In the coming weeks, masons will seal up walls at the Fire House, which is prompting us put together a time capsule to be inserted in one of the walls, which we hope one day will discovered by future occupants. But what do we put...
The Eustis Street Fire House on the day of the GroundbreakingWhen you ask an expert to explain New Markets Tax Credits, expect that you might leave more confused than you were before you asked. New Markets Tax Credits (NMTC) are notoriously complicated and just examining this...
photo courtesy of Jeremy C. Fox, Boston GlobeHBI is pleased to announce the selection of CUBE Design + Research as the architectural team that will be responsible for designing the upper story residential units at the 1875 Hayden Building. Last week CUBE?s principals Jason Hart,...
? Installation of the first new storefront glass.?Construction began on the Golden Building in Fields Corner on December 29. In spite of the worst winter weather in recent memory (see our recent blog post about construction during winter conditions), contractor Kevin Piccinin and his crew...
HBI congratulates the volunteers of the Presentation School Foundation Inc. as they break ground this week on the rehabilitation of the 1929 Our Lady of the Presentation School in Brighton?s Oak Square. A group of Brighton residents, the Foundation has been working for several years...
The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation has awarded HBI a grant of $20,000 to complete redevelopment feasibility studies of two underutilized DCR historic buildings in its Boston.The Charles River Speedway, located along the Charles River in North Allston, and the Owen Nawn Factory in...
This is the first in an occasional series of posts that chronicle HBI?s growing collection of found items in the historic buildings where we work. We launch this series with a focus on Roxbury Action Program at the historic Alvah Kittredge House in honor of African...
This week's weather has us thinking of one of the most frustrating aspects of construction in Boston: winter conditions. By that we mean not just the frustration of navigating icy, narrow roads, but also the significant added cost to a construction budget that will enable...
We are pleased to announce that Historic Boston Inc. will create four new residential units in Chinatown?s historic Hayden Building this year. This reinvestment plan fully activates the 1875 Hayden Building and completes a 18-year turnaround plan for the building which HBI purchased in 1993 to...
This following blog post is one of an occasional series of reports and perspectives on work taking place at the Anna Clapp Harris Smith House in Dorchester through Handmade Houses, a partnership of Historic Boston Incorporated and North Bennet Street School. The collaboration preserves at...
