Boston development officials are initiating a process to pull development permits from the stalled Filene’s project today. Aides to Mayor Tom Menino believe the move, which they are describing as unprecedented, will help clear the path for the sale of the half-demolished site. But it’s just as likely that the city’s newest offensive could deepen […]
Paul McMorrow
Paul McMorrow comes to CommonWealth from Banker & Tradesman, where he covered commercial real estate and development. He previously worked as a contributing editor to Boston magazine, where he covered local politics in print and online. He got his start at the Weekly Dig, where he worked as a staff writer, and later news and features editor. Paul writes a frequent column about real estate for the Boston Globe’s Op-Ed page, and is a regular contributor to BeerAdvocate magazine. His work has been recognized by the City and Regional Magazine Association, the New England Press Association, and the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies. He is a Boston University graduate and a lifelong New Englander.
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Chiofaro proposes smaller towers
Boston developer Don Chiofaro unveiled a new, smaller design for his Harbor Garage redevelopment project today, but the $1 billion project was quickly dismissed by city officials and the proposed project’s abutters at Harbor Towers. Chiofaro bought the Harbor Garage site for $153 million in 2007. He later filed plans to raze the urban renewal-era […]
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Pa. firm may be part of Winn probe
The Pennsylvania-based administrator of a program that helps Boston businesses lower their gas and electric utility bills appears to be one of three conduits through which a Boston development executive funneled illegal campaign donations to Bay State politicians. On Monday, the US Attorney’s office alleged Martin Raffol, an executive with the WinnCompanies, had illegally steered […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
State probes likely on Winn-financed donations
The federal investigation of illegal campaign contributions to four Massachusetts congressmen arranged by a top executive at WinnCompanies is likely to trigger probes by state officials into similar donations made to a variety of state and local politicians. Federal investigators on Tuesday charged Martin Raffol, an executive vice president at Winn, with soliciting campaign contributions […]