Is Net-Zero Living Up to the Hype?

By Barbara Ballinger

WonderGroup developer Jacqueline Nunez designed a complex of sleekly elegant townhomes and condos that have a modern flair yet aren’t too futuristic for the historic West Roxbury neighborhood in Boston. It will be the city’s first net-zero residential project. Read more.

Boston's Most Controversial Developments as 2016 Ends

By Tom Acitell

The city this year signed off on the 20-unit Allandale Residences at 64 Allandale Street in West Roxbury, but that has not assuaged critics who worry about both its scope for the neighborhood and its potential impact on the urban wild that is Allandale Woods. The Walsh administration, however, swung behind the project as part of its goal to create 53,000 new housing units by 2030, including in areas not used to relatively large-scale development. Read more.

Controversial West Roxbury Proposal Wins Key City Approval

By Tim Logan

The developer, Jacqueline Nunez, principal of WonderGroup, said the homes would be the first “net-zero” residential complex in Boston — meaning the complex will offset its energy consumption by generating its own electricity on site. “It’s right in line with the city’s climate action plan,” which promotes green building techniques, said Nunez. “This is how we need to be building in this city. Read more.

Q&A: Boston Developer Jacqueline Nuñez

By Rachel Slade

A Dorchester-based developer creates top-notch properties with an eye toward sustainability. Read more.

Nine Transformative Boston Projects Underway Right Now

By Tom Acitelli

Developer WonderGroup is calling the project "Boston's first entirely net-zero and LEED Platinum neighborhood." In other words, it is slated to be seriously environmentally friendly, not least by creating all of the energy it uses. Read more.

In West Roxbury, a Clash over Two Acres

By Catherine Carlock

The clash over 64 Allandale in many ways exemplifies the growing pains Boston faces as developers propose new residential projects to house the city’s expanding and increasingly wealthy population, often running against zoning regulations approved decades earlier. And as one of the largest building booms in Boston’s history creates waves of development outside of the city’s urban core, many neighborhoods that are historically less active on the real estate development front are seeing more project proposals—including in the organized and politically active West Roxbury. Read more.

Trends That’ll Influence Homes in 2016

By Barbara Ballinger

Increased durability means more lives and buildings will be saved, costs to rebuild will be pared, and insurance premiums will be lowered. The trend is happening nationwide, not just in hurricane-prone locales like Florida, says Jacqueline Nunez, founder of WonderGroup LLC in Boston. Her Allandale Residences project, designed by Merge Architects in Boston, will be among the first residential developments in New England to be receive Net-Zero and LEED Platinum certifications. Read more.

Why Resiliency Needs to Start on the Neighborhood Level in Boston

By Jacqueline Nunez

Resiliency is more than a buzzword; it is an idea that can begin at the neighborhood level. Projects like the Allandale Residences in West Roxbury, a project that we’re developing at WonderGroup, will act as a national model for energy efficient design and inspire environmental sensitivity within and beyond the community. Read more.

An Incredible Leap Forward for Boston Net Zero

By Susan Diesenhouse

It's no longer cool to be impressed by tiny advances in sustainability. (Remember how powerful you felt putting your finger over the solar cells on a calculator?) Even Net Zero buildings are old hat. Lawyer-turned-developer Jacqueline Nunez, founder of The Wonder Group, hopes to start construction on Boston’s first Net Zero community. Read more. 

JP Renovation Adds Modern onto Classic

By Paul Restuccia

What do you do when you want to preserve a classic home’s interior while dividing it into two large residences? This was the design dilemma facing Dorchester-based boutique developer WonderGroup, when it bought a classic 1898 Colonial Revival home at 23 Eliot St., on a corner lot in Jamaica Plain’s Pondside neighborhood. The ingenious solution was to preserve the traditional detailing and layout of the first two floors of the former single-family home and add a second unit in the rear with contemporary design. Read more.