Housing Headlines

WAYLAND --- The town's zoning board of appeals has approved developer Steven Zieff's application to build 60 mixed-income apartments with a Ch. 40B land use permit, but the developer says the approval to redevelop the former Mahoney's Gardden Center site comes with so many conditions that it's tantamount to trying to kill the project. Some of the conditions placed on Zieff relate to gallons of sewage per bedroom, setback distance, number of parking spots, and continued monitoring and testing of the septic system and Pine Brook.

FRAMINGHAM — After battling for three years to build a housing development of 70 to 90 units in northwest Framingham, developer Howard Fafard is now proposing to construct four single-family homes.

WEYMOUTH --- The chairman of the regional board charged with overseeing the redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station says the master developer has failed to make at least $80,000 in payments to maintain the property's major roadway and has instead shifted those costs to property owners.

AMHERST --- The Valley Community Development Corp. is planning to buy a one-acre site near the Amherst College athletic fields, with the long-term plan of securing funding to develop the town's first single-room lodging house for extremely low-income individuals.

WEYMOUTH --- The zoning board will continue its hearing on a proposal by John M. Corcoran Company to build 237 market-rate apartments and 6,000 square feet of commercial space at 1,500 Main St. behind Charlie's Finer Diner and near the South Weymouth commuter rail station and housing within Union Point, the development at the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station.

ROCHESTER --- Reasoning that it's better than leaving the town open to a Ch. 40B development proposal, selectmen voted to allow Steen Realty Development to move forward with its plans to work with the state and town on pursuing Ch. 40R zoning so it can build 208 apartments.