Historic Boston is excited to report that the second phase of the Vertullo Building rehabilitation is now well under way. Contractor Michael Mawn (MJ Mawn Inc) and architect Chris Brown (b Architecture Studio) did a terrific job transforming the building?s tired storefronts...
The Young Advisors of the Boston Preservation Alliance present Libations for Preservation, a cocktail competition of historic proportions. This fun, social event will pit bartenders from the best neighborhood bars in Boston against each other to craft reinventions of historic cocktails. Your...
Matthew Kiefer, President of HBI's Board of Directors and a partner at Goulston and Storrs, offers a retrospective look at the Alvah Kittredge House's path to preservation and the HBI model that re-activated the historic building, completed in August. (Photos by Craig Bailey and Greg...
Fowler Clark Farm to be Repositioned for Housing and Urban Farming HBI has arrived at an agreement with the estate of the late Ida Gertrude Epstein to acquire the 1786 Fowler Clark Farm, a designated Boston landmark in Mattapan. HBI plans to undertake the restoration...
We?re happy to announce that two families have moved into the Alvah Kittredge house, and we?ve already heard from one that they are really enjoying their new home. Two more families will be moving in soon, but we still have one of...
Another ?patient preservation project? moves forward with the ground breaking for the redevelopment of the former MBTA Substation in Roslindale. Mayor Walsh joined members of the community along with the development partners, HBI, Roslindale Village Main Street, and Peregrine Group, to commemorate the start of...
HBI and Peregrine Group LLC were one of four finalists for redevelopment of the Charles River Speedway administration and stable buildings in Allston. While we were not successful, we are very pleased to report that our friends at the Architectural Heritage Foundation (AHF),...
HBI was very pleased to receive the news that the Eliot Burying Ground which lies next door to our headquarters at the Eustis Street Fire House, will receive a substantial grant from Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs to improve public access and...
We have enjoyed watching construction progress on the City of Boston?s new Boston Municipal Center in Dudley Square, led by Sasaki in conjunction with Mecanoo Architecten. The project echoes many of the findings of a recent study completed by Victor Vizgaitis and Sasaki that underscores...
On Saturday September 6th at 11:00 a.m. Mayor Martin J. Walsh will join HBI, Roslindale Village Main Street and project developer, Peregrine Group LLC for a public groundbreaking for Parkside on Adams, the new development in Roslindale that includes 43 new residential units, anchored by...
