by Pat Flood | Builder, Building in Boston, Building Policies, Developer
Massachusetts is a major leader in green building, and in 2017 the Commonwealth leapt into first place in the nation with 136 certified construction projects. The Bay State is likely to stay in the top spot for the foreseeable future, thanks to the City of...
by Michael Flood | Building in Boston, Building Policies, Developer
When developers acquire a large parcel of land, it’s easy to focus on the exciting aspects of the project: the design, the ribbon cutting, and the profit, for example. All the legal hurdles and process pieces feel like old hat — a little dull, and certainly...
by Pat Flood | Building in Boston, Building Policies, Developer
When you live in a city as old as Boston (established in 1630, thank you very much), there’s bound to be a bunch of old laws on the books that don’t make much sense to modern people. The Puritans who founded Boston were well known for their view about...
by Pat Flood | Triple Decker, Blogs, Boston Condo, Builder, Building in Boston, Building Policies, Contractor, Developer, Homeowner, Remodeler
A general rule of thumb for remodeling is that it’s better to ask beforehand rather than to do something that may have to be undone or redone later. As that rule pertains to work you want to do around the house, it can become a little more complicated. Remember...
by Brianna Beetstra | Builder, Building in Boston, Building Policies, Contractor, Developer, Remodeler
Massachusetts is one of several states in which builders and developers must pull a Construction General Permit (CGP) any time their work affects over an acre of land — or less than an acre when working on a portion of a larger development site. The authorizing body...
by Brianna Beetstra | Boston Condo, Building in Boston, Building Policies, Contractor, Developer, Homeowner
It’s no secret that parking in Boston is … difficult. That’s not surprising, given that the city was famously laid out by cows meandering around the Common. Whether or not this is true, or if the city just sprang up randomly since settlers were...
