More than two-dozen JP organizations and institutions supporting arts and culture won grants from the Boston Cultural Council (BCC), totaling over $57,000. The BCC awarded over $303,000 to 137 organizations in total out of 151 applicants. The 26 JP-area local…
Month: March 2015
Digital copy of Loring-Greenough House created
MONUMENT SQ.—The Loring-Greenough House has been scanned and digitized into hologram-style 3-D images to document its historic details. The scan was performed by Feldman Land Surveyors, the same company that recently created a similar digital version of the historic Curley…
Curley Exhibit
Sights and Sounds, March 27, 2015
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 7 for the April 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Music Annual Gloucester Hornpipe & Clog Society fundraising…
JP Agenda, March 27, 2015
The deadline for listings is noon, Tues., April 7 for the April 10 issue. Send listings to [email protected]. Note: 617 should be dialed before numbers below, unless another area code is given. Meetings BRA urban renewal extension, intro to request…
Real Estate Today: Height vs. affordability trade-off at 3200 Washington
The developers of 3200 Washington St. said at an Impact Advisory Group (IAG) group this week that sacrificing the building’s height would also cause a drop in affordably priced units. During an IAG meeting on March 23 at the District…
Real Estate Today: Real estate market rebounding from snowy winter
The real estate market in Jamaica Plain took a hit along with the rest of the economy during the recent record snowfall, but it is rebounding strong as the region enters into spring, according to local real estate agents. Roger…
Real Estate Today: Excavation begins at 101 Brookley
STONYBROOK—Work has begun at the site planned for dozen triple-deckers on a long-vacant lot at 101 Brookley Road, though the City tells the Gazette that it is unclear whether work is authorized. Yan Schecter, manager of Buildex Real Estate Ventures…
Real Estate Today: BRA seeks public input on ‘urban renewal’ plans
The Boston Redevelopment Authority is seeking approval to keep alive its “urban renewal” plans and powers that cover large sections of the city, including parts of Jackson and Egleston Squares. Re-approval is required every 10 years, and usually has been…
Real Estate Today: Developers release plan for City-owned land
Two local community development corporations released their proposal earlier this month to build a four-story, $15 million affordable rental development at City-owned land formed by the triangle of Heath, New Heath and Bromley streets, according to project documents. The project,…