More than 100 Homes in Construction in Former Boston Office Space

Boston Mayor Wu touts office to housing conversion success, with 100-plus units under construction

Mayor Michelle Wu gleefully took a sledgehammer to the walls of an eight-story South Boston building to break ground on the city’s largest office-to-residential conversion project to date, accounting for 77 of the 141 such units under construction. Wu, flanked by her planning and housing chiefs, key state elected officials, including ally Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, and developers behind the latest project, spoke to how Thursday’s milestone marking t…

More than 100 homes in construction in former Boston office space

Boston’s effort to convert office space to housing hit a milestone Thursday as more than 100 homes are currently under construction. Developer Boston Pinnacle Properties began demolition Thursday on the building at 263 Summer St. in Fort Point, where it will create 77 homes.

Vision Atlantic Construction Project Progresses Amid Weather Challenges

(Atlantic) The Vision Atlantic series continues today with a focus on the construction aspect of the project. This $84 million transformative plan includes 142 new housing units, an expansion of the YMCA, and a new 300-capacity childcare development center. Dave Sturm, of the engineering firm Snyder and Associates, is overseeing the housing development portion of the project. Sturm says construction has been set back due to the rainy weather. He…

Project Vaults Boston Resi Conversions Past 100 Units Under Construction

It's a major milestone for two-year-old program that had so far generated only a handful of new homes out of empty office space.

Wu Celebrates Office-To-Residential Project Starts, Considers Expanding Conversions Program

Joined by neighborhood associations, developers and city officials, Mayor Michelle Wu marked the start of construction Thursday on a conversion project that brings the total number of housing units begun under the city's office-to-residential program to more than 100.