Francine Trester, a Professor of Composition at Berklee College of Music, and Mary Smoyer, a founding member of the Boston Women’s Heritage Trail, recently alerted HBI to a new musical composition by Francine about five Dorchester women, including the early 20th century animal rights advocate...
HBI and architects Spencer, Sullivan & Vogt are advising the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts on historic preservation strategies for Ionic Hall and St. Luke’s chapel (1901), two important Roxbury buildings that make up the parish of St. John St. James. Mindful of the havoc winter...
HBI asked Scott Winkler, an envelope consultant from Wessling Architects to summarize his assessment of 50 Cedar Street as HBI prepares its preservation. Read below to see Scott's report on the state of the building and some of its required repairs...
HBI recently visited the historic Dudley House at 167 Centre Street in Roxbury as part of the State’s current RFP process for the building’s long term lease and re-use. Closed for nearly a decade, the circa 1825 Federal Period mansion has endured considerable deterioration and...
From the Boston Globe, HBI Advisors Alex Krieger and Matthew Kiefer share their thoughts on Boston’s development and planning process in what they dub "Boston’s new gilded age" . Alex Krieger is a professor of urban design at Harvard, and Matthew Kiefer is a Boston-based...
HBI congratulates Brian Swett, chair of Historic Boston's Council of Advisors, on his appointment to Boston Office Leader for Arup. We are pleased to announce that Brian Swett, Arup principal and Americas Cities Leader, has been named our new Boston office leader. Brian will lead the...
In a city like Boston, you probably pass by hundreds of historic buildings on your commute to work or school, but you might not know their history...
The National Park Service (NPS) and the General Services Administration, with assistance from Colliers International, are seeking ideas and input from private real estate development interests for the redevelopment of nine selected properties totaling over 200,000 SF plus land and a pier (listed below) for commercial...
Now nearing completion of a $1.4 million restoration and rehabilitation of the 1912 Upham’s Corner Comfort Station in Dorchester, HBI is pleased to announce a partnership with Biplaw Rai and Nyacko Perry, who plan to open Comfort Kitchen, a daytime café and pop-up dinner experience...
The City of Boston Department of Neighborhood Development (DND) issued a long-awaited Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Owen Nawn Factory on November 18th, pressing for the site to provide educational value to the community and interpretive information about Roxbury’s rich history. The Owen Nawn Factory...