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Proposed Financial District Skyscraper Would Rival City's Tallest

The tower formerly known as Steve Belkin’s 2006 high-rise is in the early stages of development once again. Though its height clocks in at 700-800 […]

City Life

Proposed Financial District Skyscraper Would Rival City's Tallest

The tower formerly known as Steve Belkin’s 2006 high-rise is in the early stages of development once again. Though its height clocks in at 700-800 […]

City Life

A 'Few Lonely Cranks' Aren't to Blame

In his article, Growing Pains: Why Must a Few Lonely Cranks Decide the Future of Boston’s Buildings?, Northeastern University School of Architecture director George Thrush […]

City Life

A 'Few Lonely Cranks' Aren't to Blame

In his article, Growing Pains: Why Must a Few Lonely Cranks Decide the Future of Boston’s Buildings?, Northeastern University School of Architecture director George Thrush […]

City Life

A 'Few Lonely Cranks' Aren't to Blame

In his article, Growing Pains: Why Must a Few Lonely Cranks Decide the Future of Boston’s Buildings?, Northeastern University School of Architecture director George Thrush […]

City Life

Here's Something You Don't See Very Often in Somerville

(Image courtesy of Maxwell’s Green.) Maxwell’s Green, a new LEED-certified apartment complex in Somerville, does more than put in some low-flow toilets and bamboo flooring […]

City Life

Here's Something You Don't See Very Often in Somerville

(Image courtesy of Maxwell’s Green.) Maxwell’s Green, a new LEED-certified apartment complex in Somerville, does more than put in some low-flow toilets and bamboo flooring […]

City Life

Here's Something You Don't See Very Often in Somerville

(Image courtesy of Maxwell’s Green.) Maxwell’s Green, a new LEED-certified apartment complex in Somerville, does more than put in some low-flow toilets and bamboo flooring […]

City Life

Five Boston-Area Real Estate Blogs Worth Reading

We are deep in the blog era. Just a few short years ago, the word “blog” made some people wince, envisioning an online teenager’s journal, […]

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Brighton Welcomes The U.S.S. New Balance

(Image courtesy of New Balance.) Shake a leg and clear the decks, a giant cruise ship is heading for Brighton. The people at New Balance […]

City Life

Real Estate: Mad Men and Mid-Century Modernism

My business partner and I have been asked by Docomomo’s New England chapter to make a presentation to its members next week regarding the marketing […]

City Life

A New 35-Story Tower Near Copley Square?

The skyscraper, which would sit along Stuart Street on top of the former John Hancock Hotel & Conference Center, is in the works by a […]

City Life

The New Filennium

Last week’s news from Downtown Crossing couldn’t be better for Boston. Not only has the long-dormant Filene’s project been reborn, but Millennium Partners and Handel […]

City Life

Saving Cities With Community Colleges

Here’s the problem. You have dozens of small to medium-sized cities sprinkled throughout New England, and nearly all of them have seen better days when […]

Study Room

An architect designs an office for his scholarly father in New Hampshire’s woods.