February
6
2018
The North Middlesex North Registry of Deeds annual report that only two communities in its region have yet to see property sale values fully recover from the real estate crash.
February
6
2018
DORCHESTER --- Developer Hiep Chu is proposing to the Boston Planning and Development Agency a plan to replace a single-family house near the Four Corners/Geneva stop on the Fairmount line with an $8.9 million, four-story 27-unit apartment building with 23 market-rate and four affordable apartments.
February
6
2018
BOSTON --- In a plan similar to approaches taken in other cities, the administration of Mayor Marty Walsh and specifically its Housing Innovation Lab have put forth a Housing with Public Assets plan and is seeking requests for interest from developers on redeveloping 83 city-owned buildings with housing and improvements to the facilities. New York, Washington and San Francisco have taken similar approaches, working with developers to build on the sites of libraries and community centers. Specific city-owned properties mentioned include older branch libraries, the Inspectional Services Division bulding at 1010 Mass. Ave., the Curley Community Center in South Boston and the Boston Fire Academy on Moon Island.
February
5
2018
NEWBURYPORT --- Acting on voter comments about the need for affordable housing while running for re-election, Mayor Donna Holaday is behind a push to issue a second request for proposals to convert the former Brown School into affordable housing. More than 150 residents turned out recently to discuss the idea, with at least a dozen saying the city needs more affordable housing.
February
5
2018
DEVENS --- A $380,000 loan from the Community Economic Development Assistance Corp. is supporting the Women's Institute for Housing and Economic Development's efforts to build mixed-income apartments for seniors on the former Fort Devens army base. To be called Shirley Commons, the development will feature 120 apartments, including 15 for low-income seniors who were previously homeless.
February
5
2018
LYNN --- The Item's Thomas Grillo takes a deep dive into the development picture in Lynn and the city's attempt to spark economic development in concert with a 12-person commission formed three years ago with the support of the Baker Administration and U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton. Grillo quoted at least a dozen different sources in the story about the the opportunities and challenges of sparking development downtown, along Lynn's valuable coastline and in the large swaths of old industrial land.