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I've been in Lynn alot recently and I'm amazed at the amount of undeveloped and underdeveloped land in the city and Especially alone their waterfront. Their rather large downtown has good bones. Some reuse coupled with new construction would be transformative. Access is a problem of course...

Nimbys; plural noun: Nimbiess A person who objects to the siting of something perceived as unpleasant or potentially dangerous in their own neighborhood, such as a landfill or hazardous waste facility, especially while raising no such objections to similar developments elsewhere. Origin...

this popped up on my FB feed. figured some of you may be interested. http://fab.com/sale/17465/

A friend sent this to me. I recall a plan a few years ago that called for a huge space needle like tower. Also, a plan to inject some high tech business into their downtown, which is quite big, but in bad shape. This city has alot of potential but, I think, it's unlikely to achieve it any...

From Boston Globe Magazine A bunch of cool articles, graphics and links http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/special_projects/2007/futureofboston/ Meant to do this a week ago but too busy. enjoy

By Beverly Ford http://www.globest.com/news/598_598/boston/146703-1.html WORCESTER, MA-Boston-based Berkeley Investments Inc. has signed a development agreement with city officials to transform a vacant outlet mall into a $583-million pedestrian friendly mix of shops, offices and residential...

From Banker and Tradesman Partnership Moving Rapidly on Plans for Fargo Building By Joe Clements A partnership of the Beal Cos. and Rockpoint Group, which acquired the Fargo Building in South Boston earlier this spring, plans to use the property as a home for office tenants. Perhaps no Hub...

From banker and tradesman Face of Hub?s 99 High St. Set for Extreme Makeover By Joe Clements This rendering depicts a preliminary view of what 99 High St. in Boston could look like once the Rose Kennedy Greenway is in place. A downtown Boston office tower is about to get a major makeover...

late in the day It was pretty windy. This guy was being dragged all over by his kite. It's a pretty nicel area to hang out, skate, walk and check out town and the Harbor Islands. The Waste Treatment Plant is interesting too. lots of info posted all over about it.

From Todays Boston Metro (for the Portland crew) Portland, Maine, tied with Burlington, Vt., for the lowest rate of overweight adults nationwide, according to a 2002 survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The rate in both cities was 49.3 percent. In terms of obesity...

By Jennifer Heldt Powell Friday, June 2, 2006 - Updated: 03:50 AM EST A posh Irish hotel chain has abruptly canceled plans to set up a 128-room boutique hotel in the historic Ames building downtown, the Herald has learned. O?Callaghan Hotels had planned to open the four-star hotel at...

Patriot?s play: Plan for $300M complex By Scott Van Voorhis Thursday, June 1, 2006 The Kraft family is close to unveiling plans for a nearly $300 million retail and meeting complex on land next to Gillette Stadium in Foxboro. And the new Patriots Place complex, along with a myriad of...

By Donna Goodison Thursday, June 1, 2006 Boston ranks eighth among the nation?s 50 largest cities when it comes to sustainability, according to a survey unveiled today by SustainLane.com. Portland, Ore., topped the list. Sustainability is generally defined as the ability of...

From a national perspective, the 1980s and 1990s were the Belle ?poque -- the beautiful age -- of commercial development, a time when getting project approval could be as simple as shaking the right hand or making the right campaign donation. And Americans were all for it, ready to embrace the...

Columbus Center, Boston, MA This 35-story tower development would take shape on a deck over the Massachusetts Turnpike and would include an upscale hotel, multimillion-dollar condos, parks and an array of neighborhood shops. The $500 million mini-neighborhood would be one of the largest...

Columbus Center, Boston, MA This 35-story tower development would take shape on a deck over the Massachusetts Turnpike and would include an upscale hotel, multimillion-dollar condos, parks and an array of neighborhood shops. The $500 million mini-neighborhood would be one of the largest...

Filene?s building site - look to Manhattan for hint of the future Instead of heading all the way to Las Vegas to discuss the future of the soon-to-be-sold Filene?s building site, Mayor Thomas M. Menino needed only to visit a city 1,500 miles closer, New York City. There, a building in midtown...

?Revitalization? becoming a burning issue in Dudley Square Dave Hadden (from the Bay State Banner) Those shopping in Dudley Square in recent weeks may have found it hard to miss the new posters in most merchants? windows. ?Caution,? some of the posters read. ?Revitalization equals...

Proposals submitted for Roxbury's P-3 Boston Business Journal - 4:57 PM EDT Wednesday Developers have submitted plans calling for mixed uses of residential, office and retail on eight acres of land in Roxbury known as P-3. The Boston Redevelopment Authority in December called for requests for...