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The Kensington has made the Elite 1% ORA™ Power Ranking, placing #1 in Boston for the  8th consecutive year for resident satisfaction. Impressively, its ranking rose to #52 out of more than 128,000 properties nationwide. Each year, J.Turner Research, the leading market research firm exclusively serving the multifamily industry, conducts a ranking of nationwide properties across variousRead more

The Boston Globe featured our leadership retreat space Alnoba in an October article about its extensive collection of outdoor art installations. Writer James Sullivan details the “astonishing” array of pieces which Alan and Harriet Lewis have shared with visitors since soon after Alnoba opened in 2016. Lewis says that many of the pieces on the 600-acreRead more

On Wednesday, July 31st, the Commonwealth’s political, corporate and community leadership along with more than 400 diverse student-athletes from across the country came together and celebrated the naming and the official groundbreaking BASE’s new national headquarters at 150 Shirley Street in Roxbury. The state-of-the art headquarters and practice facility was made possible by funding providedRead more

“Never doubt that a small, committed team of people can change the world: Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”– Margaret Mead The Kensington was proud to partner with Community Care Associate Mou Riiny, part of the “Lost Boys of Sudan,” to raise funds for Village Help for South Sudan (VHSS). At aRead more

KIC’s 4th Annual Rebuild Day took place Saturday, April 27, 2019, at All Dorchester Sports & Leadership in Dorchester.  Over 20 associates, friends and family along with ADSL staff, youth and board members participated. Both KIC and LFF were presented with a Certificate of Recognition by Khoa Pham, neighborhood services representative, from the Mayor ofRead more

BOSTON — March 19, 2019 — For the fifth consecutive year, The Kensington, one of Boston’s most distinctive apartment communities, has landed in the top 1 percent of properties in the Online Reputation Assessment (ORA) Power Rankings, out of more than 100,000 properties across the United States. Since opening in 2013, The Kensington has rankedRead more

Sunday December 9, associates from Kensington Investment Company, Grand Circle Travel, and the Lewis Family Foundation hosted a special Holiday Party for families at the BCYF Shelburne Center in Roxbury. Ms. Alfreda R. Harris, founder of the Shelburne Center, and Administrative Coordinator Dianne Galloway welcomed associates for an afternoon full of activities for the 15Read more

The Lewis Family Foundation, The BASE hosted nearly 400 community residents, local business leaders, educators and student-athletes under a massive heated tent for a festive evening of BBQ, dancing, games and raffle prizes. Guests were treated to a sneak preview of the state-of-the-art facility, which will include expanded space for year-round baseball and softball trainingRead more

Grand Circle Travel/Overseas Adventure Travel was named one of “Boston’s Best and Brightest Companies to Work For®.” The National Association for Business Resources surveyed nominated businesses across the Greater Boston region to select companies which have distinguished themselves with the most innovative and thoughtful approaches to human resources and employee enrichment. Organizations are assessed based onRead more

Roxbury native, artist, and Assistant Director of MassArt’s Center for Art and Community Partnerships Ekua Holmes recently launched The Roxbury Sunflower Project. A project aimed at bringing beauty, and color to Roxbury through community sun-flower planting. With the help of community leaders and volunteers throughout the Roxbury area, Ekua set out to plant at leastRead more