*Sponsored Post* Boston, MA: 262-264 Friend Street, a 14,316 SF keystone building located in the center of Boston’s booming North Station, was sold on February 4, 2020 for $4,500,000. Boston City Group, Inc.’s Caroline Ligotti, Emily McGranaghan and Linda Redeker represented the Seller and procured the buyer. Originally built in 1899 and expanded in Read More…
Amenities at the Hub on Causeway, near North Station, continue to open at the development. Following the recent opening of the big Star Market, a new 15-screen ArcLight Cinemas has opened over Thanksgiving weekend. This is the first Northeast location for Los Angeles-based ArcLight featuring a 3-level, premium space, with a cafe-bar, 65-seat cocktail lounge Read More…
After more than a decade of advocating for a West End / North End supermarket, residents are finally getting their wish. Postcards went out this week to officially schedule the opening of a Star Market on September 20th at North Station’s Hub on Causeway development project. Star Market signed a preliminary agreement in December 2013 for a Read More…
The Boston City Council learned more about the North-South rail link, a proposed project to connect North Station and South Station, at a recent hearing. The proposed 2.8 mile tunnel would link the subway system to the commuter rail system so passengers wouldn’t have to switch MBTA lines to connect like they do currently. The Read More…
Feasibility studies for a North–South rail link connecting North Station and South Station by underground train have been in the works for years. The discussion recently resurfaced in a Thrillist article about the tunnel being the one missing piece that could connect the whole east coast by train. Proponents of the rail link argue that Read More…
Phase I of The Hub on Causeway at North Station is nearing completion, with the new entrance to TD Garden now open! It is safe to say this part of our city is about to look very different from anything we have seen over the years. This week, we thought it would be fun to Read More…
A recent study shows that connecting North and South Station by tunnel would cost at least $12 billion, possibly as high as $21.5 billion, depending on the number of tracks. This proposal is in competition with the idea of an expansion of South Station to increase train service to the south and west, which would Read More…
This old postcard illustrates the newly constructed North Station back in 1928. Although it is not an entirely accurate portrayal of the land out front, the drawing is a nice representation of the building itself at the time. The original station, called North Union Station, was taken down in order to build the new construction shown Read More…
Things to know for Friday The big game is less than two days away and for all of us who will be rooting on the Patriots from Boston, Eater Boston has pulled together the ultimate 2018 Super Bowl dining guide for the city. Whether you’re watching the game at a bar or at home while Read More…
A 39-foot steel beam was signed and raised Tuesday morning at the entrance to ‘The Hub on Causeway’, marking the symbolic completion of phase one of this three-phase development at North Station and the TD Garden. Several hundred project partners, stakeholders, construction crew workers, and community members signed their names on this final beam before it Read More…
The MBTA has announced that on May 1, 2017, the pedestrian route for customers transferring from the Green and Orange Line exists at Causeway and Beverly streets into North Station Commuter Rail platform areas will be moved slightly to accommodate ongoing construction work. After crossing Causeway Street, pedestrians will use a protected walkway along the Read More…
The Go Boston 2030 Vision and Action Plan was recently released with several projects impacting the North End and downtown Boston area. “Go Boston 2030 addresses the transportation challenges that we face as a city and a region, and lays the foundation for how we can create a safer, more equitable transportation future… Altogether, the initiatives in Read More…