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Visit us at our new site- http://www.bostonredevelopmentauthoritynews.org/ Thanks visiting us.

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Millennium Partners-Boston announced today that it had filed a "Notice of Project Change" for its Hayward Place project with the BRA. Today's announcement is an important milestone that will lead to a spring construction start of a new residential building in Downtown Crossing. The Hayward Place Project is being revised as a 15 story, 265 residential building with rental and for sale units, and

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The BRA invites you to the second Symposium on the Greening of Government Center, to take place on Monday, February 7th from 4-6pm at the Modern Theatre located at 523-525 Washington St in Downtown Crossing (see below for invite). The Symposium will be free and open to the public, and will feature an update presentation by the firms leading the redesign process, Utile Inc. and Reed Hilderbrand

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Washington D.C.– January 31, 2011 –Today, the White House celebrated the MassChallenge Startup Competition and Accelerator as one of the most promising initiatives in the country for supporting entrepreneurs, and announced MassChallenge as a partner in the new Startup America Partnership, an independent entity co-funded by the Kauffman Foundation and the Case Foundation. MassChallenge is the

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Monday, February 7, 20116:00 PM to 7:45 PM Dudley Branch Library, 65 Warren Street, Roxbury Project Description: Continuing discussion on the Parcels 9 & 10 RFP, in Roxbury (located at the intersection of Melnea Cass Boulevard and Washington Street). Also, updates on the proposed Whittier Street Health Center and Ruggles Place development projects on Parcel P-3 (on Tremont Street, across from

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The bostoneconomyin2010View more documents from bostonredevelopment.

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Heartland Robotics, Inc. announced that it is relocating its corporate headquarters and product development efforts to the Fort Point Channel in Boston's Innovation District. The company recently announced that it raised $20 million in Series B financing and is now moving into an expansion phase which requires more office space. Heartland is developing a new generation of robots to improve

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At the request of MayorThomas M. Menino, the Boston Redevelopment Authority, in coordination with the Boston Art Commission, is seeking proposals for temporary public artworks to be considered for an 18-month installation to celebrate the innovative and ecological spirit that will define Boston’s Innovation District.These artworks will serve to engage the public and act as gateways for the Boston

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On February 16th,  2011 The Massachusetts Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and the MRA Green Team Task Force are hosting a seminar sponsored by Renew Boston, MassSave, and the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) to announce the kickoff of a program to provide free energy assessments and energy efficiency improvements for Boston Restaurants. The expanded program will help restaurant

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Monster.com credits Boston’s technology and health care industries for strong economic recovery Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced today that the City of Boston has been ranked the third “hottest job market” in the country according to Monster.com, just behind Washington D.C. and San Francisco. The Massachusetts-based online job search company recognized the top ten markets identified as prime

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The Boston Redevelopment Authority announced, Thursday, January 20, 2011, that Board Member Chris Supple has completed two full five-year terms on the BRA Board and announced that he will step will step down on February 1, 2011 after more than a decade of service at the agency. Mr. Supple is an attorney with extensive legal and government experience, including five years as a federal prosecutor

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Equity Residential filed a PNF with the BRA for the Garden Garage Project, a $300million, 958,000 sq ft proposed residential project to be built in Boston's West End Neighborhood. The Garden Garage Project will replace the existing Garden Garage with two buildings: the North Tower with appproximately 200 residential units and the South Tower with approximately 300 residential units. 15% of the

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BRA board approved tentative designation to Elma Lewis Partners LLC and development partner, FeldCo Development Company for the development of Ruggles Place. The new team has 18months to continue to move forward on this $308 million mixed use project. Ruggles Place will transform lower Roxbury bringing vitality and cultural with new retail, museums and educational facilities. The team has

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BRA board received an in-depth presentation finalizing the Christian Science Masterplan at tonight’s board meeting. The Plaza Revitalization Project Plan consists of three main objectives: (1) enhance the Plaza for the community; (2) improve the environmental sustainability of the Plaza; and (3) explore opportunities for underutilized real estate. Christian Science Center Revitalization Plan

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BRA board approved a $18million, mixed use housing and community center in Charlestown. Bridgeview Apartment Development will consist of affordable housing units and commercial space that will be run by the Life Focus Center of Charlestown (LFC).The housing component will consist of approximately 60 units of rental housing (consisting of a mix of one-, two- and three-bedroom units) all of which

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Boston’s One-Stop Career Centers, funded in part by the BRA's office of Jobs and Community Services, offer a wide range of training opportunities to assist job seekers across multiple industries and skill areas. Throughout the month of January, stop in for tips on starting a new business or applying for a state job, meet with recruiters, and much more: • Thurs Jan 20th ----- Workshop: How to

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The BRA was involved in many projects in 2010, according to web traffic numbers, here are the top 5 most visited posts: #1: Seaport Square to Enhance City’s Innovation District with New Innovation Center, 23-Acre Mixed-Use Sustainable Neighborhood Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced that Seaport Square $3 Billion master plan will be the latest and largest addition so far to Boston’s Innovation

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This week marks the one year anniversary of the Mayor’s announcement of the Innovation District. We thought we’d share a list of the new businesses that moved to the District since January 2010. * Welcome: Monster.com Buzzient Mad-Pow Twelve Chairs Mass Challenge Fish & Richardson Mario Russo Aisle Buyer Interaction Associates Louis Boston Mass Office of International Trade & Investment Satcon

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Mass. Eye and Ear is planning to improve and expand their facilities to provide more comfortable care for patients and more modern research facilities to which will provide investigators better space in which to find cures and new treatments. Mass Eye and Ear filed an Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF) and Project Notification Form (PNF) with the BRA outlining their proposed

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2010 was an exciting year for Downtown Crossing with the opening of two new theaters and many new retail locations. Mayor Menino and the BRA joined Emerson College to celebrate the grand opening of the Paramount Center in March 2010. The project has restored one of the city’s most beloved theatres while also creating a truly mixed-use project that will enliven lower Washington Street with the

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The BRA's ONEin3 Boston Civic Engagement subcommittee is studying five nationally recognized indicators of “civic health” among 20- to 34-year-olds in Boston in order to compare the levels of civic engagement within our demographic to the national population. Specifically, we are seeking to measure: Social Connections, Political Action, Belonging to a Group, Volunteering and Service, and Working

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With less than 3 weeks left, startups are submitting some last minute entries into the Innovation District Welcome Home Challenge. The deadline to enter is Friday, January 14 at 11:59 PM. Head to Vencorps.com to enter and/or vote for ventures. The Spencer Trask Collaborative Innovations (STCI) Award of $25,000 will be awarded to the firm with the most votes for use of relocation or expansion

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Samuels & Associates files a PNF (project notification form) for “Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project.” Under the $250 million plan filed with the BRA on December 20th, Samuels & Associates has proposed a total of 290 apartments, 165,000 square feet of retail and 225,000 square feet of office space.  The “Fenway Triangle Mixed Use Project” will consist of two buildings, 1325 Boylston Street and 132

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 Mayor Thomas M. Menino welcomed clean technology company Osmotic Application Systems (Oasys) to Boston’s Innovation District. The new facility will include the company’s headquarters and cutting-edge research and development center focusing on developing a suite of proprietary energy and resource recovery products to address the growing, global water crisis. The company’s mission is

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On December 15, 2010, Boston City Council approved a proposal by Mayor Thomas M. Menino to encourage the use of solar technologies by reducing building permit fees for building owners implementing solar photovoltaic rooftop technologies. The new solar permitting fees are the latest initiative in the mayor’s plan to make Boston one of the greenest cities in America. The City has also developed an

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Boston, already a leader in green building, is now setting to work on the next generation of green buildings. BRA board approves the Energy Positive (E+) Green Building Demonstration Program, a residential design and construction initiative that will bring energy positive green homes to Boston’s neighborhoods. E+ Green Buildings generate more energy than they use annually, saving homeowners money

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BRA board approved Mount Vernon Company as new developer to transform Allston Garage Site. This $23million, 36,377 square foot, 100 unit resident project will enhance pedestrian activity along Griggs Street and Brainerd Road with new residential uses including the creation new open green space. This project will create 200 construction jobs.

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BRA board approves a new $62million, 183 room extended stay hotel at 121 Brookline Avenue. Located adjacent to the LMA, in an area that sees over 240,000 patients annually, this hotel will be crucial for the comfort of patients and their families visiting our world renown institutions. The hotel at 121 Brookline Avenue will provide a mid-priced option to Boston’s hotel market. This new hotel will

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Wentworth Institute of Technology Master Plan received BRA board approval. The plan was developed in a year-long strategic campus process with the community and the BRA. The ten year IMP (institutional master plan) includes 5 new projects, two of which are expected to break ground in 2011. The first project, The Flanagan Campus Center at Beatty Hall will include the construction of a 7,000 square

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BRA board approved a $150million, residential project at 319 A Street Rear -bringing new rental housing to Boston’s Innovation District. 319 A Street Rear will be a 268,500 square-foot, 21-story, 180 foot-tall building that will be home to 184 new rental apartments. The building will be the first rental building built as part of the City’s Innovation District. Located in the heart of the Fort

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The December BRA/EDIC board meeting is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, December 14th on the 9th floor at City Hall. Due to the long agenda, the meeting will start at 4:00pm not at the regularly scheduled time of 5:30p.m. If you are not able to attend the meeting, the meetings can be seen live on Comcast Channel 24 or RCN Channel 13, as well as live on the web. Draft BRA Board Agenda for

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With around 40,000 SF of space opening up in January 2011, North Star Management’s Jeff Wallace wanted to rethink what he could do next at Drydock Center. Drydock Center provides a perfect location for a mix of clean and life science technologies to work together, and the impressive list of current tenants, including Dana Farber, Immunetics, and SatCon, further proves this point. On Thursday,

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Residents invited to share vision for the future of Government Center Thursday, December 9th at Copley Library The City of Boston and the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) hosted a public symposium to discuss creative ideas for greening Government Center. The symposium follows the announcement in September 2010 of Boston’s selection as one of five capital cities to participate in the

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Mass Challenge, a global start up competition and accelerator in Boston's Innovation District, has offered the winner of the Innovation District Welcome Home Challenge free space for four employees in their One Marina Park Drive location until November 2011. Additionally, the winner will be able to participate in their Startup Accelerator events. The Innovation District Welcome Home Challenge,

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December 2, 2010. Boston University breaks ground at the future site of the $50 million East Campus Student Service Center. Located at 100 Bay State Road, the six-story, 106,000-square-foot structure will house state-of-the-art dining services and provide a new home for the University’s Career Services and Educational Resource Center (ERC). Construction, which is expected to produce 300 jobs over

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Wrap up your holiday shopping at a Hometown Authors Reception to benefit ReadBoston. Mayor Thomas M. Menino joins some of Boston’s top authors at a holiday reception where you can purchase books straight from your favorite writer and have them personally inscribed. Complimentary beer, wine and light hors d’oeuvres will be served. The event will be held at Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth

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Funded by The Barr Foundation, Sustainable Chinatown was granted $100,000 to bring top-notch sustainable business expertise and resources to the Chinatown business community. This is one of the first community-led efforts to “green” Boston businesses in a neighborhood that has traditionally been under-represented in “green’ efforts. This exciting event will mark the beginning of the Sustainable

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New “Skinny Binney” to expand Emergency Department, Radiology and other clinical specialties November 30, 2010. Children’s Hospital Boston broke ground on a new 10-story 125,000 square foot clinical expansion building. Located on Binney Street, the building will be linked on each floor to the Hospital’s current main clinical building. The 120,000 square foot, 10 floor building will include 12

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino is proud to announce that Boston is joining American Express Chairman and CEO Kenneth I. Chenault and National Trust for Historic Preservation President Stephanie Meeks in supporting the nationwide "Small Business Saturday" campaign, designed to spur business for small merchants on Saturday, November 27th, 2010. In honor of the initiative, Mayor Menino signed a proclamation

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Adopts new rules that will achieve 20% energy efficiency improvement for new construction in Boston On Wednesday, November 17, the Boston City Council unanimously approved a proposal submitted by Mayor Thomas M. Menino to adopt stricter energy efficiency regulations for new buildings in the City of Boston. The “stretch code” requires new residential and commercial buildings to achieve

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The 2nd annual Downtown Crossing Holiday Market kicks off Saturday, November 27th. The Holiday Market will be located in an enclosed tent on Summer Street between the current Macy’s and former Filene’s building, and will host local artists and food vendors, The Holiday Market, a joint partnership between the Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston Public Market Association & Downtown Crossing

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BRA Letter to One Franklin Developers View more documents from bramarketing.

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The Board approved the 461 Walnut Avenue project in Jamaica Plain, which will redevelop an existing three-story building that was formerly operated by the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) as a 90-bed medical respite facility for homeless and disabled individuals. The building has been vacant since 2008 when BHCHP relocated the operations to a new space on Albany Street in the

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The Board approved the second phase of plans for the Old Colony renovation project in South Boston. Phase one was previously approved on April 14, 2010. The $84 million phase two includes the construction of up to 170 housing units including a mix of three four-story elevator buildings and up to seven clusters of three-story townhomes. The site design emphasizes low-impact development and

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The Board approved the Eleven West project, formerly known as the Leachmore Point project, located at 11 West Broadway in South Boston. The project includes the construction of a new approximately 94,644 square foot, six-story building (69 feet) with 50 residential rental units (25 one-bedroom and 25 two-bedroom units) as well as approximately 8,230 square feet of street–level retail space. Six

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The Board approved the 368 Congress Street project, which will transform an existing underutilized building in the Fort Point Channel neighborhood into a 120-room extended stay hotel with two ground floor retail/restaurant spaces. The existing six-story building is known as the “Stillings Building” and was built in 1901. The project was previously approved in 2007 as an office and ground-floor

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The Board approved a new affordable senior housing development that will bring 40 new units to the Roxbury/Mission Hill neighborhoods. Known as the Roxbury Crossing Senior Building project, the developer intends to construct a new four-story building on six vacant lots on Gurney Street. The project includes 39 rental units and one on-site staff unit. The concept for the design, massing and use

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The Board approved the 800 Huntington Avenue project which will renovate and expand the existing building to accommodate a new state-of-the-art medical office building with an outpatient medical clinic to be operated by the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary. The current building consists of a two-story concrete building constructed more than 50 years ago. The building most recently served as

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The Board approved the 100 Arlington Street project, which will transform an existing building into a 128-unit residential building in Bay Village. No significant changes to the exterior of the existing building will occur. In addition to the rental residential units, the project also includes approximately 10,250 square feet of retail space along Arlington and Stuart Street. The development team

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U.K. Life Sciences Service Opens U.S. Headquarters Tuesday, November 10, 2010. Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority welcomed EvaluatePharma USA, Inc. to Boston’s biotech community at the opening of their new U.S. headquarters on Broad Street. Ranked the U.S.’s number one life sciences cluster, the city continues to attract biotech companies thanks to the LifeTech Boston

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The BRA is issuing a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for a consultant or consultant team that have demonstrated excellence in integrating the disciplines of planning and urban design, market analysis, and transportation systems to prepare and develop a Brighton Planning Study. The Brighton Planning Study will be comprehensive. It will examine two (2) or three (3) alternate development scenarios

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Announces 2011 National APA Conference to be Held in Boston On Friday, November 5, 2010 Mayor Menino joined the BRA, American Planning Association (APA), the Back Bay Association and Back Bay residents and business leaders to unveil the Back Bay’s Great Places in America award at the Boston Public Library in Copley Square. In October, the APA designated the Back Bay as one of the 10 Great

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 On Thursday, November 4, Suffolk University celebrated the opening of its fully restored 185-seat Modern Theatre with an invite-only affair. The event was followed on Friday, November 5 with a community open house, from noon-6 p.m., which the public was invited to attend. The open house included special entertainment throughout the afternoon. Mayor Menino and the BRA have long worked to

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Mayor Credits Collaborative Partnerships for Continued Momentum at $50M Redevelopment On Saturday, October 30, 2010 Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC), New Atlantic Development Corporation (NADC), Harvard University officials, and community members in celebrating the new Doña Betsaida Gutiérrez Housing Cooperative, located at the corner

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Releases new solar permitting guides at Sustainable Roofs Conference Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced the newest initiative in moving forward his plan to make Boston one of the greenest cities in America. The City has released a comprehensive Solar Permitting Guide and Mayor Menino has filed a new ordinance that will reduce building permit fees for building owners implementing solar rooftop

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined Boston University President Robert Brown and officials from the Boston University School of Medicine to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new graduate student residence on the Boston University Medical Campus (BUMC). The nine-story, $40 million structure is designed by Beacon Architectural Associates with a brick and limestone façade in the classic Boston tradition.

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The BRA, in partnership with the Design Museum Boston, is pleased to announce the opening of Creative Capital: Designed in Boston, the inaugural exhibit of the newly formed Design Museum Boston. The exhibit opens at Boston’s City Hall on October 28, 2010. Running for twelve months, Creative Capital celebrates the contributions of some of Boston’s best designers. A newcomer to New England’s

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The Boston Redevelopment Authority, in conjunction with a number of industry stakeholders, invites you to participate in A View from the Top: Sustainable Roofs in Boston, an event designed to help participants evaluate the features and benefits of various rooftop applications including a review of relevant, local case studies, as well as practical step by step advice to bring projects to

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Norwich Partners of Boston LLC submitted a Notice of Project Change earlier this week for the 368 Congress Street project. Located in the Fort Point Channel, the project includes an innovative and environmentally sustainable extended-stay 120-room hotel. The proposed project modifies a prior proposal submitted by Berkeley Investments to redevelop the property as a commercial office building,

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Earlier this week, The Beal Companies submitted a small project review application for 800 Huntington Avenue in Mission Hill. The developer is seeking approval for the renovation and expansion of the existing building to accommodate a new state of the art medical offices and outpatient medical clinic. The current building is a two-story concrete building that was constructed more than 50 years

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Mayor Thomas Menino joined Northeastern University, the YMCA of Greater Boston and Phoenix Property Company on Friday, October 22, 2010 to announce an agreement that will result in the construction of a 720-bed residence hall that will be available to house Northeastern undergraduates. The new residence hall will be built on YMCA property, which faces St. Botolph Street and is directly adjacent

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Today, AisleBuyer, LCC announced that they have relocated their mobile checkout technology start-up to Boston’s vibrant Innovation District. This move consolidates all former on-site employees with a number of off-site employees, some relocating from as far away as North Carolina. This move brings a total of 18 employees together under one roof at 332 Congress Street. Andrew Paradise, chief

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Mayor Thomas Menino and BRA Director John Palmieri joined the Department of Mental Health, Brigham & Women's Hospital and Partners Healthcare yesterday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Mass. Mental Health Center (MMHC) facility in the Longwood/Mission Hill neighborhood. The MMHC Redevelopment Project is a unique public-private initiative of the Department of Mental Health (DMH), the

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It is with great pleasure that we announce that Prataap Patrose, the BRA's Deputy Director for Urban Design, has been awarded a 2010 Shattuck Public Service Award. The annual awards are given to those who “went way above the job requirements” by the Boston Municipal Research Bureau. Prataap, in his role as the head of the Urban Design Department, has been intimately involved with the BRA’s design

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Harvard University announced on October 14, 2010 that the Harvard Business School (HBS) received a gift of $50 million from Tata Companies, for the creation of a new academic and residential building on the HBS campus in Boston for participants in the School’s broad portfolio of Executive Education programs. The School hopes to break ground for the building, which will be named Tata Hall, next

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Liberty Mutual Group Chairman and CEO Edmund F. Kelly was joined today by Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, other state and city elected officials, neighborhood representatives and members of the construction trades at a groundbreaking ceremony for the company’s new 22-story, 590,000 square-foot office building at 157 Berkeley Street in Boston. Liberty Mutual's

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Mayor Menino announces that the City of Boston and Spencer Trask Collaborative Innovations (STCI) will launch the Innovation District: Welcome Home Challenge. Existing businesses and new start-ups are invited to participate in this challenge, with the winning business receiving $25,000 from STCI to relocate to or expand in the Innovation District. Both established businesses and new entrepreneurs

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The Board approved upgrades to the existing Heritage Apartment Complex in East Boston. The Heritage is a 294-unit public housing development bordered by Sumner Street, South Bremen Street, Father Jacobbe Lane, and the Lewis Mall waterfront located at 209 Sumner Street. All of the buildings are designated for elderly and disabled residents except for 20 townhouse units known as the Clippership

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The Board approved upgrades to the existing Lower Mills Apartments in Dorchester. The public housing development, located at 2262 Dorchester Avenue, consists of a 177 unit high-rise building for elders and people with disabilities. The planned scope of renovations involves masonry and energy efficiency upgrades. There is no zoning approval needed for the project, rather large project review was

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The Board approved revised plans for the 93 Massachusetts Avenue/407 Newbury Street project, which was previously approved on June 3, 2008 as an approximately 48,862 square foot commercial development that consisted of a rehab of the existing four-story building and an approximate 27,362 square foot, 65 foot new addition along the side and rear of the site. The development team, Kensington Realty

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The Board approved plans for a new F.W. Webb distribution and showroom center at 307 Dorchester Avenue in South Boston. The development team will raze the vacant electrical supply warehouse building on the site in order to construct the approximately 43,170 square foot, two-story building. The development team includes Robert A. Mucciarone of RAM Construction, LLC, as the owner/developer;

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The Board approved the revised plans for the 120 Kingston Street project in Chinatown located at the site of the former Dainty Dot hosiery building. The project was previously approved on May 15, 2008. Since that time, the developer has made design refinements during the course of the BRA’s design review. The design changes allow for an increase in the amount of units, as well as the potential

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino is proud to announce that the American Planning Association (APA) designated the Back Bay as one of the 10 Great Neighborhoods for 2010 under the organization’s Great Places in America program. APA Great Places exemplify exceptional character and highlight the role planners and planning play in creating communities of lasting value. Also designated in Boston as one of APA’s

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On Thursday October 7, Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Governor Deval Patrick, Congressman Michael Capuano, State Rep. Eugene O'Flaherty and several other state and city elected officials and healthcare leaders joined the Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital community for a ceremonial ground breaking at the site of the New Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital facility, on Parcel 6 in the Charlestown Navy

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The BRA will host "PoweredUp", a 2-day Conference and Expo focused on the gaming industry in Boston on October 14th & 15th. The conference will be held at the Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel in the city's emerging Innovation District. Whether you are already doing business in the Boston area or are considering starting your business in or moving your business to Boston, PoweredUp Boston will

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Seeks applications for five residences to participate in sustainability effort The Boston Redevelopment Authority is pleased to announce that it is expanding its Green Triple Decker project from two to five structures and is ready to accept applications. In partnership with the federal Energy Star program, local utilities NSTAR and National Grid and Historic Boston Inc., the BRA has developed

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The Boston Redevelopment Authority, through its GreenTech Initiative, seeks proposals from a consultant or consulting group to provide project management services for the Newmarket Eco-Industrial Zone Program, to be funded with a recently awarded $30,000 grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Sustainable Skylines Initiative. “Implemented properly, these strategies will

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The Kensington Investment Company filed a Notice of Project Change with the BRA on Monday, September 27, 2010 for The Kensington project (formerly known as The Residences at Kensington Place.) The project now consists of the development of a 29-story residential building at a height of 290 feet containing 395 rental residential units and 7,200 square feet of ground-floor retail/restaurant space.

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One of Boston’s strengths is the fact that this is a place with several strong sectors. We especially love to see interaction among leading thinkers and doers who have widely divergent perspectives. We find that this is how big ideas are born – and that’s one of the keys to this city’s unparalleled track record of innovation.Boston World Partnerships, funded in part by the BRA, is built on this

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino today announced that Seaport Square $3 Billion master plan will be the latest and largest addition so far to Boston’s Innovation District. With the district already home to a growing array of creative and entrepreneurial companies, the City is pushing the development community to be bold and creative to ensure that Boston stays at the forefront of the innovation economy in

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Boston University received BRA board approval for its $50 million East Campus Student Service Center project to be located at 100 Bay State Road.  The six-story, 99,600 square foot center consists of a 900-seat student dining facility located in the basement, first and second floor levels, and a University academic and career advising center on the third through sixth floor levels.  Additionally

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Mass. General Hospital received BRA board approval for a new two-story, 8,000 square foot Museum & History Center to be located on the corner of Cambridge and North Grove Streets. The $8.25 million Museum will serve as a new public face for the hospital’s campus. The first and second floors of the Museum are dedicated for museum exhibition space.  This space will be designed to allow occasional

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Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined Whittier Street Health Center officials as they broke ground on their new $35 million facility in Roxbury, which will greatly expand health care services to the community.  The new 78,900 square foot facility, to be located across the street from their existing facility, includes the construction of a single six-story building on a sub-divided parcel of land within

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Join Boston Bikes for the 6th Annual Hub On Wheels citywide bike ride on Sunday, September 26th, 2010. Experience a car-free Storrow Drive, explore hidden pathways and historic neighborhoods, and take in views of the Boston Harbor that you've never seen before. The ride starts and finishes on City Hall Plaza in downtown Boston, with three different routes to choose from: 10, 30 and 50 miles. Sign

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On Tuesday, September 7, the BRA met with CleanTech industry leaders, real estate professionals, and architects at the Institute for Human Centered Design to discuss the development of a CleanTech Incubator in the Innovation District. Mayor Menino called upon the BRA’s GreenTech initiative to create a cleantech incubator, following a meeting with a dozen cleantech CEOs in June. The City of Boston

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On August 23, 2010, Equity Residential filed a Letter of Intent with the BRA stating that they wish to redevelop the existing Garden Garage in the West End and replace it with approximately 500 new units of housing. The garage is bounded by Lomasney Way and Thoreau Path and consists of a five-story garage that houses 650 parking spaces, as well as enclosed recreational space.

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Boston Development Group filed a Letter of Intent with the BRA on September 1, 2010 stating that they seek to redevelop the sites at 399 and 381 Chestnut Hill Avenue in the Cleveland Circle section of Brighton. The development team is proposing to replace the existing Cleveland Circle Cinema Building with a 150-room limited service hotel and approximately 24,000 square feet of retail space.

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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 traditionally held distinct advantages because they can quantify their contribution to our city and state. Approximately

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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 Decker project will allow us to better identify energy efficiency best practices in one of Boston’s most historic

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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 and commercial space. All of the rental units will be affordable to households earning up to 60% of area

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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 construct the project in phases, beginning with Core Block North, and to build rental apartment units as opposed to

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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 by a common above grade parking garage, roof terrace and swimming pool.The project will create 225 permanent

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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 renovation of approximately 89,000 square feet of existing space at 330 Stuart Street, which will retain the

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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 process included seven public meetings that were well attended. The final program and use guidelines

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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, in partnership with its game steering committee, academic institutions, game companies and the Massachusetts Cultural

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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 and a new street and the second building will be located at 132 Brookline Avenue. The first building is

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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 undeveloped. The proposed project includes approximately 60 units of affordable rental housing and

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