Boston

United States

23 October 2025

Boston Zoning Commission Approves Height Increase to 700 Feet in Downtown Zoning Overhaul

The Boston Zoning Commission unanimously approved a new plan during the week of 23 October 2025, aimed at promoting housing development across the city, including...

20 March 2025

A 36-Story Office Building in Boston Heads to Auction Amid the Declining Office Market

One Lincoln Street, a 503-foot (153-meter) office tower that has long been a defining feature of Boston’s skyline, is up for auction this week due...

10 March 2025

Design Using Mass Timber is Revealed for Boston University Building

The design for a 57-meter mass timber building at Boston University has been recently shared. Designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the new facility will...

08 November 2024

Unfavorable Conditions in Boston Postpone Construction of 27-Story Office Building

Boston Properties (BXP) has shelved plans for the construction of a 27-story, 660,000-square-foot (61,316 square-meter) office tower at 171 Dartmouth St. in Boston's Back Bay...

02 January 2024

Applications Filed to Convert Office Buildings to Residential in Boston

Under a pilot program, three real estate development groups in Boston have filed applications to the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) to convert a...

10 November 2023

Residential Complex Announced for Research Campus in Boston

Ceremonial groundbreaking has occured for MVRDV designed residential projects that are part of the development at the Enterprise Research Campus, adjacent to the Harvard Business...

05 June 2023

Hotel Set to Open in Boston in Summer 2023

Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel and Residences is set to open in summer 2023, and the hotel is now open for bookings beginning September 1,...

12 December 2022

18-Story University Building Completed in Boston

The newly completed 93-meter-tall Center for Computing & Data Sciences at Boston University (BU) is a new addition to the Boston area skyline. The US$305...

04 October 2022

Luxury Hotel Brand Coming to South Station Tower in Boston

The residences being built at South Station Tower are within walking distance of Boston public transit system the T. Famed hotelier Ritz-Carlton will be the...

25 August 2022

Boston Mixed-Use Building Built to Passive House Standards

Winthrop Center, a new 691-foot-tall (210.5-meter-tall) mixed-use tower in Boston was built to Passive House standards. The structure’s 812,000 square feet (75,437 square meters) of...

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