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Boston’s First Co-living Project Moving Forward Despite Pandemic
It’s a concept that defies what the pandemic has engrained in so many people, but developers are still hoping co-living will be a hit in Boston. Construction of the city’s first co-living project, 7INK, continues to move forward at Herald and Albany Streets. Some are...
National Development Details Midtown Hotel Proposal to St. Botolph
National Development unveiled its specific plans for the long-term development of the Midtown Hotel in a meeting with St. Botolph Neighborhood Association on Tuesday night – a use that will take over after Northeastern students vacate the existing hotel next spring....
Avenu at Natick Wins Multifamily Executive Award
Avenu at Natick, a premier 62+ Active Adult apartment community completed in October of 2019, has been selected by Multifamily Executive (MFE) as a Grand Winner in its national awards program. Avenu was recognized for its excellence in development, design and...
‘What is Public Art Even For?’ New Works Suggest a Transformation on Culture and Shared Space
It was a dark void for months, this city of ours. Streets empty, sidewalks clear, parks and playgrounds closed. If not for the scattered glow from the doorways of essential services — grocers and drugstores, sanity-saving takeout food — you’d have believed in mass...
Underground at Ink Block Wins Best of Boston Award
Boston Magazine named Underground at Ink Block as Best Outdoor Museum Experience in the August 2020 issue. Underground is recognized as "the city's most exhilarating art exhibit, featuring 18 murals, and highlighting artists such as Silvia López Chavez, national ones...
Alexandria and National Development Joint Venture Buys Mount Auburn Club
The Crowley family, owners of the Mount Auburn Club for more than 46 years, announced that the Watertown club will remain closed and that it has been sold to a joint venture intending to develop the property for laboratory and office use. A statement released by the...
Oak Row Joins ND Communities Portfolio
On April 13th, National Development closed on its acquisition of Oak Row Apartments in West Roxbury. The National Apartment Association’s 2019 Community of the Year has 80 spacious apartments with condo-quality finishes, garage parking and an abundance of amenities....
WBZ Could Get ‘Forward-Thinking’ New Studio Building in Allston, Should Construction Ever Resume
A Newton development company this week filed formal plans to replace WBZ-TV's current Soldiers Field studios and offices with a new building right next door - which would leave open a large piece of land for possible future development. In a filing with the BPDA,...
National Development Plans Housing at Midtown Hotel Site
Newton-based National Development has closed on a long-term ground lease for the Midtown Hotel and One Cumberland St., two parcels located across from the Christian Science Plaza in Boston, and is in the early stages of planning a residential and retail property...
Jeff Lowenberg Joins National Development as Senior Vice President
Jeff Lowenberg has joined National Development as Senior Vice President, Development. Jeff brings over 20 years of real estate development experience on large-scale urban mixed-use projects. At National Development, Jeff will manage site selection, feasibility and pro...
National Development Named 2019 Best Place to Work by Boston Business Journal
National Development and its affiliates Charles River Realty Investors and Cranshaw Construction were named one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Massachusetts in the Large Firm category by the Boston Business Journal. The distinction was earned by being one of the...
National Development Files Plans for 21-Story Tower on Dorchester Avenue in South Boston
National Development yesterday filed detailed plans and renderings of its proposed 21-story, $210-million residential, office and retail building at 323-345 Dorchester Ave., the first of several buildings it hopes to build on the roughly 5.4 acres it owns on that side...