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New Bedford Family Dollar closing is both downtown loss and opportunity
Could a better grocery store with housing above it come to downtown?
Opinion: Let’s grow our neighborhoods from the ground up
Area groups are launching Neighborhood Builders, a local program to cultivate a diverse ecosystem of small-scale developers.
Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals allows project to move forward that would bring 22 new apartment units
The Fall River Zoning Board of Appeals allowed a project to move forward Thursday that would bring nearly two dozen new apartment units to the city. Rodman Street LLC c/o Attorney Peter A. Saulino went in front of the Board requesting a Special Permit for 698 Rodman Street to…
Fall River’s Pearl Street Garage Sale Attracts One Bidder: James Karam
FALL RIVER ─ A real estate appraiser’s prediction the City of Fall River would have a tough time selling off the Pearl Street garage because of a 30-year lease agreement that ceded its control of the structure’s use and pricing, wasn’t far off the mark. It turns out the only…
Fall River Developer Secured $2.85M Loan Days After Signing Discounted Pearl Street Garage Lease
FALL RIVER ─ Local developer James Karam received a $2.85 million loan from a Boston bank, just five days after signing a long-term, discounted parking rights lease for the Pearl Street garage in 2013 and used the parking agreement as collateral. The bank transaction was done…