August 20, 2026
The $700,000 Question at 26 Pleasant Street: What Should Brookline Get for Upzoning?
Brookline should use the 26 Pleasant Street rezoning to secure public benefits for the entire town—not private concessions for the…Read More →
August 20, 2026
Brookline’s Exterior Lighting Debate: What Homeowners and Buyers Should Watch
A new Brookline committee is considering rules for nuisance lighting. The debate reaches beyond dark skies to sleep, wildlife, historic…Read More →
August 16, 2026
1280-1330 Boylston Street: Brookline’s Route 9 Plan Moves Into Design Review
The redevelopment plan for Brookline's Chestnut Hill office park is moving from zoning into design review. Updated plans add detail…Read More →
August 16, 2026
Kent-Webster in Brookline Village: A Key Site for New Housing and Parking Reform
Kent-Webster is where Brookline Village’s housing debate, private development interest, public parking strategy, and village-center planning are converging.Read More →
August 4, 2026
New Federal Housing Law May Affect Brookline Development Funding
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could withhold 10% of Brookline's CDBG funds if housing production lags, reshaping local…Read More →
August 2, 2026
Creative Space Act: Artist Displacement & Brookline Real Estate
A proposed Massachusetts law aims to prevent artist displacement. What the Creative Space Act could mean for Brookline's mixed-use corridors…Read More →
July 26, 2026
Chestnut Hill Age-Restricted Rental Opens to All Renters
A new Brookline luxury building drops its 55+ restriction after leasing struggles. What this shift means for Chestnut Hill's rental…Read More →
July 22, 2026
26 Pleasant Street: Brookline Coolidge Corner Revised Plan
Nordblom's scaled-back 96-unit proposal for 26 Pleasant Street in Coolidge Corner signals a pragmatic shift—here's what buyers and investors should…Read More →
July 17, 2026
Centre Street Lots in Coolidge Corner: A Brookline Redevelopment Test
Brookline’s Centre Street parking lots in Coolidge Corner are being studied for possible changes involving parking, housing, public space, local…Read More →
June 3, 2026
Chestnut Hill Redevelopment: Why Route 9 May Be Brookline’s Biggest Real Estate Story
Part 3 of our eight-part series on Brookline’s May 2026 Town Meeting votes: the Chestnut Hill redevelopment decision could reshape…Read More →
June 2, 2026
Brookline’s Inclusionary Zoning Change: Why 11 to 19 Unit Projects Matter
Brookline's inclusionary zoning change is about more than an accounting choice. Part 2 of our eight-part series on Brookline's May…Read More →
June 1, 2026
Chestnut Hill Rezoning Approved: What Brookline Buyers Should Know
Town Meeting voted 217-20 to approve major Route 9 redevelopment. What this decades-in-the-making project means for Chestnut Hill real estate…Read More →
