Month: December 2019
UPNA Holiday Party At Masa
Tenants Development Corp. Will Buy Properties Put on the Market
The Tenants Development Corporation (TDC) announced that it plans to purchase 186 units of affordable housing in 36 Brownstone buildings – units that it had put on the market with a broker earlier this month. The proposed sale of the…
Hotel Alexandra Partners Report Agreement Reached with TDC
The owners of the Hotel Alexandra – who are looking to develop the long-unkempt property into a new hotel – reported this week that they have reached an agreement with the Tenants Development Corporation (TDC), the owners of an abutting…
Fenway Center Petitions for Changes in Use, Far Less Parking
The developers of Fenway Center – a project on air rights over the Mass Turnpike – have petitioned state environmental regulators for a project change that includes getting rid of residential uses and eliminating more than 500 parking spots. Meredith…
South End Artists Make $350K Donation to BAA
Boston Arts Academy Foundation (BAA Foundation) announced it has received a $350,000 gift from Dr. Joshua Boger, founder and former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, and his wife, Dr. Amy Boger, a retired pediatrician and fellow of the American Academy of…
News Briefs
Back Bay Happenings •Boston Common Master Plan Open House Join the Friends, the City of Boston, and Weston & Sampson for the Second Boston Common Master Plan Open House at the Josiah Quincy School Auditorium in Chinatown, 152 Arlington St., 02111…
Mayor Walsh Signs Local Wetland Ordinance
Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Dec. 23 signed the City of Boston Local Wetland Ordinance, an ordinance unanimously approved by the Boston City Council last week with the goal of taking another step to protect Boston against the impacts of…
ZBA Denies Roof Deck for Beacon Street Fraternity House
The Zoning Board of Appeal (ZBA) on Dec. 17 denied without prejudice the construction of a roof deck on the top of a one-story garage at the back of 416 Beacon St., which operates as an MIT fraternity house. The…
First Night Highlights
Boston’s First Night celebration will take place on Dec. 31 in and around the Back Bay and Boston Common. The celebration begins with performances at 11:45 a.m., with the family friendly fireworks at 7 p.m. Below are a few highlights…