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The Summer 2021 edition of Preservation magazine features a lengthy article that chronicles the 2017 renewal of the 1911 Roslindale Substation, a project of HBI, Roslindale Main Street and Peregrine Group LLC.   Prepared by Amy Sutherland,  a Charlestown-based writer and journalist, the article recounts the...

Brueggers Bagels and the restaurant Dig (formerly Dig Inn), are re-opening at the historic Old Corner Bookstore complex after 15 months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) also resumed full office operations this month on the 4th floor of 3...

At the April meeting of Historic Boston's board of directors, Michael Durand of Back Bay Development Group was elected to the position of president. Michael replaces Kathy MacNeil who had completed two three-year terms as president. Michael graduated from the University of Denver in 1983...

Historic Boston has recently posted the position of Director of Real Estate Development for the organization.  This position leads HBI’s real estate investments and manages project management staff and related consultants.  The position strategically drives the direction of HBI’s preservation projects and leads project identification, financing,...

Historic Boston bids a fond farewell this month to Shaurya Batra, HBI’s Director of Real Estate Development, as he departs for a new position with King Street Properties in Boston.  Shaurya joined Historic Boston in 2018 to manage HBI’s pipeline of current and prospective projects. Before...

Historic Boston is working with the East Boston Museum and Historical Society and the East Boston Community Development Corporation on a re-use feasibility study for the 1844 Donald McKay House.  Thanks to the City of Boston’s CPA program, the CDC and Museum were granted funds...

HBI was one of several organizations invited to join a May 19th boat trip to the nation’s first lighthouse – Boston Light – on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor.  An iconic local landmark, Boston Light was built in 1716 and destroyed by the British...

Historic Boston Inc. is examining the history and condition of the Fowle-Davis House at 305 Chestnut Avenue in Jamaica Plain for ways to preserve the very distressed Greek Revival period house.  The house has fallen into serious disrepair and, at present, faces possible action in...