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11 Feb 2013 Boardwalk Case to go to the Supreme Court?
In previous blog posts we discussed the IRS?s decision to deny the allocation of federal historic tax credits to the corporate member of a redevelopment project partnership associated with the rehabilitation of the Historic Boardwalk Hall in New Jersey. In United States Tax Court the...
29 Jan 2013 Q&A: Architect David Lee on Preservation, Interpretation and the Malcolm X-Ella Little-Collins House
HBI selected David Lee, partner at the Boston-based firm Stull and Lee, to assess the Malcolm X-Ella Little Collins House, and provide conceptual design for its re-use. David discussed with HBI his work on this important landmark, the meaning of Malcolm X in his life,...
29 Jan 2013 Save The Date! Hayden Building Ribbon Cutting!
February 28th at 11:00 am HBI will be celebrating the completion of theHayden Building, H.H. Richardson's only surviving commercial building in Boston. We are excited to announce that Mayor Thomas Menino will be our special guest at the event. Please mark your calendars for this...
25 Jan 2013 Connect Historic Boston initiative Links Boston?s Past with a Transportation Future
Advocates and stewards biked from Black FalconTerminal to Faneuil Hall in early November.City of Boston transportation planner Addy Smith-Reiman introduces us to a new initiative of the Menino administration and the National Park Service.Have you ever found yourself disorientated in downtown Boston? Maybe a little...
22 Jan 2013 Hayden Building Now Leasing
We are pleased to announce that the Hayden Building is now nearing completion. The four rental units are now being leased, and soon this historic structure will be a hip new home for some very lucky tenants. To learn more about becoming a tenant at...
22 Jan 2013 HBI Receives Award from Boston Fire Historical Society
Earlier this month, HBI was honored to receive a very special award from the Boston Fire Historical Society. HBI has been working with the Historical Society since beginning the preservation and renovation of the Eustis Street Fire House several years ago. Through use of their...
11 Jan 2013 Protecting New York City’s Urban Landmarks through Transferrable Development Rights
Our guest blogger this week is Kate Gilmore, HBI intern and student at Columbia's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation. Kate has done extensive research on air rights and how they play into the preservation of architecture. In 1968, the owners of Grand Central Station...
04 Jan 2013 Boston?s Conductor Behind the Ferdinand Building?s Renaissance
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...