HBI works in a microcosm of its former offices at Downtown Crossing. There are many lunchtime options, places to buy clothes and shoes, and shops for our daily fix of office candy. We even have our own version of the Filenes hole in the ground...
Our Groundbreaking earlier this year let us meet some of our neighbors.We're enjoying getting to know them better.HBI?s long-time office snack, gummi worms, has been replaced with coconut macaroons and mango wafer cookies. Dudley Square is turning out to be more than just...
One of the best things about moving to a new place is getting to know the neighborhood. We are settling into our new headquarters and enjoying getting to know the very vibrant neighborhood of Dudley Square. This is a dynamic community with plenty of local...
When thoughtfully applied, $1 million can go a long way toward restoring and preserving valuable histroic resources. The National Trust's Partners in Preservation will showcase just how much was done through a 2009 grant program during a special Open House on September 17th. Erin Doherty, who has...
Images by Cube Design + Research HBI is in the midst of converting the Hayden building in Chinatown for residential use. This major project requires gutting and then rebuilding the inside of the stone structure. Like all residential developers, we have to make...
Historic Boston and Roslindale Village Main Streets (RVMS) have been charged with developing a feasible proposal to reuse a long-empty substation in Roslindale. In this post, Guest blogger Elizabeth Sherva, an RVMS board member and substation neighbor, provides an update on the project. Renderings by Taylor & Burns Architects My...
On Monday, August 1st, we packed up HBI?s School Street office of 50 years and moved into the Eustis Street Fire House. All things considered, the move went fairly smoothly, aside from a few problems with our phone and Internet connections. When we arrived to...
The closing of the Borders bookstore has many lamenting the changes in downtown Boston. This Globe editorial highlights the positive things that are still happening in the area including the arrival of two new tenants in our Old Corner Bookstore building, Sweet, a cupcake shop...
??????? After???????????????? Before????????? The art deco details of the Lenox Building in Fields Corner literally sparkle these days now that work is largely complete on a rehabilitation project carried out by the Cappelletti family with the help of HBI, Fields Corner Main Street (FCMS), and...
