Braintree
Braintree, MA · Real Estate
vineyardgazette.com
Island Housing Projects Get Funding Boost
All six Island towns won state funds last week to support affordable housing projects. On Tuesday, Governor Maura Healey announced $2 million in Seasonal Communities Grant Program awards to support housing and infrastructure in 24 seasonal Massachusetts towns, with more than $400,000 going to the Island. Other beneficiaries included Nantucket and towns on Cape Cod and in the Berkshires.
theberkshireedge.com
Berkshire region real estate sales – October 23, 2026
375 East Road: Wiliam T. Beattie and Martha Beattie of Clarksburg to Aaron E. Beattie and Stefan R. Beattie, $1 on 10/08/2026. 150 N St #2: Thomas Perreault and Judith Perreault of Dalton to Karen Hume, $225,000 on 10/09/2026. 83 Cider Lane #83: Yona D. Hermanm of Dalton to Lester...
BC Heights
Rappaport Panel Dissects the Impact of Affordable Rental Policies
Housing policy experts discussed several key strategies to combat the rental affordability crisis Wednesday at a panel hosted by the Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy. “So much of the public discourse about how to resolve this problem has overwhelmingly focused on increasing the supply of housing, talking about...
high-profile.com
Shepley Bulfinch Opens New Boston Studio at 200 State Street
Boston, MA — Shepley Bulfinch has opened its new Boston studio at 200 State Street, Suite 805. After nearly a century in the Ames Building and decades in 2 Seaport, a building the firm designed, the move redefines how the Boston team comes together, applying the participatory, research-driven approach the firm brings to complex institutional and research environments to its own hybrid workplace.
The Providence Journal
Providence accuses developer of 'scamming' city using affordable housing law
The Rhode Island Supreme Court heard fiery arguments this week in a case where the Providence City Council is seeking to intervene in a tax deal made by the administration of former Providence mayor Jorge Elorza affecting 10 downtown Providence properties owned by Cornish Associates, the real estate firm of Arnold "Buff" Chace. "This was an unlawful scam that was perpetrated on the Superior Court and the City of Providence," rang the accusation from Max Wistow, the attorney who argued on behalf of the City Council. According to Wistow, previous administration officials knowingly superseded their authority to broker a tax deal that, he claimed, violated tax stabilization agreements that the council had already passed on some of these properties. Lawyers for the 10 real estate properties fired back that the City Council's claims "sought to weaponize" ordinary civil functions in City Hall, that the council was on "a fishing expedition," that the case was "wildly outside" the strictures of timeliness when it was originally filed, and that the council had no standing to oversee, much less challenge, a tax agreement that it was not a party to. In short : After years of court arguments and appeals, attorneys in the
plymouthindependent.org
Salvation Army building project clears last major hurdle
For a long while, it looked as though plans to renovate the former Salvation Army building atop Coles Hill didn’t stand a prayer. Talk of a makeover began soon after the church decamped for Long Pond Road almost a decade ago. A local couple, Edward and Ayli Gates, bought the distinctive – but neglected – Carver Street property for $1.2 million in 2018. They had a vision of turning it into an events venue. Various town boards agreed with their thinking.
bostonrealestatetimes.com
Boston Office Vacancy Rises to 17.6% as Market Maintains One of Nation’s Largest Construction Pipelines
BOSTON — Boston’s office market moved in the opposite direction from the national trend over the past year, with vacancy increasing and average asking rents edging lower, even as the city maintained the nation’s third-largest pipeline of office construction, according to a new report from CommercialCafe. Boston’s...
fallriverreporter.com
Three bidders, including Fall River’s Tony Cordeiro, vie to redevelop 20 acres along Route 79
FALL RIVER ─ Three companies have submitted bids to become the designated developer for about 20 acres along the waterfront and the Route 79/Davol Street corridor, including one from Fall River. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) put out an invitation to bid back in July and opened the...
connectcre.com
Dianna Carney
First-Time Buyers Invited to Apply for Plymouth Condo Lottery
The Town of Plymouth, Massachusetts, has announced that MCO Housing Services is hosting an affordable-housing lottery for first-time homebuyers interested in a two-bedroom, one-bath condominium at Sailors Cove, a new seven-unit development at 393 Court Street.
beaconhilltimes.com
Details unveiled for proposed 31 St. James Ave. redevelopment project
Details of a proposed office-to-residential redevelopment project that would transform an 11-story, block-long building at 31 St. James Ave. in the Back Bay into 476 residential units were discussed during a city-sponsored meeting held virtually on Oct. 14. The Vanbarton Group, a New York-based real estate firm that specializes in...
chelsearecord.com
Chelsea ZBA hears new proposal for former Russo Tux site
Developers behind a proposed residential project at the former Russo Tux and Limo property on Revere Beach Parkway in Chelsea were back before the Zoning Board of Appeals last week. Project attorney Anthony Rossi presented a scaled down version of a proposal that was before the city’s land use boards...
frcmedia.org
Three Bids Opened to Develop Rte. 79 Land
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) today opened three bids to develop the 20 acres of land on the reconstructed Route 79/Davol Street corridor on Fall River’s waterfront. The bidders and their starting negotiating price for the land are:. The Cordeiro Group LLC– Fall River developer Anthony Cordeiro’s company...
vineyardgazette.com
Real Estate Transactions: Week Ending Oct. 16
Nicole M. Abrunzo and Christopher H. Merritt purchased 16 South Road in Chilmark for $2,325,000 from North Bog LLC on Oct. 14. Coleen and Colin McLane purchased 118 South Water street in Edgartown for $6,125,000 from Robert F. Hoerle on Oct. 15. Scott William Brickman and Julie Frank O’Brien purchased...