real estate
News Notes Update – New Development on Boylston St.
Developer plans mixed-use project in the Fenway By Bonnie Kavoussi, Globe Staff – August 4, 2010 05:52 PM If the Boston real estate developer Samuels & Associates has its way, a portion of the Fenway is about to get much taller. The company filed a letter of intent today with the Boston Redevelopment Authority announcing [...]
News Notes – August 3
WikiLeaks case puts spotlight on Boston’s hacker culture By Carolyn Y. Johnson – Globe Staff / August 3, 2010 It’s hardly the first time Boston-area hackers have been in the headlines. But it’s potentially the most serious. The strong technology industry and universities here foster people with the right blend of technical expertise, audacity, and [...]
News Notes – July 31
A Sin and a Shame By BOB HERBERT/NYT Op-Ed Columnist – July 30, 2010 The treatment of workers by American corporations has been worse — far more treacherous — than most of the population realizes. There was no need for so many men and women to be forced out of their jobs in the downturn [...]
News Notes – July 20
Boston bad boys Pumped for show at Fenway By Jed Gottlieb/Boston Herald – July 20, 2010 Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton reports that guitarist Joe Perry isn’t Back in the Saddle just yet after being rear-ended on his motorcycle last week in Middleboro. “I’ve talked to his son, Roman, and have been texting with Joe,” said [...]
News Notes – June 18
Triple-decker territory – As prices rise, some worry a new crop of speculators is looking for a profit without investing in the neighborhood By Jenifer B. McKim – Globe Staff / June 17, 2010 Three-family homes have offered generations of Massachusetts families the opportunity to own property in a housing market that might otherwise be [...]
News Notes – May 27
1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founds the city of Saint Petersburg. More anniversaries. Landmark Center may grow – 8-story office addition eyed for Fenway site By Thomas Grillo/Boston Herald – May 27, 2010 Landmark Center is about to become a bigger Boston landmark. The Abbey Group has filed plans with the city for an [...]
News Notes – May 18
1631 – In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts. More anniversaries. Foreclosures loom over Fenway condo project for gays By Thomas Grillo – Tuesday, May 18, 2010 The prospects for New England’s first over-55 community for gays and lesbians have suffered another setback. Stonewall Miner [...]
News Notes – May 17
2004 – Massachusetts becomes the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage. More anniversaries. Holder exhorts BU grads to take on challenges By Jenna Russell – Globe Staff / May 17, 2010 Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr., the first black leader of the US Department of Justice, urged 6,200 graduates of Boston University yesterday [...]
News Notes – May 1
1786 – Opening night of the opera The Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Vienna, Austria. More anniversaries. Fenway Condos Sell At Auction For $13.51M By Paul McMorrow/Banker & Tradesman Staff Writer – April 29, 2010 An affiliate of the Davis Cos. has scooped up the remnants of a soured condominium project in [...]
News Notes – March 31
Fenway condos face foreclosure By Donna Goodison/Boston Herald – March 31, 2010 The bulk of a condominium complex in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood is headed for the auction block. An April 28 foreclosure sale has been set for Audubon Park because its owner – 16 Miner Street LLC, which is headed by developer Robert Fox – [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
