On Thursday, June 30, BRA Director Peter Meade joined BISNOW for its Boston Retail Real Estate Summit held at the Hyatt Regency hotel. Meade gave an overview of the city’s retail strategy and vision for Downtown Crossing. Meade expressed to the more than 300 real estate and retail...

Mayor Menino Highlights Sustainability and Job Creation at Clinton Global Initiative On Thursday, June 30, as Mayor Menino addressed the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) in Chicago regarding sustainable buildings and job creation in the green technologies industry, the Economist Intelligence...

Check out the new ACS profiles based on the BRA’s neighborhood boundaries, just released by the Research Division. Research staff has created a series of profiles using the 2005-2009 American Community Survey (ACS) estimates, based on the BRA’s neighborhood and planning district...

EXTENDS STREAK TO 16 YEARS WITH $21.5 BILLION Mayor Thomas M. Menino will announce today from the BIO2011 International Convention in Washington, D.C. that Boston continues to lead the nation in National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding, extending its streak to 16 years with $21.5 billion...

BRA Director Peter Meade was featured on last week’s New England Cable News program, This Week in Boston. Director Meade spoke about the Vertex groundbreaking and all the buzz in Boston’s Innovation District. Watch the clip. ...

The developers of the Government Center Garage filed a new Letter of Intent with the BRA on Tuesday, June 21. The HYM Investment Group, LLC stated in the letter that the new proposed project will be a mixed-use, multi-story, mutli-phased development and include hotel, residential, office and...

Mayor Menino and the BRA joined with Boston-based development firm, The Fallon Company, headed by President & CEO Joseph F. Fallon, today broke ground on Fan Pier’s second and third office buildings and the future home to the 1.1 million square foot global headquarters for Vertex...

The Board adopted a new zoning amendment that will address rooftop expansions to commercial establishments in Fenway. The neighborhood is now home to many diverse bars and restaurants seeking to cater to residents, office workers, and baseball patrons alike. As a result many establishments,...

The Board adopted the Columbia Point Master Plan, which sets forth a comprehensive vision for 412-acres between Dorchester Bay and Interstate 93. The Master Plan is the result of a three and a half year community planning process, and reflects the neighborhood’s desire to encourage urban...

The Board authorized the disbursement of $8,500 to support various programming events this summer as part of the Waterfront Activation Plan for the Charlestown Navy Yard (CNY.) The disbursement is made possible through mitigation funds received from the Carlyle Group as part of the community...