Back Bay
A Moveable “Parklet” Is Coming to Newbury Street This Summer
This summer, Newbury Street will sacrifice two parking spaces for a “parklet,” a pop-up array of stylish benches, tables, and greenery offering shoppers in the pedestrian-packed area a new place […]
The MidTown Hotel Property Is Going on the Market
The MidTown Hotel doesn’t want to dazzle you. The old school Back Bay outpost harkens back to a more affordable, less flashy era of buildings […]
Urban Family: Gray Area
Interior designer Dee Elms revamps a Back Bay condo for a family of five.
John Hancock Is Prepping for a Back Bay Homecoming, but Not to the Iconic Tower
John Hancock and Boston’s Back Bay are inextricably linked. Close your eyes and picture the iconic neighborhood. What do you see? Is it an enormous, […]
A 17-Story Condo Tower Could Rise from the Motor Mart Garage in Back Bay
Yet another parking structure in Boston might soon be home to a brand new residential tower, this time the gigantic Motor Mart Garage in Back Bay. CIM Group, […]
Open House
A playfully grand Back Bay townhouse by Catherine Truman is full of treasures hidden in plain view.
Either-Or: A Sparkling Suite in the Back Bay vs. a Vermont Chalet
Which would you choose?
Fine Jewelry Brand Aurate Opens on Newbury Street
The world of jewelry can basically be divided into two regions: the land of expensive fine jewelry and the territory of cheap, poorly made, disposable […]
A Shooting and Car Crash Closed a Stretch of Mass. Ave. by Symphony Hall
A shooting on Mass. Ave. that began on Boylston Street ended with a car near Boston’s Symphony Hall on Monday night, rattling a busy area near two colleges and […]
Newbury Street Is the Place to Shop Fall Pop-Up Style
Although it doesn’t quite yet feel like it, fall really is right around the corner. And when those temperatures finally drop, pop in to these […]
Get Scarlett Johansson’s Tattoo
Although the fashions were memorable, Joseph Morrissey, co-owner of high-end clothing boutique All Too Human, never forgot the graffiti that he saw on the streets […]
This Back Bay Townhouse Commands $11.2 Million
It’s not every day a listing like this comes along. A time-honored townhouse on Back Bay’s beloved Beacon Street hit the market this week for the first […]
Either-Or: A Back Bay Brownstone vs. a Lakeside Hideaway
Two listings. The same price. What’s worth it?
The Back Bay Station Towers Are in the Spotlight Over Shadows
Amid Boston’s building boom, another skyscraper plan is spurring controversy over the shadows two towers would cast on the city. This time, the shadow showdown is over […]