Housing Headlines

AMHERST --- Residents voiced concerns about an apartment building that would feature 28 rooms for low-income individuals at a meeting held to discuss whether the town should use $500,000 in Community Preservation Act funds to support the project. Proposed by the Valley Community Development Corp., the project is also seeking a Ch. 40B comprehensive permit from the town.

WEYMOUTH --- Residents are pitching in to clean up common areas and movie star Ryan Reynolds has been shooting movie, but looming in Union Point's future is a $1 million common area and parkway maintenance annual expense that has been previously paid mostly by the ousted master developer.

FRAMINGHAM --- Noting that he's drafted 30 concept plans for remaking the struggling Nobscot Village strip mall, developer Andy Rose of Centercorp Retail Properties has unveiled a new proposal that calls for a mixed-use development with 152 apartments in two buildings and a CVS drug store potentially anchoring the commercial space.

At an April 29 town meeting, Lynnfield residents soundly struck down a proposal that would have allowed 56 units of senior housing. With concerns ranging from safety to school crowding, the proposal saw 340 votes against and only 174 votes in support.

On April 30th, Framingham City Council voted unanimously to adopt a new housing ordinance that would raise the minimum age of senior housing development residents from 55 to 62.

In a new video, the Newton-Needham Chamber of Commerce issues call to action for solutions to address region’s housing shortage. Without more housing, both affordable and market, the region’s employers are struggling to find workers.