development

You'll know immediately what square the new Ferdinand building is in

adamg — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:39:45 +0000

The Bay State Banner reports on the latest plans for the Ferdinand building in Dudley Square, which will feature a brick and glass extension with "DUDLEY" in giant letters on top.

The long shuttered building will become the new home of the Boston School Department on its upper floors, with stores and community space on the first two floor.

Developers of old Herald site come back with bigger plans

adamg — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:47:24 +0000

Just as neighbors requested; plans show four buildings housing residential units and stores, arranged in four buildings designed to look like "an authentic city block" and called the Ink Block.

Not everybody along the South Boston waterfront thrilled with this Innovation District thing

adamg — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:58:18 +0000

Fort Point Blog provides the proof.

State, Cambridge residents tussle over fate of asbestos-filled former jail and courthouse

adamg — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:42:50 +0000

Cambridge Day reports some developers are actually interested in the decaying Middlesex County courthouse and jail, and that state officials will not require anybody who actually buys the thing to lop off more than half the floors, as demanded by some nearby residents. Whoever buys the structure will have to come up with a plan to remove asbestos; residents worry a developer would come in, start work, then stop work and leave them with something like the Filene's Hole across the river, only taller.

State wants to build more parks in area where it already ignores the park it has

adamg — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 15:09:06 +0000

They could rename it Pigsty Park.

The Globe today reports the state Department of Transportation has some ambitious plans for the land and air around the turnpike/93 interchange in Chinatown, which it hopes will eventually become a new gateway to the city, featuring new development and parks.

Parks, huh? The photo above is the latest on file with the city's Citizen Connect service from Mary Soo Hoo Park, the little plaza at the pedestrian gateway to Chinatown that is owned by the state Department of Transportation - or at least, that's what the city and the Greenway Conservancy keep telling residents in explaining why their crews can't pick up the trash that keeps getting left there. A couple of weeks ago, the city actually did dispatch a DPW crew to remove trash, but this latest complaint is marked "closed:"

Case Referred to External Agency. Mass dot jurisdiction. details forwarded.

End of lawsuits means construction can begin on luxury housing on Lovejoy Wharf

adamg — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:37:54 +0000

The Boston Business Journal reports on the end of litigation by residents of one luxury building against a proposed luxury building on the water by North Station.

Anthony's Pier 4 one step closer to disappearing

adamg — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 12:27:20 +0000

The BRA last night gave final approval to plans for the first of three new developments on the pier, a 383-unit apartment building, the Boston Business Journal reports.

The BRA has more details on the project.

Menino looks for new development, ferry terminal on East Boston waterfront

adamg — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:10:46 +0000

WBUR reports.

Fancy-shmancy supermarket to move into Chestnut Hill

adamg — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:11:21 +0000

Wicked Local Newton reports Wegman's plans to open a store in the new mall being built on Rte. 9 where Omni Foods used to be.

One of the last nails in the coffin of the Combat Zone?

adamg — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 14:54:47 +0000

Construction has finally begun on a luxury tower at Washington and LaGrange streets. Once it's completed, how long do you think Centerfolds and the Glass Slipper - the Combat Zone's last two strip clubs - can hold out before their buildings are torn down for a high rise?

Going up

adamg — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:55 +0000

BostonCityWalk stopped on a walk to snap the new Liberty Mutual headquarters going up on Columbus Avenue.

Copyright BostonCityWalk. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.

BRA approves 47-story Copley Place tower

adamg — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:22:11 +0000

The Herald reports on last night's BRA meeting on a developer's plan to build a tower with 318 condos and new retail space above the existing Neiman Marcus.

Zoning commission goes with scientists over city councilor; approves urban farm zone

adamg — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:20:48 +0000

Longtime urban farmer Sonny Washington supported proposal.

The Boston Zoning Commission this morning unanimously approved a zoning change to turn two vacant city-owned lots in Dorchester into urban farms.

The commission approved a BRA "urban agriculture overlay district" for lots on Glenway and Tucker streets.

Victory Programs' ReVision Urban Farm will create a farm on a vacant city lot at 23-29 Tucker St., while City Growers will build a farm at 131 Glenway St.

You know a protest movement is serious when it gets its own song

adamg — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 23:56:30 +0000

No, not Occupy Boston or Whose Foods. Bob Feldman belts out a protest against the proposed skyscraper on top of Neiman Marcus at Copley Place. Lyrics.

Hitler upset with Harvard - and biochemists

adamg — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:34:34 +0000

Subtitles probably NSFW, in addition to, you know, Hitler.

Via Allston Rat City.