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Yet another big Boston bridge project, this time outside of North Station
The MBTA plans to boost capacity at transit hub through new ways in and out for trains. It’ll take a while, though.
What $700,000 buys around Boston right now
Welcome to Curbed Comparisons, a weekly column that explores what one can rent or buy for a set dollar amount (or thereabouts) in the Boston area.
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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.
West End home prices average nearly $700 a square foot: Report
High, yes, but it’s lower than in Southie and one of the cheapest averages in downtown Boston.
North Station-to-Seaport District ferry could launch in the fall
The Massachusetts Convention Center Authority and a handful of private companies, including Vertex, are working toward launching weekday ferry service from Lovejoy Wharf near North Station to the Seaport District-slash-South Boston waterfront.
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.
Boston’s 6 biggest garage conversions, explained
These projects are adding—or would add—thousands of new apartments, condos, hotel rooms, and offices to the city, beginning with the under-construction redevelopment of the Government Center Garage.
Garden Garage demolition imminent as developer plans 44-story tower in its place
The building is slated to have 469 apartments, which will make it not only one of Boston’s largest residential buildings under construction but yet another example of a garage reborn.
Downtown Boston home prices at the start of 2018: West End cheapest, Back Bay priciest
Prices for market-rate homes ranged from $536 a square foot in the West End to $3,857 a square foot in Back Bay, according to a recent analysis. There’s a reason the West End is so (relatively) cheap.
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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.
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10 transit-oriented projects in the Boston area to watch closely
Some of Boston’s most significant developments are going up around or on major transit hubs. But can the T handle the influx of residents these projects will bring?
Curbed Cup 1st round: (8) Seaport District vs. (9) West End
Time to pick the Boston area’s neighborhood of the year! Here’s how it works: We present two matchups a day during the first round. Polls stay open 24 hours for each one. The biggest vote-getter in each matchup advances. We start with 16, and we whittle it down to one.
Boston’s Uptown? Developers gin up new West End name to boost major project
The forces behind the 1.87 million-square-foot Hub on Causeway around TD Garden want people to think of the area as "Uptown." Will it stick? About as well as "Midtown" maybe.
Boston’s 10 most bikable neighborhoods, explained
Two Boston neighborhoods in particular are especially biker-friendly, earning a score of at least 90 out of a 100 from a website that breaks down what makes it easy to get around on two wheels.
5 big post-World War II changes that shaped modern Boston
In the 70 years since the end of World War II, reinvented neighborhoods, giant public-works projects, and ideas realized have altered the city seemingly forever, for better or worse.
Last day to request application for Boston’s biggest workforce housing complex
August 30 is the final day to request an application to live in the Beverly, the 14-story building near North Station. Its developer has called the project "the largest new construction of affordable and workforce housing in downtown Boston in more than a quarter-century."
Developer delays construction of West End rental tower
In what might be another sign of Boston’s cooling apartment market, the developer of the 44-story, 470-unit replacement of the Garden Garage has pushed back the start of construction to 2018.
Peek inside Boston’s new Lovejoy Wharf luxury condo
Sales at the 15-story, 157-unit building between the Zakim and Charlestown bridges have been underway now for about two months. New arrivals on the region’s multiple-listing service provide a handy glimpse at both the condos’ interiors and their prices.
Lovejoy Wharf sales now underway: $750,000 and way up
The 15-story, 157-unit complex between the Zakim and Charlestown bridges is the first large-scale condo development in downtown Boston without on-site parking for owners.
Bulfinch Triangle’s Forecaster 121 condo almost finished
Developer Pizzuti Development is wrapping its years-long conversion and four-floor extension of the old six-story Forecaster of Boston raincoat warehouse at 121 Portland Street.
Curbed Cup first round: (3) the Upper South End vs. (14) the West End
The Curbed Cup, our annual award for the Greater Boston neighborhood of the year, is kicking off with 16 areas vying for the prestigious (fake) trophy. This week we'll have two matchups per day, and all the results and the full tournament bracket will be reviewed on Friday.
Pod-like hotel rooms to check in at West End’s Hub on Causeway
Dutch micro-hotel chain citizenM will open a boutique-y hotel in the under-construction mega-development on the site of the old Boston Garden.
The five Boston neighborhoods to watch
These are the five neighborhoods to watch as 2016 begins its slow fade into 2017. Why are they the five to watch? Because of the changes afoot in each, most of it due to new developments and some of it quite existential.
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What $600,000 Buys Around Boston Right Now
Boston is one of the few cities in America where $600,000 buys merely entry to the housing market. So be it. The latest Curbed Comparisons tackles that magic number and comes away pleasantly surprised.
Proposed Bulfinch Triangle Hotel Riles Neighbors
The no-frills option at 88 North Washington Street would run to 13 floors and around 160 feet. The area is supposed to have 100-foot ceiling, but that's been shattered before.
4 Boston Areas in Need of New Neighborhood Names
These spots, including the South End's northeast and the West End-North End borderlands, are seeing tremendous change. The current, broader monikers just don't do the times justice. Suggestions welcome.
Big Developments Scheduled for Boston Transit Hubs
Some of the city's largest building projects, including what would be one of New England's tallest new towers, are planned in and atop North Station, South Station, and Back Bay Station.
4 major decisions that shaped modern Boston
Including the mother of all 19th-century urban infills
The 7 Boston Projects to Watch
These include the Viola, One Dalton and Dot Block