Tag: mixed-use

Oaktree, Dinosaur Capital Complete 28 Austin
Newton, MA – Austin Street Partners, a joint venture between Oaktree Development, a developer of transit-oriented, mixed-use, multifamily developments, and Dinosaur Capital Partners, a Boston-based real estate developer and investor, has completed 28 Austin, a mixed-use development that transforms a time-worn municipal parking lot into 68 apartments and 5,000sf of retail. Located in the village […]

MP Boston Signs PLA for Winthrop Center
submitted by MP Boston Boston – MP Boston, developer of projects in downtown Boston, and the building trades unions announced the signing of a groundbreaking Project Labor Agreement (PLA) that will cover the development of the forthcoming Winthrop Center, slated for completion in 2022. Winthrop Center will include office and commercial space, residential units, retail, […]

PROCON Wins ABC NH/VT Awards
Bedford, NH – The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC NH/VT) held its 2019 Excellence in Construction Awards ceremony recently at the Doubletree Hotel in Manchester. PROCON of Manchester was recognized for three of its projects: the Pro Star Aviation hangar in Londonderry; the Assembly Row mixed-use development in Somerville, Mass.; and Rand-Whitney Container in Worcester, […]

Just-A-Start Launches New Plans
Cambridge, MA – Just-A-Start, a community development corporation, launched plans recently for Rindge Commons, its new project in Cambridge. This mixed-use development, situated on Just-A-Start’s existing property, will combine a new education and job training center, additional affordable housing, and community resources accessible to the entire neighborhood. The proposed development, adjacent to the Rindge Tower […]

Arsenal Yards Development Well Underway
Watertown, MA – Arsenal Yards is a new 1 million sq. ft. mixed-use development in Watertown. It will include apartments, shops, restaurants, a movie theatre, and a Hampton Inn hotel. Construction began in 2017, and the entire project is expected to be completed by 2021. Developers Boylston Properties and the Wilder Companies are behind this redevelopment […]

Finegold Alexander to Design New Building
Cambridge, MA – Finegold Alexander Architects has been selected to design and collaborate on the construction of a mixed-use building consisting of a 37-room boutique hotel and commercial space in Cambridge. The firm will design the hotel at 727 Massachusetts Avenue in a building formerly known as the Cambridge Gas Light Building. The building, along […]

Death and Resurrection: The Next Act for Suffering Shopping Centers and Malls
by Anthony Amenta As we continue to write obits for major retailers – among them ToysRUs, Kmart and dozens of others, I think we can officially announce the death of retail, as we know it. Even the most conservative form of retail shopping, grocery, is being challenged by internet buying and home delivery. The silver […]

Callahan Breaks Ground on Marriott
Revere, MA – Callahan Construction Managers has broken ground on the new SpringHill Suites by Marriott at Revere Beach. Callahan was tasked to build the new-construction property scheduled for delivery in May 2021. CR architecture + design served as architect on the project, which is being managed by Upton + Partners. The SpringHill Suites will […]

Official Opening of Treadmark Celebrated
Boston – Mayor Martin J. Walsh recently joined U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley, Trinity Financial, other elected officials, and community and business leaders to celebrate the official opening of Treadmark, an 83-unit mixed-income, mixed-use, transit-oriented development located in the heart of Dorchester’s Ashmont Square neighborhood. The building boasts 51 affordable rental units and 32 ownership units […]