The skyline of downtown Boston could soon be getting a lot taller. Zoning changes proposed for downtown, stretching from the Boston Common to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, would allow developers to ...

Under the program, owners of commercial office buildings downtown would be offered reduced property tax rates of up to 75% of the standard tax rate for residential properties for up to 29 years if ...

Critics of a proposed Boston zoning plan are fuming over new regulations that they say will “Manhattanize” the city’s ...

The sky-low zone, which includes the so-called Ladder District between Washington Street and Tremont Street, borders large sections of the Common and Public Garden and aims to keep buildings in ...

Firefighters in Boston responded to a fire that sent smoke rising above the city’s downtown area Wednesday. Firefighters responded to the fire at 128 Milk Street around 2:00 a.m. The Boston Fire ...

A new plan would allow 700-foot towers in parts of downtown Boston. Will there really be housing that the not-so-rich can afford?

Firefighter working detail helps evacuate office building on fire in Downtown Boston 02:28. A firefighter who was working a detail in Boston's Financial District is being credited with evacuating ...

Federal officials found a local window cleaning company is responsible for an employee’s fatal 29-story fall from a building in downtown Boston in October after failing to inspect equipment for ...

A box truck crashed into a building in downtown Boston on Tuesday afternoon, flipping onto its side and injuring several people, city officials said. The incident occurred just before 1 p.m. near ...

"End Game", a giant balloon sculpture by Max Streicher, squeezes between the buildings on Harlem Place Alley, as part of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District's Winteractive art exhibit.

Zoning changes proposed for downtown, stretching from the Boston Common to the Rose Kennedy Greenway, would allow developers to construct new buildings up to 700 feet tall, or about 70 stories, in ...