Boston Properties?is again planning a massive air-rights development at a major transportation hub, this time with a 1.26 million-square-foot mixed-use project above Back Bay Station.
The ginormous project that is Boston Landing in Brighton on Boston’s western edge already includesthe 250,000-square-foot headquarters for sneaker concern (and lead developer) New Balance; and it will soon include a hotel, a commuter-rail stop, and a practice rink for the Bruins.
Boston to Rebrand BRA to Overcome ‘Difficult Legacy’
Changes are again coming to the Boston Redevelopment Authority, the city’s powerful planning and development arm, in the wake of two scathing audits highlighting a lack of organizational health and financial controls as well as a coup at the head of its planning department.
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 [...]