The new Dudley Municipal Complex is well underway, including restoration of the historic Ferdinand?s Furniture Store, built in 1895 and once the largest retail furniture store in New England. While the project is a major development and public policy accomplishment of the Menino Administration, implementation...
A recent court decision on investor risk for the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall has called the investment structures of the Federal Historic Tax Credits. Matt Welch describes the problem and potential implications for preservation projects and the credits in part three of our series on...
Non-profit developers like HBI use historic tax credits regularly for rehabilitation projects, which seems unlikely since we don?t pay taxes. HBI Legal fellow Matt Welch answers Tax Credit Question #2 in this blog postBecause non-profit developers like HBI have no federal income tax liability to...
HBI is fortunate to have Matthew Welch, a recent graduate of the Boston University School of law, working here since September as a university-sponsored legal intern. Among several projects he?s working on, Matt has been helping HBI formulate policies and procedures for utilization of the...
Photo courtesy of the Boston Globe HBI and its partner, Roslindale Village Main Street (RVMS) have secured a purchase and sale agreement for the Higgins Funeral Home and related parcels of land, allowing for a larger mixed-use residential and commercial development project that includes redevelopment of...
HBI set out to achieve a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver rating for its rehabilitation of H.H. Richardson?s Hayden Building. We enlisted Conservation Services Group to guide us through this process. Conservation Services Group?s Consulting and Construction Services group works with owners,...
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HBI has been benefitted in recent years from a strong relationship with students in Boston University?s graduate program in historic preservation. HBI has provided internship opportunities for several students with the intent of giving the students a taste of ?real world? preservation that is focused...
A Sweet New Business in Dorchester's Fields CornerYvonne Abraham The Boston Globe November 22, 2012There is blind optimism, and then there is insanity.Beverly Hilaire cops to the latter, but with a qualification. ?I call it calculated insanity,? she says. ?I do know I?m going against the odds...
Among the 10 recipients of the 2012 Henry L. Shattuck Public Service Awards was Ellen Lipsey, director of the City of Boston?s Landmarks Commission. Lipsey, who has been the BLC?s director since 1993, is the first member of the City?s preservation staff to receive the...
