state of uncertainty that’s expected to linger well into 2022.
