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Copley Place Becoming Biggest Residential Building in Boston

Copley Place Becoming Biggest Residential Building in Boston

What's In Store for Copley?

Simon Property Group is moving forward with plans for a 47-story tower at Copley Place that would be the largest residential building in Boston.

            They say in a new city filing today that the development would ensure the complex "maintains its status as the most attractive retail destination in Boston [...]

Sellers Real Estate Market Rush

Sellers Real Estate Market Rush

Sellers Rush!

 

Are sellers finally rushing to cash in on all those double-digit price increases? The housing market recovery to date has been a buyer-driven affair, with sellers lounging on the sidelines, watching, waiting and

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Tom Brady Purchases Brookline Property

Tom Brady Purchases Brookline Property

Did Tom Brady Buy  His Way Into Brookline?

Pine Manor College has sold 5.2 acres of property in Brookline for $4.5 million to a limited liability company with ties New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady.

        The small college in Chestnut Hill finalized the sale of a portion of its property at 400 Heath Street on May 23 to 3DBB

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Millennium Place Luxury Complex

Millennium Place Luxury Complex

New Luxury Complex and Its Many Many Perks

 

The developers of Millennium Place Luxury Complex, a 15-story luxury complex in midtown, aren't just selling condos, but creating an upscale urban lifestyle.

             The three-bedroom condo we looked at had all the high-end amenities and views you'd expect with a price point of more than

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Harvard University Expansion

harvard university expansion

Is Harvard University Underachieving?

Harvard University's decision more than 20 years ago to expand its campus into Allston was driven by a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Neighbors feared they might be run over in the process. But they rarely worried that Harvard would ever think too small. Now, it seems, they

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Financial District Becoming Real Neighborhood

Financial District Becoming Real Neighborhood

Financial District en Route to Becoming a Real Neighborhood

No longer do the sidewalks roll up after 6 p.m. in the Financial District.

            The Hub will see twice the number of new housing units during this cycle than it did last cycle. And it is well-positioned to absorb the housing spurt, as there is a shift toward more urban

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Insurance Rates Rise in Provincetown Due to Flood Law

Insurance Rates Rise in Provincetown Due to Flood Law

Flood Law Update- Provincetown

By December, David Lupone was spending so much time in Provincetown, he decided to buy a 325-square-foot condominium -- a former motel room -- as a weekend getaway.

             With a mortgage, it was affordable. Or at least it was until his flood insurance jumped from $600 annually to $5,062 almost

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Are You Ready for Wegmans?

 
 
A Boston developer has filed plans with the Boston Redevelopment Authority on Monday to replace the Landmark Center's 1,400 car parking garage with offices, housing and the Hub's first Wegmans.
 
Samuels & Associates has proposed a $500 million expanded Landmark Center that would include three new buildings, ranging from 10 to 12
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Flood Law Update

 The chorus of state and local officials calling on the federal government to do some more homework before implementing new coastal flood zone maps and flood insurance laws now includes Attorney General Martha
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Did the Red Sox Pay Too Little?

 
 
The Boston Redevelopment Authority used dated real estate values to support a back-room deal to sell the Red Sox rights on Yawkey Way and Lansdowne Street -- a ploy designed to ease a sweetheart deal, claims a local watchdog who is questioning the accuracy of the
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Seaport Square Receives Substantial Financing

 
 
Seaport Square, a master-planned neighborhood under construction in South Boston that spans 23 acres of waterfront development, has secured $112 million in refinancing.
 
The six-year loan through Starwood Property Trust was negotiated by HFF on behalf of the borrowers, a venture between Boston Global Investors and Morgan Stanley Real

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Unexpected Demand for Solar Panels Extends Incentive Program

 
 
The deadline for a solar power incentive program in several communities across the state has been extended after unexpected demand for solar panels, state and local agencies
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Boston's Expansion Mode Creates 8,700 Jobs

 

            Greater Boston's development boom is putting more people to work, fueling one of the biggest recoveries in construction jobs in the nation, according to a new report.


 
            The Boston, Cambridge and Quincy metro area has added 8,700 jobs since August 2012, a 16 percent jump that was second only to the 8,900 jobs added

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What Can New Balance Bring to Brighton?

 
 
         New Balance broke ground yesterday on its new world headquarters in Brighton, part of a 14-acre development that city and company officials say could be the start of significant redevelopment in the [...]
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