Here are some proposals from 6 developers who are competing to redevelop the Winthrop Sq. area(a humungous garage in the Financial District).

Proposal No. 1: Accordia Partners: Proposed a 725-ft, 57-story tower spreading over 768,600 ft. The tower would incorporate 188 apartment units, a hotel with 280 rooms, a black box theatre with 175 seats, an observatory deck on the 56th floor, a restaurant on the 57th floor with stunning views of Boston, 5,300 sq. ft. of street level dining space and 2,638 sq. ft. of retail space with a underground parking structure. The proposed development would include 34,000 sq. ft. of community and civic space.

The people of Boston are genuinely grateful for the recent reopening of an amazingly renovated Government Center T station in the heart of downtown Boston. Well, it finally happened!

But what about the other transportation projects that have been in the planning stage for a prolonged period of time? There are 5 of those that the area could urgently utilize.

Based on a recent report by the Associated General Contractors of America, there has been a double digit gain in employment in the Greater Boston Area in the construction industry. 61,400 workers were employed in February by Greater Boston. This is a 10% increase from 55,600 last year.

This exquisite new construction is now ready for occupancy! Located in one of the most sought after neighborhoods this custom built “Smart Home” residence comes from an admired construction team that brings Back Bay/Beacon Hil quality to Newton. 

Six developers are competing to change the 18-acre land site of the old Boston Edison power plant at Summer and First avenues in South Boston. Plant proprietor Exelon Corppration simply put the property available for purchase, and plans for its redevelopment are still pretty much in flux.

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 city of Boston is providing $28 million in federal and local money to fund the development and preservation of hundreds of affordable housing units across six city neighborhoods.

Boston's South End: the 12 Projects Changing It Forever

Fewer areas of our fair region are changing faster than the South End,?particularly the northeastern corner of that Boston neighborhood. Major developments either recently opened, completed, underway, or planned are driving that change through more than 2,400 new apartments and condos?and the thousands of fresh residents these projects will surely bring. Here are the 12 most consequential.

Porter Square's Rand to Feed Condo-Starved Cambridge 20 Units

A perennial for-sale crunch in the People's Republic fuels a climate of bidding wars and over-asks harsh even by Greater Boston standards.

Prices are expected to start at $600,000, and pre-sales should start soon.

A new report published in Nature Climate Change postulates rising sea levels could displace millions of Americans, projecting figures substantially higher than previous estimates. The report submits that 4.2 million Americans may be affected if seas rise three feet; that number swells to 13.1 million if seas rise six feet.

Brighton’s Boston Landing to Finally Add 295 Apartments

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.

Back Bay's 40 Trinity Place Proposal Shrinks, Lowers Its Magical Lobby

Number of hotel rooms drops too, while number of condos rises.

Affordable Housing Key Concern for City Officials

Easing height restrictions in exchange for the creation of affordable housing units, micro units in Roxbury and community land trusts are among the ideas being considered by the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab to lower the cost of home construction for middle income Boston residents.

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.