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Appears in 4 stories · Last updated Oct 28, 2026
Approved the project in December 2021; reviewing the revised plan
The Nubian Square Ascends project is getting smaller. The office and lab building in the approved plan is now a two-story building owned by a nonprofit, with workforce training upstairs and a cultural and performing arts center on the ground floor.
Updated Oct 28
Board voted to back four 121B tax agreements
Boston's planning board voted Thursday to back property tax deferrals for four stalled apartment projects in Charlestown and Allston-Brighton. They are One Mystic Avenue in Charlestown, 22-24 Pratt Street and Allston Yards Building D in Allston, and 83 Leo M. Birmingham Parkway in Brighton. The projects total about 1,400 apartments, including at least 185 income-restricted units.
Updated Oct 25
As of September 2026: Approving housing projects across Boston
The Boston Planning & Development Agency board approved two housing projects on September 18. A Brighton commercial building will gain 42 apartments in a three-story addition, and a Dorchester project will create 20 homeownership units near the MBTA's Ashmont station.
Updated Sep 18
As of August 2026: Controls disposition of Parcel P3, the contested Madison Park site
Boston City Council voted 12-0-1 on July 8, 2026 to spend $5 million on feasibility studies for Madison Park Technical Vocational High School. It's the biggest concrete step yet toward a promised rebuild of the aging Roxbury campus.
Updated Aug 26
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