Apartment Choice

INDUSTRY GE delays opening of new building in Fort Point General Electric Co. has pushed back the expected opening of its new building overlooking Fort Point Channel by two years after deciding to break the headquarters project into two phases. GE vice president Ann Klee said in a memo Tuesday to Boston employees that executives expect the 12- story building , dubbed South Point , to open in mid-2021, compared with an earlier goal of 2019. Two older brick buildings , together dubbed North Point , will be renovated first, with the aim of opening them in the first half of 2019. GE has already started work on the two old buildings, originally part of a Necco candy manufacturing complex . But construction on the new building was supposed to happen concurrently with much of the Necco renovations. Now, GE will finish the Necco buildings and move employees into them before starting construction of the new building. GE expects it will take 24 months to complete the new structure. The ann...

Students hoping to obtain a last-minute lease for next year may feel as though possibilities for renting a reasonable apartment are limited. However, the perfect apartment may be closer than many students think. “Students who come to the Tenant Union simply need to decide what they want, and we’ll help them find it,” said Esther Patt, coordinator of the Tenant Union.Students hoping to obtain a last-minute lease for next year may feel as though possibilities for renting a reasonable apartment are limited. However, the perfect apartment may be closer than many students think. “Students who come to the Tenant Union simply need to decide what they want, and we’ll help them find it,” said Esther Patt, coordinator of the Tenant Union. “Get a copy of the lease, and we’ ll give advice on whether or not the contract is fair.” While larger and closer locations on campus may be already filled, many one- and two-bedroom apartments throughout campus are still available, according to Patt. “Somet...