Two Cottage Farm mansions in Brookline closed in early June for about $10 million and $8.7 million, ranking among the week's top luxury sales in Massachusetts.

Boston is weighing whether landlords should be required to keep apartments cool as heat waves intensify, a move with big cost and equity trade-offs. Policymakers must balance tenant safety, retrofit expense and enforcement.

Initial designs show a seven‑story, 100% affordable building at 297 Medford St. with about 50 family‑sized units, ground‑floor retail and extensive bike parking.

Fall River widened its HD‑1 housing overlay to make roughly 70 acres eligible for state tax credits, aiming to accelerate mill conversions and new apartments.

A new 79,500‑square‑foot orthopedic ambulatory surgery center at 71 Border Road opened in June, backed by $75.6M in financing from Washington Trust and roughly $105M in total cost.

Hi Marley is relocating its HQ to Atlantic Wharf and roughly quadrupling its downtown Boston footprint as demand returns for premium Class A office space. The move highlights a renewed flight to quality in downtown leasing.

Frontrunner Bus Group signed an 88,000‑sq‑ft lease in Billerica, choosing to expand in Massachusetts instead of relocating to New Hampshire. The company says the move will boost production and hiring.

Cambridge has launched a Social Housing Task Force to study publicly backed, permanently affordable mixed-income homes — and wrestle with how to pay for and govern them.

Phase one of Mildred C. Hailey in Jamaica Plain opened two new buildings at 2 and 6 Lamartine Street, adding 223 apartments, a rebuilt Anna Mae Cole Center and $3.95M for workforce programs.

Massachusetts Maritime announced a $30M New Balance Wellness Center at the Clean Harbors Athletic Facility, plus a scholarship for employees' children.

Brazos Residential closed on the 180‑unit Walnut Ridge in Raleigh as new data show Sun Belt renter demand outpacing parts of the Northeast and Midwest.

Jones Street has broken ground on a 236‑unit project at 295 West First Street in South Boston, replacing a long‑idle crane yard with apartments, public park and community space. Completion is slated for 2027.

Northeastern paid $169 million to buy East Village, bringing a privately developed 17‑story, roughly 720‑bed tower under university ownership.