Boston Redevelopment Authority News

GIS Division Completes Informational Maps for Boston's Visitors, Residents

Thu, 13 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Let's face it, even locals need a little help navigating Boston's winding streets sometimes. The BRA's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Division recently completed a series of informational maps that can be seen in outdoor displays throughout Downtown, Back Bay, the Seaport, […]

BRA Board Approves Boston's First Year-Round, Indoor Public Market

Fri, 18 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Last night BRA Board approved the development of the Boston Public Market (BPM) at 136 Blackstone Street. This will be Boston’s first indoor, year-round public produce market. The finished market will occupy 28,000 square feet of ground floor retail space below an existing parking garage. […]

Neighborhood Highlights for Retailers

Fri, 16 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Curious about Boston's thriving retail districts? These quick reference guides, created for the annual International Council of Shopping Centers Real Estate Conference, introduce retailers, developers, and other interested parties to some of Boston's unique neighborhood shopping experien […]

BRA and West End Museum partner on exhibition that highlights past, present, and future of urban renewal

Wed, 09 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Opening reception evening of September 24 Photo courtesy of Charles Frani, The West End Museum In what might have been an unlikely partnership until recently, the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the West End Museum are collaborating on an exhibition about urban renewal. The museum, […]

BRA and West End Museum to host opening reception for urban renewal exhibit

Wed, 23 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Partnership explores past, present, and future of program that helped shape modern Boston Photo courtesy of Boston City Archives Staff from the Boston Redevelopment Authority and the West End Museum will come together tomorrow night for an opening reception to celebrate the […]

North Station Area Mobility Action Plan to kick-off with June 28 public meeting

Fri, 24 Jun 2016 04:00:00 GMT

]]> Action plan will develop near-term solutions for improvement of area’s mobility networkOn Tuesday, June 28 the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) and the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) will host a visioning meeting to kick-off the North Station Area Mobility Action Plan (NSAMAP). […]

BPDA Board approves nine development projects

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 04:00:00 GMT

]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency’s (BPDA) board of directors approved nine development projects at the March meeting, including five new projects and four Notice of Project Changes (NPC). In total, the new development projects represent 91 residential units, 47 of which are aff […]

BPDA Board approves 252 new residential units at June meeting

Fri, 15 Jun 2018 04:00:00 GMT

]]> The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved four development projects and three Notices of Project Changes at the June meeting. The projects will generate a total of 252 residential units, 40 of which will be affordable. In addition, the projects will create o […]

BPDA celebrates grand opening of the Beverly

Fri, 03 Aug 2018 04:00:00 GMT

]]> On July 24, the Boston Planning & Development Agency joined other city officials, representatives from the state and Related Beal for the official opening for The Beverly. The Beverly is Downtown Boston’s first new affordable and workforce housing development in more than 25 years. […]

BPDA approves new life science developments that will create thousands of jobs

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 05:00:00 GMT

]]> New housing in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mission Hill moves forward The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors this month approved eight new development projects representing 1,618,072 square feet (SF). The new projects will create 222 residential units, 80 of whi […]