Weekly News Update

September 9, 2013

Around The District
In The News
Arts, Entertainment & Events
Downtown Events Calendar

Development News

Deals & Promotions

Development & Research
BID Services
City Services
Real Estate Listings

In The News

N.E. Real Estate Journal, "Thibeault Properties Closes On $8.2 Million Purchase Of 630 Washington St. [RMV Building]," 9/9/13

Boston Globe, "'Play Me, I'm Yours' Public Piano Installation Tuning Up Boston Streets," 9/7/13

Boston Business Journal, "Wellesley Bank CEO Tom Fontaine Sets His Sights On Franklin St. [New Wellesley Bank Branch]," 9/6/13

Boston Globe, "99 Summer St. Sells For $111 Million," 9/6/13

Meetings & Notices

Community Meeting: 240 Tremont St. Hotel Proposal

Next Tuesday, September 17th, at 8:30 pm, the BRA is hosting a community meeting at 230 Stuart St. to discuss a revised proposal for a new hotel to built at 240 Tremont St., at the corner of Tremont & Stuart St. (adjacent to the Wilbur Theatre). Please contact 617-918-4349 for more info.

Suffolk University Accreditation: Invitation For Public Comments

Suffolk University will soon undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit. The public
is invited to submit comments (follow the link above for the mailing address).

Comments can also be submitted electronically to [email protected].

BID Services

Cleaning and powerwashing in downtown.
Friendly, welcoming downtown presence: helping visitors with directions, notifying fire & police personnel of incidents, and more.
Downtown beautification and capital improvement initiatives.
Summer arts & music shows.
contact [email protected] for more.

Downtown Events Calendar

Visit the Happening Now section at
www.downtownboston.org for a listing of all the exciting activities going on in downtown Boston right now and in upcoming weeks and months.

City Services

Development & Research

With so much going on in the downtown area--new businesses, major development projects--it is important to keep tabs on all the changes occurring in our dynamic neighborhood.

Filenes & Millennium Tower Rendering

The Downtown Boston BID website maintains the following databases, free to browse:

Real Estate Listings

The Downtown Boston Business Improvement District is pleased to run real estate listings on www.downtownboston.org for available office, residential, and retail/restaurant space on behalf of Downtown Boston BID members.

Visit the Doing Business section of www.downtownboston.org to view the current set of listings. All questions pertaining to individual listings should be directed to the broker(s) affiliated with the listing.

THANK YOU!

Downtown Boston BID Weekly News Update

For questions and comments, please contact Doug Meyer, newsletter editor, at: [email protected]

Around The District

Downtown Theaters Light Up For Fall Season

As temperatures cool and the leaves turn, the curtain rises on the fall theater season. Downtown's quartet of venues--Boston Opera House, Modern Theatre, Paramount Center, and the Orpheum--are featuring history, satire, country, and little bit of rock n' roll.

Highlights include:

Boston Ballet's "Night Of Stars On Boston Common" (September 21st, 7 pm);
"Potted Potter" (above, Paramount Center, September 17th-October 6th);
"Marie Antoinette, In Her Own Words" (Modern Theatre, October 18th-20th);
"We Will Rock You" (Boston Opera House, November 5th-10th);
Bonnie Raitt (Orpheum, November 17th).

Enjoy the shows!

Arts, Entertainment & Events

"Turmoil & Transition In Boston": Book Launch Party At 100 Summer St.

Nixon Peabody partner Lawrence S. DiCara, former president of the Boston City Council, is pleased to invite our readers to a book launch party to celebrate his new memoir, "Turmoil & Transition in Boston."

The youngest person ever elected to Boston City Council, DiCara has been an eyewitness to the most dramatic events in Boston's recent history, including the busing crisis of the 1970s.

The event will take place at Nixon Peabody (100 Summer St.) on Friday, September 20, from 5-7 pm. Please RSVP to [email protected].

NAIOP Forum Discusses "The Changing Face Of Downtown Boston" Thursday

This Thursday, September 12th, from 7-9 am, NAIOP Massachusetts will host "The Changing Face Of Downtown Boston" at the Westin Waterfront Boston (425 Summer St.).

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As downtown continues
to evolve into a 24/7 neighborhood, a panel
of local property owners, landlords, and brokers will discuss emerging and ongoing trends in downtown development and business.

Panelists include Synergy Investments President and BID Director Dave Greaney (right), CBRE-Grossman
Vice President Andrea Matteson, EOP Managing Director Mark Smith, and Avalon Bay Exec. VP William McLaughlin.

Colliers International co-chairman Kevin Phelan
is moderating. Please visit here to register.

All Aboard: "Red Line Ride" Rolls Through Downtown On Sunday

For thousands of the one-in-three Bostonians between ages 20-34, the Red Line connects them to everything they need in the diverse, densely-settled communities the subway line covers. To celebrate, the BRA, City of Boston, and Downtown Boston BID are hosting a "Red Line Ride" that will come through Downtown Crossing this Sunday, September 15th, from noon-2:30 pm.

BID member businesses participating in the excursion include Cakeology, Sidebar, Sweet, Boston Brewin' Coffee, and FroZenYo. The group Soul4YoSystem will also perform, from 12:30-2 pm, outside Macy's on Summer St. Plaza. Contact 617-918-4350 for more info.

Deals & Promotions

Ritz-Carlton "Caters To The Classics" With Special Boston Cup Package

The Ritz-Carlton Boston Common is celebrating the 2nd annual Boston Cup Classic Car Show with a "Cater To The Classics" package for the weekend of Friday, September 20-Saturday, September 21st.

Boston Cup Classic Car Show Gullwing

The package includes two VIP tickets to the Boston Cup extravaganza, which takes place on Boston Common--just steps away from the Ritz-Carlton--on Sunday, September 22nd. Other package amenities include deluxe overnight accommodations and free access to the adjacent Sports/Club LA-Boston.
Call 617-574-7100 for reservations and more info.

Old State House Offering Free Admission To Kids Through End-Of-Year

A $50,000 donation from John Hancock Financial to Old State House is inviting local schoolchildren and their parents to get a dose of local history as the school year begins. Now through the end of the year, children attending the Old State House museum with their parents will receive free admission!

Old State House Lion

A portion of the gift will also go toward restoring Old State House's historic Council Chamber, where the colonial-era British government conducted business. The restored Chamber will be unveiled this November, as part of Old State House's ongoing 300th anniversary celebration. Call 617-720-1713 for more info.