When Historic Boston and Roslindale Village Main Street found a partner, Peregrine Group of Rhode Island, to help them turn the stately but long neglected Roslindale MBTA former electrical substation into something cool, there were dreams of a chef-driven restaurant or arts space. That was 2013....
The layout of the future Comfort Kitchen at the Upham’s Corner Comfort Station is now beginning to take shape, with most of the framing in the main floor dining room and kitchen now in place. At this stage of construction, it can be difficult to...
Tony Lopes is HBI's new Director of Real Estate Development. A native of Dorchester and Roxbury, Tony will be leading HBI's real estate finance and development projects. Tom Palmer shares with us some of the highlights of a conversation he recently had with Tony,...
More than $6 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding will soon be awarded by the City of Boston to 24 historic preservation projects. Mayor Michelle Wu and the City’s Community Preservation Committee recently recommended 52 projects valued at $27 million for 2022 to the Boston...
Those who work in historic preservation frequently make the case that rehabilitating an existing building is more environmentally responsible than building new. While some people argue that new construction is more energy efficient, preservationists can reasonably counter that double or triple-paned windows and improved insulation...
Hyde Park’s historic Vertullo Building, following a decade-long, $1.4 million restoration and adaptive reuse investment by Historic Boston, was sold March 18 to the owner of Intriguing Hair, a black-owned business that is a six-year tenant in building’s retail space. Nikia Londy and Baron Langston, owners...
Historic Boston was honored to receive a grant of $50,000 from the 1772 Foundation this month to support planned repairs and preservation investments at the 1718 Old Corner Bookstore in downtown Boston. The funding will be devoted to upcoming roof repair and masonry repairs, to be...
Continuing from a February 26th post, here's more on 100 Shawmut's transformation from an industrial manufacturing site to contemporary condominiums. Sometimes research happens at its own pace. We wrote recently that, in the area in and around the recently developed InkBlock in Boston’s South End, only one...
Unlike the historic neighborhoods of Beacon Hill, the South End and Bay Village, the rich historic resources of Roxbury’s Highland Park are not protected for preservation. However, that could change as the neighborhood and the City of Boston’s Landmarks Commission conclude a 60-day public comment...
The Fowler Clark Epstein Farm in Mattapan was backdrop to Mayor Michelle Wu’s February 24th announcement of two new offices: “Grow Boston,” the City’s first-ever office devoted to urban agriculture development, and the “Mayor’s Office of Food Justice.” Mayor Wu’s initiative named planner and agriculture advocate...