Boston Commercial Real Estate: Filene’s Site Project to Restart

The Filenes site on lower Washington near Downtown Crossing at Hayward Place will soon restart construction. Initially, the location was proposed to be the site of a massive construction effort for Filenes however three years ago it was put on hold and this subsequently left a large vacant plot that has been extremely unattractive, many …

Greater Boston Real Estate: Home Sales Rebounding in Western Suburbs

The suburbs surrounding our city of Boston are some of the most affluent, charming and historic areas to live nationwide. As we recently discussed some of these localities have even been recognized by being ranked as some of the best places to live compared to other towns around the country. Well, the western suburbs are …

Greater Boston Real Estate: Home Sales Rebounding in Western Suburbs

The suburbs surrounding our city of Boston are some of the most affluent, charming and historic areas to live nationwide. As we recently discussed some of these localities have even been recognized by being ranked as some of the best places to live compared to other towns around the country. Well, the western suburbs are …

Boston’s Wharf District: Can It Happen as a Neighborhood?

What is the Wharf District of Boston? Is it its own neighborhood, one that will remain as an after thought to Downtown and the Financial District, or something else? Here are some results from a public online poll: 12.8% insist that the Wharf District is already a neighborhood 59% feel the Financial District and Downtown …