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A look inside Four Seasons at One Dalton, set to be Boston’s 3rd-tallest tower

Catherine Carlock — Tue, 01 Nov 2016 09:04:23 +0000

Cambridge-based real estate development firm Carpenter & Co. has put out new renderings of the planned 61-story Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences at One Dalton St. in Boston’s Back Bay, a project that officially broke ground close to two years ago but has been quiet since. The developers behind the 61-story, 740-foot hotel and luxury condominium tower say it will be Boston’s — and New England’s — tallest residential tower when complete in fall 2018. That title is currently held by…

Eataly’s COO on creating an 'Italian village' on Boylston Street (Video)

Catherine Carlock — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 18:09:01 +0000

Eataly, a 45,000-square-foot Italian marketplace, will open on three levels of what used to be the Prudential Center food court on Nov. 29. I caught up with Alex Saper, Eataly’s managing partner and chief operating officer, to discuss creating an old-style European market and why Eataly chose Boston's Back Bay. For those who have never seen an Eataly, how would you describe it? It’s almost like a little Italian village. Our mantra is you can eat, shop and learn at Eataly. When you come to Eataly,…

Streets near Government Center shut down after reported gas leak

Catherine Carlock — Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:01:02 +0000

Buildings at 10 Tremont St. and 40 Court St. near Boston’s City Hall and the Government Center MBTA stop were evacuated Monday morning after reports of a gas leak. A National Grid gas crew worked to shut down a six-inch line, while city crews shut down portions of Court, Somerset and Sudbury streets. The Boston Police Department said the street closures were “precautionary” and that motorists should expect delays. “Once gas is shut off, hope is to reopen streets. It is estimated it will…

Take a tour of Clarks Americas new Waltham headquarters at the former Polaroid site

Catherine Carlock — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 10:00:00 +0000

At the new Clarks Americas headquarters in Waltham, a 10-foot-high wall of shelving showcases an archive of every shoe the company has ever made. Technicians fashion shoe models in the Last Model Making Shop, which sends different-sized shoe patterns to a 3-D printer to make a physical model of the shoe. And the Cobbler Café warms up the building’s 400 employees with a gas fireplace. Clarks Americas, a wholly owned subsidiary of footwear maker C&J Clark Ltd. of Somerset, England, officially…

Hollywood mogul sells Nantucket mansion for $15M

David L. Harris — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 18:37:17 +0000

A Florida-based real estate investor and his wife have purchased a $15 million estate on Nantucket from the founder of one of Hollywood's most well-known talent agencies, according to public records. Albert Rabil III, CEO of Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors, and wife Tamara bought the 141 Cliff Road property on Oct. 21 from Gary Cosay, the founder of Hollywood's United Talent Agency, and his wife Healy, according to a Nantucket County deed. The 10,000-square-foot, five-bedroom home — featured…

Swiss tech firm lands permanent U.S. HQ in Downtown Crossing

Catherine Carlock — Thu, 27 Oct 2016 19:02:59 +0000

A Switzerland-based technology company has chosen 99 Chauncy St. in Boston’s Downtown Crossing as its permanent U.S. headquarters and has plans to double its employee base in the coming year. Nexthink, an IT analytics company for enterprise-level clients, first announced its U.S. expansion last year. The company first opened a temporary office at One Kendall Square in Cambridge in March before landing in its permanent 3,500-square-foot Downtown Crossing office this month. When it came time for…

Developers propose condo complex near Roslindale cemeteries

Catherine Carlock — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 18:47:39 +0000

Topsfield residential real estate developers have proposed a 136-unit condominium complex at 289 Walk Hill St. in Roslindale, a site located near Forest Hills Cemetery, St. Michaels Cemetery, Mt. Hope Cemetery and the Boston Nature Center/Massachusetts Audubon Society. Nabil Boghos and Charles Gill of Walk Hill Residences LLC plan to build the 157,000-square-foot residential project on an 87,631-square-foot lot comprising four separate parcels. The Walk Hill Residences would include one four-story…

Oxford Properties reveals ‘something big’ at 125 Summer St.

Catherine Carlock — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:22:08 +0000

A few months back, Oxford Properties Group touted“Something Big” coming to 125 Summer St. via a kelly green and navy blue banner that stretched two stories in height. The Toronto-based real estate firm has since invested $10 million to reposition the building’s lobby and entrance to face toward South Station and the Rose Fitzgerald, closing off its Summer Street entrance in the process. Signs at the former entrance now direct pedestrians toward a newly created building entrance around the…

Herb Chambers trades in Mandarin Oriental condo for new $9M pad

Catherine Carlock — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 11:14:55 +0000

Massachusetts car dealership magnate Herb Chambers has acquired an “extremely rare” 3,300-square-foot penthouse unit at the Four Seasons Hotel Boston for $8.875 million, according to a Suffolk County deed. The three-bedroom, three-bathroom double unit is located on the 12th floor of 220 Boylston St. on the edge of Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood. “At the legendary Four Seasons Hotel, this extremely rare high-floor double residence commands a prized viewpoint overlooking the landmark Public…

Los Angeles firm closes on $163M deal for Boston parking garage

Catherine Carlock — Tue, 25 Oct 2016 17:44:48 +0000

CIM Group, an urban real estate and infrastructure fund manager based in Los Angeles, has closed on its purchase of Boston’s Motor Mart Garage for $162.5 million. Seller Park Square Realty first selected CIM Group as the buyer of the nine-level Art Deco structure in June. At the time, sources told the Business Journal the garage would fetch around $160 million. The Motor Mart Garage is a 420,000-square-foot facility at 201 Stuart St. that dates back to 1927. The garage houses more than 1,000…