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Archive for September, 2007


South End neighborhood to see many new condo developments over coming months

The South End News is out with its semi-annual “Urban Living” supplement:
Just take a stroll through the neighborhood and you’ll get a sense that, despite what developers and real estate agents say, development hasn’t slowed in the South End. There are at least seven major developments either under construction or in the planning process. Once [...]



Developer needs a lesson in Boston history

I was looking for more information on the new 1330 Boylston development, rising up in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood, at 1330 Boylston Street (um, can they start by getting a better name?).
So of course I typed in 1330boylston.com.
Which brings up a “placeholder” page with a photo of a woman’s crotch.
That’s pleasing.
There’s a second page where you [...]



Druker to build on Shreve, Crump & Low site?

An article in the Boston Business Journal says developer Ron Druker has plans to replace the historic Shreve, Crump & Low building on Boylston Street with a mid-rise tower.
The developer was not willing to talk to the press about his plans, but sources say it will be replaced with either condos or office space, or [...]



Two bits about the business

Two small bits of information.
First, apparently if you call the SoHa Lofts phone number listed on at least one website, you are instead connected to a poor young woman who has no idea what the SoHa Lofts are. (SoHa Lofts was the name for a development proposed for 519 Albany Street, in Boston’s South [...]



Fan Pier breaks ground

Unless you were hiding under a pier, you heard about the great event that took place on Fan Pier, earlier today.
Developer Joe Fallon had a ceremonial “ground breaking” on his first office tower.
When Fan Pier is completed, sometime during the next decade, the 21-acre project in the Seaport District will include 3 million square feet [...]



Me, prognosticator

Best search term used by a reader coming to my site, today:
“where is our economy headed”
My answer? I have no idea!




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