CAMBRIDGE—Developer Forest City got a key City Council O.K. to move forward on a 246,716-square-foot building at 300 Mass. Ave.: "That 11-month slog (including an expiring petition and its refiling) had many obviously weary of the issue, and the vote came despite pleas by some to delay at least another week to close an apparent loophole." [Day]
__
MASS.-WIDE—Now, how's about a look at some of the hottest housing markets around? "Indeed, nine out of the top-20 housing markets in the Bay State were located in Boston proper during the fourth quarter of 2012, with the Back Bay's 02116 ZIP Code leading the pack with a median list price of $1.38 million and a 15 percent year-over-year spike in median home values. [Biz Journal]