Provisions stipulated in the Massachusetts Affordable Homes Act are a powerful reminder of the potential for historic preservation to help relieve the current housing crisis. On August 6th, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll signed the wide-ranging $5 billion measure into law...
Comfort Kitchen has seen quite the first year! After opening their doors in January 2023, the team at Comfort Kitchen has jumped from one success to the next and they certainly do not seem to be slowing down. HBI completed the $1.9 rehabilitation of the...
Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) is thrilled to announce the appointment of Andy Felix to its Board of Directors. Andy Felix, who brings a wealth of experience in managing large construction projects, currently serves as the Senior Vice President for Construction at CV Properties LLC. Andy’s extensive...
Historic Boston is pleased to welcome summer intern, Janessa Dennis, to the team! Janessa, a native of Clearwater Florida, will enter her final year of study toward a Master of Arts degree in Historic Preservation at Boston University this fall. Professionally, she most recently served as...
The place where the American Revolution ignited is threatened by plans to expand the nearby Hanscom Air Base. The National Trust for Historic Preservation listed the Minute Man National Historical Park (MMNHP), Walden Pond and Woods, and the Orchard House among “America’s Top 11 Most...
Just as it was to re-open as a new restaurant and bar, the historic Jacob Wirth building at 31 Stuart Street in Boston suffered a four-alarm fire that raged through all three of its upper floors on Monday June 24th. Until Jacob Wirth’s closed in 2018,...
HBI’s Erika Tauer sat down with our longest serving board member, Paul McDonough, last month as he rounds his 45th year on HBI’s Board of Directors. Paul has been a Real Estate Attorney since 1973 and joined HBI’s Board of Directors in 1979. Mayor Marty...
In recognition of Juneteenth, Historic Boston shares the Old Corner Bookstore’s ties to slavery. As HBI researches the history of the Old Corner Bookstore in order to plan its future, we’ve been learning about some of the many individuals and businesses that occupied these buildings over...
HBI made it out to Mattapan to help the Urban Farming Institute of Boston (UFI) celebrate its rededication of the historic 1786 Fowler Clark Epstein Farm after purchasing it as their headquarters earlier this year! On June 13th, UFI hosted its community of friends, neighbors, supporters,...
On June 3rd, HBI made it out to the 2024 Massachusetts History Conference in Devens, MA. Historic Boston’s Senior Project Manager, Lisa Lewis, and Director of Real Estate Development, Tony Lopes, were in attendance as speakers to tell the story of HBI’s rehabilitation of the...