These spots, perfect for history and culture buffs, range from iconic to hiding in plain sight—the Chinatown gate, murals, Chinese Merchants Association Building, and more.
Other big development news this week includes hotels in downtown Boston, Back Bay, and the Seaport as well as the resurrection of a proposal for over the Mass. Pike.
Oxford Properties Group is one of Boston’s biggest landlords, but has never built in the city. Its recently filed plans include indoor and outdoor public space.
The opening—which a ribbon-cutting featuring Mayor Marty Walsh will precede—will mark the return of public library service to the neighborhood after nearly 62 years.
Bay Village home prices increased more than in any other Boston neighborhood in the first three quarters of 2017 compared with the same time in 2012, according to a new analysis of closed deals.
The city green-lighted two new projects late last week: One a 19-story project in Bay Village with 133 units; and a 21-story project in Chinatown with 130 units. Interesting as they might be on their own, what really sets them apart is a lack of onsite parking at each.
The most expensive areas to rent either a 1-BR or a 2-BR apartment right now are Back Bay, Chinatown/the Leather District, the South End, Beacon Hill, and along Southie's D Street. And a roommate goes financially further in some areas than in others.
That area, plus Southie, the Leather District, Chinatown, and East Cambridge are particularly pricey right now, according to a new report. The region’s overall median rents for 1-BRs and 2-BRs, though, have declined slightly since the start of 2016.