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Chinatown’s 6 must-visit sites
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.
Eastie apartment project on Bremen Street advances
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.
The Boston area’s 10 most walkable neighborhoods
These enclaves include the North End, the South End, and Beacon Hill as well as bits of Cambridge and Somerville.
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6 recently listed Boston open houses this weekend, each an urban redoubt
These newer options include a unit in Millennium Tower as well as a three-family townhouse nearby.
Here’s what you need to know about Boston-area development this week
Critical Mass. this go-round includes two life sciences projects, an unveiling in Fenway, and a new tower for Chinatown.
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Boston’s immigrant past in 8 sites, mapped
These reminders include buildings, statues, and a famous Boston alleyway.
Plans for Leather District office tower draw opposition over scope and height
Oxford Properties wants to build to 340 feet at 125 Lincoln Street, but opponents say such a tower would violate zoning regs.
Developer advances plans for 340-foot tower in Chinatown-Leather District borderlands
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.
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.
Chinatown library service returning February 5, ending 62-year drought
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.
The 5 Boston neighborhoods where prices have increased the most since 2012
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.
Boston development without parking now a bonafide trend
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.
Boston apartment rents: 1-BRs vs. 2-BRs citywide
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.
Boston rents at mid-summer: Don't look downtown
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.
Henry Hobson Richardson's Boston architecture: a gallery
Trinity Church's architect had a style all his own
