Housing Headlines

WEYMOUTH --- Despite ongoing management issues and a scheduled public auction by one of its lenders, Southfield Redevelopment Authority land use administrator Jim Young told his board yesterday that the redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station has met about 80 percent of its development projections. The plan in fiscal 2014 predicted 2,855 residential units and 900,000 square feet of commercial space by 2025. As of June of 2018, Young said Union Point had 920 residential units and 43,000 square feet of commercial space, including the nursing home.

MASHPEE --- Dormant for years for several years, the Mashpee Affordable Housing Trust seems rejuvenated thanks to three potential sites for housing and a decision by the town to fund the trust with $300,000 in Community Preservation Act funds.

FRAMINGHAM --- City officials are putting finishing touches on a zoning proposal that would allow a mix of commercial and residential development in the Nobscot section of town and the Nobscot Shopping Center, a once-thriving strip mall that has seen its occupancy dwindle in recent years.

EASTHAMPTON --- Data showing that residents over the age of 60 will make up more than a third of Easthampton's population by 2035 has advocates and city officials worrying about seniors keeping up with the cost of living, especially housing. “We’re coming to a point where we will need more affordable housing,” said Brendan Rogers, director of the Council on Aging. “We are better off than some other communities, but in another 10 years, I don’t imagine state housing holding up.”

SOUTH DENNIS --- Despite resident concerns about water pollution and public safety, the Dennis Zoning Board of Appeals has approved a Ch. 40B comprehensive land use permit for Maritime Landing, a 28-unit condo project on Route 6A. To be developed by Mark Smith, Maritime Landing will offer 21 market-rate condos priced between $544,000 and $569,000 and seven affordable condos between $192,000 and $215,000.

HAMILTON --- After failing to convince the town to tie in its desire to develop a small site on Willow Street with another development on a larger site, Harborlight Community Partners' (HCP) has informed the town that it will not be able to move forward with the Willow Street site on its own due to an inability to secure funding. HCP was the lone respondent to a request for proposals on the Willow Street site in 2017.