Tag: Boston
Kaplan Wraps up Tremont on the Common Reno
Designed by Visnick & Caulfield Boston – Kaplan Construction, a WBE general contractor and construction management firm, announced it has completed the interior renovations at Tremont on the Common, a full-service condominium property in the heart of Boston. Located at 151 Tremont Street adjacent to the Boston Common, the 28-story building features 374 residential condominium units […]
Carlos Febres-Mazzei Named ULI Chair
Boston – Carlos Febres-Mazzei has been named chair of the Boston/New England District Council of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). He assumed his role on July 1. Under his leadership, ULI Boston/New England will continue leveraging and expanding existing diversity and inclusion programs such as Pathways to Inclusion, the CREST internship opportunity, and the Commercial Real […]
Battaglia Joins Arden Bldg.
Woburn, MA – Arden Building Companies announced that Paul Battaglia has joined the executive team as president of Corporate Mechanical of New England in Woburn. He brings over 15 years of industry and leadership experience in the Boston market and is also a member of the Mechanical Contractors Association of America (MCAA) Project Management Education […]
BPDA to Promote Diversity and Inclusion
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board has authorized the agency to make strategic investments that include hiring a director of diversity, equity, and inclusion and creating an Equity and Inclusion fund. “As the agency that plans and guides inclusive growth in our city, the BPDA has a unique opportunity to create […]
BPA Statement of Solidarity: Black Lives Matter
Submitted by the Boston Preservation Alliance Boston Preservation Alliance stands united with the voices decrying the murder of George Floyd and the long-standing history of racism this tragedy demonstrates. As an organization that considers how the historic places of our city contribute to our contemporary lives, we feel strongly that being inclusive in the history […]
Senate Campaign Members Join Local IBEW
Dorchester, MA – Staff members of Kennedy for Massachusetts, the campaign to elect Joe Kennedy III for U.S. Senate, have become the newest members of IBEW Local 103, one of Boston’s largest and most influential unions. In May, 100% of the staff voted in favor of authorizing IBEW Local 103 as their official union representation. […]
Condo Development Breaks Ground
Boston – Gansett Ventures and City Realty, both privately held real estate investment and development firms headquartered in Boston, celebrated the groundbreaking for their latest project, Mira, a luxury condominium development at 301 Border St. in East Boston. Offering views of Boston’s skyline and modern designs by Embarc Studio, Mira will provide 64 units of […]
Rojas Elected BPDA Chair
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board unanimously voted to elect Priscilla Rojas as board chair. She will be the first woman and Latina to hold the position. Appointed by Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Rojas has served on the BPDA board since 2015 and as interim chair since December 2019. “Through many […]
NAIOP Outlines Plans for Mass. Reopening
Dear NAIOP Members & Friends, The Baker-Polito administration released its plan for reopening the Massachusetts Economy. Phase One will allow the following (with restrictions, some capacity limitations, staggered start): On May 18: Essential businesses; Manufacturing; Construction On May 25: Lab space; Office space (outside of Boston); Limited Personal Services (hair; pet grooming; car washes); Retail (remote […]
Virtual BPDA Meeting Approvals
Boston – Following its first ever virtual public hearing, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board approved 1 Court Street Residence Hall as part of Suffolk University’s 2020 Institutional Master Plan. The project will renovate the existing structure to create an approximately 300 bed undergraduate dormitory building on the student housing goals outlined in […]
