Newsworthy Notes: August 14, 2008

Microsoft, InterSystems at Odds over Expansion Plans: Microsoft Corp. and InterSystems Corp., the two companies that occupy One Memorial Drive in Cambridge are at odds over Microsoft’s plans to take up more space and to place their logo and name on the front of the building. Things have gotten so bad, InterSystems (a company which [...]

New Plan for Columbia Point Unveiled

A new plan to remake Columbia Point was recently unveiled at Boston College High School. While it is not related to the Bayside Expo Center redevelopment, the plan may cause developer Corcoran Jennison to rethink some aspects of his plan to redevelop the site into a bustling mixed-use neighborhood.
Crosby Schlessinger Smallridge LLC, the city’s consulting [...]

UMass-Boston Begins Design of New Science Building

It has been described as a fortress and a prison by some people. It hasn’t seen a new academic building grace its grounds in 35 years. However, UMass Boston would like to see that change, and they are taking a step in the right direction as the school begins designing a new science center for [...]

100 Arlington Street Sold

Dean Stratouley, a Boston developer whose last major project in Boston was 33 Arch Street, has reportedly purchased 100 Arlington Street, a 13-story building that houses the Boston Renaissance Charter School.
Stratouley has not finalized any plans for the site, acknowledging that any development on the property is likely at least five years away. The school [...]