BOSTON, MA - FEBRUARY 14: Harvard University's John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is pictured under construction on Western Avenue in the Allston neighborhood of Boston on Feb. 14, 2019. From the Alewife section of Cambridge to the outer reaches of the Seaport District, from Union Square in Somerville to Barrys Corner in Allston, developers all over Greater Boston are trying to build the next Kendall Square. And its easy to see why. The East Cambridge district is arguably the center of the nations biotechnology industry, as well as major outposts of innovative companies such as Apple, Boeing, and Google. That critical mass has other firms lining up to fill any space that becomes available, driving up rents higher than anywhere else on the East Coast, except for Manhattan. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences is pictured under construction on Western Avenue in the Allston neighborhood of Boston
Reprinted from WBUR
In the city: Boston planning officials will vote today on new zoning rules that could speed up the transformation of the neighborhood along Western Avenue in Allston-Brighton. The area already had begun to see big construction projects, and developers are looking to bring more apartments and (as always) lab space to the stretch.
The new zoning rules being considered by the the Boston Planning and Development Agency would allow for more dense construction and multi-family housing. It would also be the first neighborhood plan approved by Mayor Michelle Wu.
