Boston Construction News: High-Profile Projects Move Forward As Boston Says It Will Evade Downturn

Boston developers continue to enjoy a building boom in New England’s largest city, but some wouldn’t mind a downturn to help with the region’s notoriously high building costs.

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Massachusetts Construction News: How a Minor League Team’s Move Could Birth a Central Massachusetts Development Boom

The Pawtucket Red Sox, a Triple-A Minor League Baseball team, announced that they will move to Worcester, Massachusetts by 2021. The move includes a new, 10,000-seat stadium in the city's Canal District and a new name - the Worcester Red Sox (WooSox).

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Construction News: State, local governments using higher revenues to increase infrastructure spending

According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of state and local revenue collection and spending, public agencies are increasing their infrastructure investments and making a dent in projects that have been on back burners for many years.

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Boston Construction News: BPDA Approves Three Development Projects, Over 250 Residential Units in Allston, Hyde Park & Roxbury

This week, the Board of Directors of the Boston Planning & Development Agency approved three new development projects that will generate a total of 257 residential units and 89 jobs upon their completion.

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Boston Construction News: The 8 most significant Boston developments under construction right now

This map plots the eight most significant major projects under construction in Boston as of the end of August. The octet includes what will be New England's tallest primarily residential tower; a vast complex that will contain practice facilities for the Bruins and the Celtics; and Harvard University's single, biggest footprint outside of Cambridge.

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Boston Construction News: Fenway Theater near Fenway Park would be Boston’s biggest indoor music venue

The Boston Red Sox and concert hegemon Live Nation want to build a 5,000-seat performing arts venue between Lansdowne and Ipswich streets behind Fenway Park’s bleachers.

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