-According to BLDUP this has been approved. 115-121 Boston Street​ Burns Realty & Investments Wins Approval for Dorchester Development​“Burns Realty & Investments has won approval for the redevelopment of 115-121 Boston Street in Dorchester. The new project will offer 90 compact living units, 15 of which will be affordable, along with... Read more ..read more

Lord & Taylor will be liquidating all of its stores upon reopening from COVID. What will take the place of its spot on Boylston Street? Ideally a tower with some ground floor retail. Could go tall here, right? If not, I'd love to see a Nordstrom full-line store, but with them closing 16 of their 115 or so stores, I'd say that not as likely. Maybe a Target? Also unlikely but would be neat ..read more

HOP DRUG REPLACEMENT PROPOSED “Tonight, developers from SVN | Parsons and their counsel met with the Hopkinton Historical Commission to request a demolition permit. For this public hearing, there were two parcels under consideration; 48/52 Main Street, currently occupied by Hopkinton Drug, and 6 Cedar Street, a 19th century home that has fallen into disrepair. The developers are under contract with Dennis Katz, the current owner of both parcels. Parsons proposes... Read more ..read more

149 Main St. Update04/05/24​ Updated Plans Approved for North Andover Multifamily​“Updated plans have been approved for a 24-unit multifamily project at 149 Main Street in North Andover. The new plans, from Context Workshop, include an improved layout of 4 commercial spaces and a change in the bedroom count. Original plans called for 8 one-beds & 16 two-beds but now the project will include 10 one-beds & 14 two-beds.”... Read more ..read more

via The Valley Breeze CENTRAL FALLS – ONE Neighborhood Builders, the company completing the transformation of the former St. Patrick Church property on Broad Street in Cumberland into 44 affordable housing units, also now has approval to build 47 units up the road in Central Falls. On Jan. 4, the Central Falls Planning Board granted preliminary plan approval to 47 affordable apartments as part of the Broad Street Homes project near Central Falls City Hall, 30 of those to... Read more ..read more

*I also posted this on railroad.net, in case this seems similar I’ve heard about plans from the early 1910’s about electrifying, quad tracking the B&M eastern route, as well as creating a harbor tunnel to connect it to south station when the B&M was controlled by the New Haven Railroad. I recently found this and was curious if anyone has more information or pictures about the plans beyond that and basic info on some Wikipedia pages ..read more

[Post edit] mods - please merge per DZ's info response below, to https://archboston.com/community/threads/11-21-bromfield-street-dtx-downtown.2330/page-69 I looked for a thread, but don't see one - - if someone knows where, please merge. What a 417,000-square-foot project at the corner of Bromfield Street could say about the future of downtown - The Boston Globe The powers-that-be in City Hall face a crucial decision: Let a developer proceed with office plans there, or force it back to the drawing board for housing instead. www.bostonglobe.com My head is exploding: ".....The critics l ..read more

UMass Lowell has been on a building spree as of late. There is one project that is fully clad and is nearing completion on the main campus along the Merrimack river. This project is the Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center which is a six story building that will be used for research and classroom space. http://www.uml.edu/facilities/Capital-Improvements/ETIC/default.html On the south campus a new academic building was just topped out this week. The building is 4 floors and... Read more ..read more

“The Trustees of Boston University (the "Proponent") proposes to renovate 380,200 square feet ("sf") of Warren Towers gross floor area ("GFA"), the three-tower student residence (the "Project") which is... Read more ..read more

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse: vehicles fall into water after being hit by ship​ ​“A major bridge in Baltimore in the US state of Maryland has snapped and collapsed after a container ship collided with it early on Tuesday, sending a number of vehicles into the water. The Baltimore fire department said it was searching for at least seven people believed to be in... Read more ..read more