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Water main break in downtown Boston floods Chinatown streets
Local News The break happened just after 2:30 p.m. on Harrison Avenue in Chinatown. Parts of several streets were closed due to flooding. A water main break in downtown Boston flooded several streets in Chinatown and impeded traffic Sunday afternoon. The break happened near 66 Harrison Ave., Boston police tweeted around 3:30 p.m. Police advised […]
Another downtown office building sells at a sizable loss
The Boston Globe 186 Lincoln Street. Courtesy of Newmark By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on November 1, 2023 | 10:41 AM Boston-based City Realty Group last week said it has acquired a nine-story Leather District office building for $11 million, little more than half what the property last sold for in 2015. The […]
Worker dies after falling from office tower in downtown Boston
Local News Boston police said the worker fell while cleaning the high-rise building at 100 Summer St. in the Financial District. A worker died Monday morning after falling from an office tower in Boston’s Financial District, according to police. Officers responded to 100 Summer St. just before 8 a.m. for a report of a person […]
From $16 million to $4.1 million: What a downtown office building sale signals about Boston’s real estate market
The Boston Globe The pair of office buildings at 33-41 West St. recently sold for $4.1 million just a quarter of what it fetched seven years ago. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff By Catherine Carlock, The Boston Globe updated on October 10, 2023 | 1:26 PM In the middle of West Street, a one-block stretch between […]
Climate activists arrested after disrupting rush hour traffic in downtown Boston
Local News The Extinction Rebellion members called for a ban on new fossil fuel infrastructure in Massachusetts. Climate activists block traffic at South Station in downtown Boston on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023. Kevin Martin/Boston Globe Staff Several climate change activists were arrested after disrupting rush hour traffic in downtown Boston Thursday morning as part of […]
Don’t call it a comeback: Globe Summit panel weighs in on the future of downtown Boston
Business Once a ghost town at the height of COVID-19, downtown Boston is reinventing itself in a new world of hybrid work and “destination-worthy” cultural experiences. Barry Chin/Boston Globe Staff, File Downtown Boston is on a path of self-discovery as it emerges from the pandemic, finding its footing in a time of hybrid work and […]