Historic Boston asked Greg Galer, Executive Director of the Boston Preservation Alliance, to share his thoughts concerning Boston’s mayoral race and how its outcome will determine policy that directly effects the city’s most endangered historic buildings and sites. Read below as he poses questions for...
The Upham’s Corner Comfort Station (1912) , soon to be Comfort Kitchen, is slated to open this year! With construction commencing soon, the space, which was a former rest station for commuters, will be transformed into a cafe by day and a restaurant by night.The...
The Summer 2021 edition of Preservation magazine features a lengthy article that chronicles the 2017 renewal of the 1911 Roslindale Substation, a project of HBI, Roslindale Main Street and Peregrine Group LLC. Prepared by Amy Sutherland, a Charlestown-based writer and journalist, the article recounts the...
Brueggers Bagels and the restaurant Dig (formerly Dig Inn), are re-opening at the historic Old Corner Bookstore complex after 15 months of closure due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Historic Boston Inc. (HBI) also resumed full office operations this month on the 4th floor of 3...
At the April meeting of Historic Boston's board of directors, Michael Durand of Back Bay Development Group was elected to the position of president. Michael replaces Kathy MacNeil who had completed two three-year terms as president. Michael graduated from the University of Denver in 1983...
While you might not have seen construction activity for many months at the Upham’s Corner Comfort Station, rest assured that planning continues behind the scenes toward our plans to bring the former public restroom back to life as Comfort Kitchen. Restaurateurs Biplaw Rai, Nyacko Pearl Perry and...
Historic Boston has recently posted the position of Director of Real Estate Development for the organization. This position leads HBI’s real estate investments and manages project management staff and related consultants. The position strategically drives the direction of HBI’s preservation projects and leads project identification, financing,...
Historic Boston bids a fond farewell this month to Shaurya Batra, HBI’s Director of Real Estate Development, as he departs for a new position with King Street Properties in Boston. Shaurya joined Historic Boston in 2018 to manage HBI’s pipeline of current and prospective projects. Before...
HBI was one of several organizations invited to join a May 19th boat trip to the nation’s first lighthouse – Boston Light – on Little Brewster Island in Boston Harbor. An iconic local landmark, Boston Light was built in 1716 and destroyed by the British in 1776. Rebuilt...
Historic Boston is working with the East Boston Museum and Historical Society and the East Boston Community Development Corporation on a re-use feasibility study for the 1844 Donald McKay House. Thanks to the City of Boston’s CPA program, the CDC and Museum were granted funds...