March 2011

30 Mar 2011 HBI Tapped to Rehabilitate Ailing Kittredge Mansion

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Neighborhood advocates and ciytwide preservationists proclaim that "This Place Matters!" in 2009The long-vacant Alvah Kittredge House in Roxbury faces better prospects after the Boston Redevelopment Authority voted to take the property by eminent domain at its March meeting, determining that the requirements of a preservation...

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25 Mar 2011 Your Ideas Wanted: The Eustis Street Fire House Time Capsule Project

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In the coming weeks, masons will seal up walls at the Fire House, which is prompting us put together a time capsule to be inserted in one of the walls, which we hope one day will discovered by future occupants. But what do we put...

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16 Mar 2011 Talking Tax Credits: MHIC?s Kathy McGilvray Explains New Markets Tax Credits

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The Eustis Street Fire House on the day of the GroundbreakingWhen you ask an expert to explain New Markets Tax Credits, expect that you might leave more confused than you were before you asked. New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) are notoriously complicated and just examining this...

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09 Mar 2011 HBI Selects CUBE Design + Research to Design Residential Fit-out at the Hayden Building

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photo courtesy of Jeremy C. Fox, Boston GlobeHBI is pleased to announce the selection of CUBE Design + Research as the architectural team that will be responsible for designing the upper story residential units at the 1875 Hayden Building. Last week CUBE?s principals Jason Hart,...

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03 Mar 2011 The Golden Building: Transforming before our Eyes

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? Installation of the first new storefront glass.?Construction began on the Golden Building in Fields Corner on December 29. In spite of the worst winter weather in recent memory (see our recent blog post about construction during winter conditions), contractor Kevin Piccinin and his crew...

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