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Renaissance Center / East Riverfront incentive package

Stockbridge wants tax breaks to turn the vacant Ren Cen tower into 86 apartments (18 affordable), six condos and a 200-room hotel. The NEZ was held back for more scrutiny while the obsolete-property district moved forward.

3 mentions (2 this month)Last discussed Oct 29, 2026

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Leland, RealToken, and Martin Luther King Park Housing Matters

Displaced Leland House tenants still can't retrieve belongings months after the building failed. The city is offering a full-day packing window, professional movers, and storage, with mediation set for March 18 — but members say the ~$850,000 cost and repeated prior building failures show enforcement is broken citywide.

12 mentions (1 this month)Last discussed Oct 20, 2026