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Boston’s Tiffany Ayer Mansion can now be yours for less than $15 million

It's the only surviving home that boasts a Tiffany design inside and out.

Local funds meant to support housing are sometimes used to block it, report finds

A new study has found that — especially in the suburbs — Community Preservation Act funds often go toward open space, not housing.

Long-planned project north of Andrew Square starts moving forward again

The plan would eventually put 4 million square feet of housing and commercial space on 21 acres along Dorchester Avenue.

To meet new state housing law, Newton aims to make its villages a little taller

One of Boston’s largest suburbs has a year-end deadline to comply with state law that could require it to permit more than 8,000 additional homes.

‘This is Boston’s big challenge’: A new plan to defend downtown against sea-level rise
A long-awaited resiliency plan for Boston’s Wharf District outlines $1.2 billion worth of upgrades to protect the waterfront from flooding.

Boston developer plans massive film studio complex on Braintree-Weymouth line
The project would put seven sound stages and other facilities at Banner Park.

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In a Back Bay nook, a new hotel project moves forward again

Developers have filed updated plans with the Boston Planning & Development Agency to build a 21-story, 300-room hotel at the former Red Lantern restaurant in Back Bay.

Wu plan to hike affordable housing requirements gets praise, pushback ahead of key hearing

The plan would increase the amount of affordable units required in new buildings, though developers say it would squelch construction.

Greater Boston YMCA taking a look at its properties, to see what might become more than simply a Y

The nonprofit has hired a real estate firm to study the development potential of its sites in Boston and several nearby suburbs.

Watertown Mall latest to potentially become ... lab space

Don’t worry, though, the Target and RMV will stay put.

Cape bridge repairs highlight how the housing crunch has made commutes worse

The share of workers commuting from the mainland has roughly doubled in six years as housing costs push people farther from their jobs.

‘A key strategy’: Advocates seek $250 million from Legislature to shore up Mass. rent relief program

Advocates are urging lawmakers to set aside $250 million to bolster a key program that helped stave off a feared wave of evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Three years after the Top of the Hub closed, View Boston takes its place

View Boston, an observatory, open-air terrace, and immersive tour through the city’s nearly two dozen neighborhoods spans the top three floors of the Prudential Tower.

Mayor Wu’s big plans for Boston’s development agency have run up against an uncertain economy. But she’s pushing ahead.

Some people in the real estate world warn now is not the time to overhaul the powerful Boston Planning & Development Agency. The mayor disagrees.