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Boston’s 12 most unique spots to get married
These spots—including Fenway Park, Boston Common, and the New England Aquarium—also offer options for hosting receptions.
New 839 Beacon Street apartments in Fenway will start at $1,675 for studios
The five-story, 45-unit spread—yet another project in the busy Boston enclave—will also include one-bedrooms retailing for $2,675 and up.
Trio of private dorms would add 2,000 beds to Fenway
British firm Scape, which has already filed plans for a Boylston Street tower, has two more projects in the works.
Boston’s first independent student dorm would open in Fenway under advancing plans
British firm Scape hopes the Boylston Street location is the first of at least a few in Boston.
3 major performance venues planned for Boston
Three new theaters are slated to open in different parts of Boston by the end of 2021, with a collective capacity of nearly 11,000. Each will be attached to a big existing site.
Fenway Theater next to Fenway Park would open in late 2021 under latest proposal
The venue at Ipswich and Lansdowne streets would hold around 5,400—perfect, its backers say, for a Boston area that needs such mid-range performance spaces.
What $850,000 buys around Boston now
Curbed Comparisons is a regular column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount in the Boston area. Next up is $850,000 in Boston.
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6 Fenway open houses this weekend under $700,000 and 750 square feet
Trade space for dollars in one of Boston’s fastest-changing neighborhoods.
Big reveal: The rent on a fully furnished one-bedroom in Fenway
Not too many readers got this one—did you?
How much a month to rent a fully furnished one-bedroom in Fenway?
The towels and linens are included—plus, the lease length is flexible. What say you re: the rent? Take a look and then take your best guess.
5 Boston marijuana stores advance in Eastie, Dorchester, JP, and Fenway
Recent city approvals—a necessary step toward state licensing—mean the businesses could start selling before the end of 2019.
Meet Boston’s new junior skyscrapers
These six towers of at least 300 feet each are not quite neck-craning enough to join the city’s tallest buildings, but they’re definitely sizable by Boston standards.
6 kinds of sites that could host new housing in Boston
The city needs homes and fast—luckily, there are several places where apartment and condo buildings would fit nicely.
Fenway Park renovations on deck under Red Sox proposal
The franchise has particularly big plans for the bleachers section.
Vote now for Boston’s best new building of 2018!
Some fantastic buildings topped off or opened in Boston this year. We want your help in declaring the best of the bunch.
London firm proposes private 15-story, 500-unit dorm in Fenway
Scape says its 205,500-square-foot project—the first of its kind in the U.S.—would be aimed at graduate students.
What $5,000 a month rents around Boston right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount. Today, the magic number is $5,000 a month in Boston’s notoriously pricey rental market.
How to—and how not to—get to Fenway Park for the World Series
The city is closing several streets to vehicles on every game night. Might we recommend the T? Or a bike?
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6 open houses in the lineup this weekend in Fenway-Kenmore
Prices along this tour in Fenway Park’s stomping grounds range from $599,000 to $3,954,200.
New proposal would plunk 5,000-seat Fenway Theater next to Fenway Park
The Red Sox and concert hegemon Live Nation are behind the plan, which is in its early stages. The venue would be the largest of its kind in Boston.
This Pierce Boston two-bedroom asking $1.9M is a sign of the times in Fenway
The recently completed tower is transforming the neighborhood’s reputation—for better or worse—in terms of price.
Big reveal: A renovated studio in Fenway-Kenmore
One-third of readers nailed the correct asking price for this 306-square-footer a few blocks south of Berklee College of Music and near the famed Fenway greensward.
Can you afford Boston? A new analysis tries to answer that
Using the oft-cited 40-times rule, search site RentHop compared household incomes throughout the region with median two-bedroom rents.
How much for a renovated studio in Fenway-Kenmore?
This renovation included a gutting of both the kitchen and the bathroom. The condo is near Berklee and the Green Line. Take a look and then try to guess the price.
Fenway mural to stretch 143 feet on the side of a Boylston Street building
The colorful work from Raúl de Nieves will in part complement the Harlo apartment tower nextdoor.
Fenway-Kenmore asking prices now averaging more than $1,200 a square foot
A lot of it has to do with the newish Pierce Boston condo tower on Brookline Avenue.
Development near Fenway Park would join neighborhood’s construction wave
The two-building project is also due to include around 7,800 square feet of restaurant and/or retail space; 250 parking spots; and covered bike storage for 443 vehicles.
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9 major Boston developments transforming the city
These projects under construction are not only transforming Boston’s built environment, but providing a real-time gauge of its real estate. How these go, so will likely go the commercial and residential markets overall.
What $550,000 buys around Boston right now
It would be an understatement to say that Boston is inhospitable hunting ground for homebuyers. It’s full of high prices, bidding wars, and all-cash offers. But there are some relative deals out there.
The MBTA wants to rename Yawkey Station near Fenway Park—suggestions welcome
The transit agency is following the city’s lead in renaming a commuter-rail stop currently honoring the late Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey.
Yawkey Way next to Fenway Park to be renamed Jersey Street following city commission’s vote
That was its name until the late 1970s, when it was renamed for Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who died in 1976.
Here’s what’s new at Fenway Park this season
Fans piling into Major League Baseball’s oldest park this spring, summer, and—hopefully—fall may notice three sizable changes.
7 Boston-area neighborhoods everyone should be watching this spring
Major projects are driving a lot of change in different areas of the Boston region—in some more than others.
Red Sox ask Boston to rename Yawkey Way as ‘Jersey Street’
That was the previous name of the street beside Fenway Park. It was renamed Yawkey Way in 1977, a year after the death of Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey, who had a checkered history with racial integration in the majors.
The Red Sox are planning to build on several parcels around Fenway Park
The team hasn’t finalized any plans, but a top Red Sox executive did say that retail and perhaps hotel rooms are under consideration—and that whatever does go up will in theory enhance fans’ game-day experiences.
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Mapping the 8 most anticipated hotels in the Boston region
The region’s building boom includes hotels. And some of these planned projects are more portentous than others, whether because of their locations or the complexes they will be a part of—or both.
The 8 Boston neighborhoods where housing prices average more than $1,000 a square foot
That asking prices in Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and the Seaport are averaging $1,000/foot-plus should not be all that surprising. But that this is the case now in swathes of downtown well beyond Back Bay should jar a bit.
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18 Boston-area developments to watch in 2018, mapped
There’s a lot going up in and around Boston as 2018 chugs along. Here’s a map of major developments to watch during the next 12 months. Consider it an explainer for the scaffolding and cones you’ll encounter.
Curbed Cup Elite Eight: (3) Bulfinch Triangle/Government Center vs. (11) Fenway
And then there were eight—we’re down to the second round of the annual Curbed Cup to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year. Polls are open 24 hours for each matchup.