Boston
LEED Silver Certification Awarded to UMass Medical Building
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has awarded LEED Silver certification for sustainable design and efficient operation to one of the facilities built by University of Massachusetts’ Medical School (UMMS).
278-Unit Multifamily Development Proposed in Dorchester
Synergy Investments, a Boston development company, has filed a letter of intent with the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and is seeking approval to create a residential community on a vacant parcel located at 25 Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester.
$8.35 Million Condo Project Completed in Brookline
Nauset Construction Corporation, headquartered in Needham, MA, recently completed a $8.35 million condominium project at 2-8 Olmsted Road in the Fisher Hill Neighborhood of Brookline. The announcement comes more than one year since the joint venture between Nauset (serving as the general contractor) and Boston-based developer New Atlantic Development Corporation obtained approval for construction from the Brookline Public Works Department.
Work Expected to Begin on Long-Stalled East Boston Residential Project
A new multifamily project is ready to break ground in East Boston, one of the most promising but underdeveloped areas in the city’s Innovation District. More than ten years after designing the first sketches and several failed development attempts, New Jersey-based developer Roseland Property Co. is finally moving on with Phase I of Portside at East Pier, a long-stalled project at Marginal and Lewis Streets on the East Boston waterfront.
BRA Green-lights Multi-Million Construction Projects
Almost two months after filing a notice of project change for the long-stalled Millennium Tower and Burnham Building project, the development team has won approval from the BRA. With a $615 million private investment and encompassing 1.2 million square feet, the revised mixed-use project will be located at the partially vacant site of the former Filene’s Department Store on a parcel delimited by Washington, Franklin, Hawley and Summer Streets.
HFF Brokers $59 Million Ground Lease of 177 Huntington Avenue
An affiliate of Beacon Capital Partners, LLC has signed a 99-year ground lease for 177 Huntington Avenue, an iconic 26-story office tower located in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, LP (HFF), a leader in commercial real estate and capital market services, exclusively represented the owner—The First Church of Christ, Scientist—and the trustees of Church Realty Trust in this $59 million transaction.
Renovation Completed at Boston Marriott Copley Place; Potential Hilton Garden Inn Hotel Pending Approval
The award-winning Boston Marriott Copley Place completed a complex renovation of guest rooms, meeting space, health club and pool areas. Conveniently located at 110 Huntington Avenue in the city’s historic Back Bay district, the hotel has been completely re-imagined over the five-year re-design process. Inspired by nature, the building’s 1,100 guestrooms were renovated under the Marriott Hotels & Resorts Refreshing Mint interior design signature palette, which combines splashes of mint green with chocolate brown hues.
Stalled $615 Million Project Seeking Approval to Revitalize Downtown Crossing
Shortly after Mayor Thomas Menino announced that Chicago-based real estate investment and development firm Oxford Capital Group LLC plans to develop a 240-key hotel at 59 Temple Place in Downtown Crossing, the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) reveals another investor’s intention to revitalize the area.
Former Worcester Voke School Turns Residential
A Boston-based development company announced details of a $30 million mixed-income residential complex that would replace a former school in Worcester that was shut down in 2006.
Work Advances at Vertex’s Future Fan Pier Headquarters
Work on the Eleven Fan Pier Boulevard, one of the 18-story towers at the Fan Pier development site, reached a milestone recently when iron workers raised the final beam to complete the building’s structural framework.