It was announced several weeks ago that the owners of the 161-acre Suffolk Downs had been purchased by Boston developer HYM Investment Group for new development. After several years of speculation and 87 years of horseracing and entertainment -- this Boston landmark is on a...
Barbara Knecht, R.A., is the Urban Farming Institute's Project Leader for Farm Site development. She has worked in, on and for cities for more than thirty years. Her work has included development projects in the public and private sector as well as research, publications, education...
HBI is happy to announce that Russell DeMartino and James Labeck were elected to HBI's Board of Directors at the end of 2016. While we are excited to see our board grow, we also said farewell to Susan Silberberg, who has stepped down from the...
In April, Old South Meeting House is co-hosting a series Churches, Cafes & Community Centers: Historic Preservation for Boston's Neighborhoods with the Livable Streets Alliance. On Friday, April 28th at 12:15 PM, Noah Hicks of the Sip and Spoke Bike Kitchen will be discussing the...
We thought it was time to give a quick update on what's happening at Fowler Clark Epstein Farm, where the barn repairs have begun. The exciting news is that the rolling barn door is in better shape than we thought it might be, and it's...
In January, Craft Beer Cellar opened its doors, officially reactivating the 1911 Roslindale Substation. The Third Rail, restaurateur Chris Douglass's latest project will open its doors later this year on the main level of the substation. As anticipation mounts for the opening we thought it...
Abigail Norman is the Director of the Eliot School in Jamaica Plain. In her first guest blog with HBI, Abigail traces the history of the Eliot School, which was founded in 1676 and recently celebrated its 340th anniversary. Tucked between Jamaica Pond and JP's business district...
HBI's Council of Advisor Peter Smith is a partner at Oxbow Partners, a real estate development company based in Massachusetts. Peter joins us this week to discuss his most recent project the Norfolk House Residences in Dedham. The Norfolk House Residences is an exemplary historic...
Guest blogger Peter Vanderwarker shares first impressions and photographs from his recent visit to the new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. Peter is a Boston based photographer who specializes in architectural photography. He also serves on HBI's Council of...
Image featured above depicts rendering of the demonstration kitchen on the first floor of the barn at the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm. Rendering commissioned by Perkins+Will. Rehabilitation of the Fowler Clark Epstein Farm has begun with envelope and structural repairs to the 1860s carriage barn. While...