HBI's Jeff Gonyeau examines the new windows at the Anna Clapp Harris Smith houseOne of our board members (who shall remain nameless) thinks that the Anna Clapp Harris Smith house is ?terribly ugly.? While we disagree, we admit that, when we first came across the...
When approaching a rehabilitation project, project planners inevitably ask: will it be green? Often this question is actually asking: will the project be LEED certified? While the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program is based on well thought out principals, LEED certification requires more...
One of the only historic images we have of the Kittredge House- we hope to find othersWhile Alvah Kittredge?s name is connected to a house, a park, and a set of rowhouses in Roxbury, not much is known about him or his mansion at 10...
This is the second in an occasional series that chronicles HBI?s growing collection of found items in the historic buildings where we work. We launched this series in February with a focus on the Roxbury Action Program?s years at the historic Alvah Kittredge House. This post...
Neighborhood advocates and ciytwide preservationists proclaim that "This Place Matters!" in 2009The long-vacant Alvah Kittredge House in Roxbury faces better prospects after the Boston Redevelopment Authority voted to take the property by eminent domain at its March meeting, determining that the requirements of a preservation...
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...
