The city announced earlier this week to members of a citizens committee reviewing the project that the developer will increase the number of affordable units in the building.

Simon Property Group will now be building all 48 of its required affordable Boston condos and Boston apartments, rather then the previously agreed 10 units, with the rest residing in the South End or Back Bay.

The massive project will have a mix of 318 condos and apartments ranging from affordable studios, one-bedrooms, two-bedrooms and luxury suites.

If you would like to know more about the project, or interested in apartments or condos for sale in the Back Bay, please contact our real estate experts today!

Atlantic Fish Co.
761 Boylston Street
617-267-4000

Known as a landmark for seafood in Boston, Atlantic Fish Co. has been open since 1978. It prints a new menu daily, which showcases the freshest and highest quality seafood that is available that day. Specialties include their New England clam chowder, Maine lobster pot pie and a swordfish chop. The restaurant, designed to mirror a cruising vessel and show appreciation to the sea, also has an outdoor patio for diners as well.

Neptune Oyster
63 Salem Street
617-742-3474

For an experience totally unique to Boston, Neptune Oyster is the seafood restaurant to try. This tiny restaurant is made up of an 18-seat raw oyster bar and 26-seat dining room. It features a variety of oysters and wines designed to go perfectly with this seafood delight. In addition, it features other items on the menu including swordfish, sturgeon and scallops. It is sure to delight the palate of any seafood lover who lives in a Boston loft.

B&G Oysters
550 Tremont Street
617-423-0550

B&G Oysters is another unique oyster bar in Boston with a uniquely neighborhood feel. The restaurant describes itself as a “modern yet classic take” on the oyster bar. It specializes in seafood dishes that are paired expertly with the best wines, giving its diners a well-rounded restaurant experience. B&G Oysters is located in the city’s South End, and features a cozy dining room as well as an outdoor patio that is open during the summer months. It has been praised in a variety of publications, including Boston Magazine, Food & Wine and The Boston Globe.

Grill 23 and Bar
161 Berkeley Street
617-542-2255

With more than 20 years in business, Grill 23 and Bar has become known for its fine dining and elegant restaurant. Known as one of the best steakhouse and seafood grills in Boston, it prides itself on the creative yet delicious presentation of seafood dishes. Signature dishes include the Shetland Island Salmon which combines a delicious cut of salmon with noodletown marinade, toy sim greens, shady oaks oyster mushrooms and a miso mustard. In addition, diners can delight in the freshest catch of the day with the Dayboat Catch. Beyond its excellent selection of seafood dishes, Grill 23 and Bar has a wine list that cannot be topped.

Union Oyster House
41 Union Street
617-723-7940

If you want to dine at a truly New England restaurant, the Union Oyster House is the perfect choice. Known as the oldest restaurant in America and designated as a National Historic Landmark, this restaurant offers guests a variety of oyster creations. Guests can dine on unique oyster stews and chowders, or just eat the oysters out of the half shell. If oyster’s aren’t your thing, the restaurant also highlights a variety of seafood dishes that include lobster, scallops and halibut. It’s an easy choice when it comes to famed Boston dining.

Whether you are already living in a Boston waterfront condo, or are just looking into Boston luxury real estate, you are sure to find plenty of delicious seafood restaurants in the Boston area. These are some of the best the city has to offer, you won’t go wrong if you dine at one of these Boston restaurants

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A group of residents from Boston’s Back Bay filed a petition to preserve the 104 year old Shreve building at the corner of Boylston St. and Arlington St. in Boston’s Back Bay.  Ronald Druker, a local real estate developer with projects like Atelier 505, the Colonnade Hotel and Residences, and the neighboring Heritage on the Garden, owns the Shreve building and has plans to demolish and rebuild office and retail space on the site.

The city of Boston has already denied landmark status to the building clearing the way for Druker to move forward but this appeal is now stalling his $120 million plans.

Source: BostonHerald.com

My Thoughts: That block of Boylston is awful looking the way it is.  Retail is just about non-existent and the buildings are becoming dilapidated.  Druker owns the building, the people of Back Bay don’t.  While I believe historic preservation is important for key buildings, buildings like this shouldn’t have the right to the same protection.  Developers develop to make money.  If they aren’t allowed some leeway then buildings are going to sit empty and become a rundown eyesore.  As long as the plans fit in with the existing neighborhood I believe it’s time to put something that will add to the neighborhood on that corner.  It’s prime Back Bay real estate and should be treated as such.