Housing Headlines

WORCESTER --- Reporter Cyrus Moulton takes a deep dive into Worcester's downtown building boom, exploring the market appetite for downtown market rate housing and what impact the 1,000 new or rehabbed downtown units could have on surrounding neighborhoods characterized by older two- and three-family properties.

FRAMINGHAM --- After years of groundwork to spur new development, Framingham is once again in the middle of a residential building boom, especially downtown, where 470 luxury units are being planned and a longtime property owner talking about two projects that would add 171 more units of housing.

FALMOUTH --- A developer's bid to get a Ch. 40B comprehensive land permit to build 28 mixed-income homes on 4.9 acres continues to draw criticism from residents and Zoning Board of Appeals members, with the chair asking the developers of Little Pond Village off Alma Road to reduce the size of the project.

WELLESLEY --- Residents continue to voice concerns over the size a proposal that would turn a 1.5 acre Delanson Circle site near the Wellesley MBTA station into 90 apartments, 18 of which would be affordable. (Note: MHP provided developer Victor Sheen with a Project Eligibility Letter, which a developer needs to apply to the town for a Ch. 40B comprehensive land-use permit).

YARMOUTH --- With developers having already secured permitting and funding to redevelop the Cavalier Motel into housing, selectmen moved to position a second Rt. 28 motel site for more housing, voting 3-2 to support Commonwealth Community Developers' efforts to pursue permits and funding for a 40-unit affordable housing plan for the former Yarmouth Gardens Motor Lodge.

WAYLAND --- In response to feedback from residents and town officials, Eden Management has revised its 60-unit plan, going from three to four stories in an L shape so that the structure is farther away from Pine Brook. The developers are seeking a Ch. 40B comprehensive land use permit to build the housing since the land is not zoned for multifamily. The ZBA plans to take up the project again on Jan. 25 at Wayland High School.