The city’s antiquated zoning code will receive its first comprehensive update in six decades, following the release of a BPDA-commissioned report highlighting how today’s regulations hinder ...

ZIP code: 02421 / Lexington / Percent with bachelor’s or higher: 84.7% / Per-capita income: $109,161 / Median value of owner-occupied home: $1,147,700 Gary Higgins ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- Boston has the second-most expensive ZIP code in the country, and Massachusetts is represented seven times on the Top 100 list, according to a new real estate ranking. The 02199 in ...

For nearly six decades, Boston politicians have avoided a wholesale overhaul of the city’s zoning code, a minefield of arcane rules that dictate what can be built and where. On Wednesday, Boston Mayor ...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced Wednesday that the Boston Planning & Development Agency would restructure its planning department to tackle a reform of the zoning code that could help make ...

Longstanding building codes are hindering new housing construction in Boston, according to a report released Thursday. The codes, some written a century ago, were designed to protect residents in case ...

Boston will soon adopt a new stringent green state building code that aims to significantly reduce carbon emissions in new construction and major renovations. Adoption of Massachusetts’s “stretch code ...

Boston City Council on Wednesday voted 8-4 to approve a new climate-friendly state building code that strongly discourages the use of fossil fuels in new construction and major renovations citywide.