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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.