The marketing communications industry in Boston is thriving and is a big contributor to the local economy. The BRA partnered with the The Ad Club, to find out exactly how much impact this industry has. The biotech, health care and education sectors that Boston is known for have...

The BRA board voted to expand the Green Triple Decker program from 2 to 5 structures, and approved release of a Request For Proposals (RFP) to identify a project manager to administer an eco-industrial zone project in Boston’s Newmarket business district. The expansion of the Triple...

The BRA Board approved a new rental housing project that will bring 43 new units to Roxbury. Known as the Dudley Greenville Project, the project includes the construction of a new mixed use facility in two buildings with the 43 rental units as well as approximately 3,000 square feet of retail...

The BRA Board approved the Waterside Place project which will bring a new 21-story, 376,300 square foot development with residential, office and retail uses to the city’s Innovation District within the South Boston Waterfront. Previously approved in 2007, the developer will now...

The BRA Board approved a $125 million hotel project slated for the South End that will transform a vacant parking lot with the creation of 408 new hotel rooms. Located at 275 Albany Street, the 332,285 square foot project comprises the creation of two hotel buildings that will be joined...

The BRA Board approved plans for a new $300 million Back Bay office building as part of Liberty Mutual’s expansion of its Boston headquarters. The project will create a new 590,000 square foot, 22-story office building located at 157 Berkeley Street. Additionally, the project includes the...

The BRA Board concluded the Greenway District Planning Study process by adopting the new use and development guidelines that were created through a public planning process. The planning process was conducted by BRA staff in conjunction with Utile, a consultant team that the BRA hired. The...

The Boston Redevelopment Authority is proud to announce that the PoweredUp conference is returning to Boston on October 14-15, 2010. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in the city’s emerging Innovation District. The BRA’s CreateBoston program,...

Samuels & Associates filed a Letter of Intent with the BRA for a mixed use project in the Fenway neighborhood. The proposed project, to be known as Fenway Triangle, consists of two buildings; the first would occupy a block bordered by Boylston Street, Kilmarnock Street, Van Ness Street...

Life Focus Center, in conjunction with Gilchrest Associates, Inc., recently submitted a project notification form with the BRA for the Bridgeview Center project in Charlestown. If approved, the project would be located at the corner of A Street and Rutherford Avenue. The site is currently...