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Dean Stratouly has officially filed his plans to turn the old Renaissance Charter School on Arlington Street into a 128-unit apartment complex. The last remaining catch: parking. It’s going to be a tight parking squeeze in the area with the extra residents.
But the development will surely help property values in the immediate area near Bay [...]

The owner of the former restaurant row on Peterborough Street is planning to construct apartments, not a boutique hotel that was originally planned.
The Boston Courant reported that according to a source, the developer will build residential units at the corner of Peterborough and Kilmarnock Streets.
If you recall, Peterborough Street is where six restaurants and [...]

It’s apparently back to square one for development of the Haymarket site along the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston.
Apparently, Governor Patrick’s office intervened after local produce vendors objected to the proposed construction of a new $40 million, 78-unit apartment building on the site.
Okay, they have a point. Apartment dwellers would inevitably pull a NIMBY [...]

Many renters across the country are ringing in the New Year with a new apartment. According to a national survey conducted by Apartments.com, more than 95 percent of renters said they are planning a move in 2010.
Many renters are also moving earlier this year, searching for better deals and nicer apartments in more desirable [...]

A proposal to build a 78-unit apartment complex in Haymarket appears to have the edge over a rival bid to construct a new Boston History Museum, according to reports.
The final decision on the fate of the state-owned parcel, located along the Rose Kennedy Greenway, is expected today.
Boston could always use more downtown rental properties. But [...]

More than half of smaller, independent landlords, who expect the difficult rental market to continue, are renovating their vacant properties, according to a recent study.
The National Association of Independent Landlords found 76 percent of landlords said they are sprucing up property to attract tenants. This concept not only applies to new renters but the retention [...]

Goldman Sachs, America’s favorite financial firm (snort), is back with its partner with a revised plan for a big residential development in the Fort Point area.
Some of the quick facts: 25 stories, 315,000 square feet (259,000 for residential), 232 rental apartments, 98 parking spaces and an undisclosed number of really angry artists who will be [...]

The rental vacancy rate may be rising in Boston and elsewhere. But there could be a long-term silver lining for landlords: Baby Boomers will be increasingly looking for rentals as they downsize their abodes in coming years.
File under: Time to scout out Boston-area triple-deckers for sale.

A Boston developer says he’s lined up the financing for a 78-unit apartment building along the Rose Kennedy Greenway. He’s one of four developers vying for the Hay Market-area lot. Despite the current woes in the housing market, Boston can never have enough apartments, so it sounds like a good idea at first blush. Now [...]