Housing Headlines

FALL RIVER --- The Planning Department will hold a public meeting soon to identify southern sections of the city that could qualify for the state's Housing Development Incentive Program, which provides incentives to gateway cities to build market-rate housing. Of particular interest is the city-owned King Philip Mill, which the city has been trying to sell for years.

CHELSEA --- At the first of several working group meetings, residents seemed excited to be a part of the planning of the $100 million redevelopment of 96 public housing units and the addition of 222 mixed-income units at the Innes Public Housing on Central Avenue by the development team of Corcoran and Sun/Cal.

SUDBURY - Construction on a small three-unit affordable housing complex on Maynard Road has stalled, now that Enterprise Bank has scheduled a foreclosure auction on the property after the developer presumably stopped making payments on the construction loan.

FALMOUTH --- Members of the Planning Board didn't mince words over their concerns about a 104-unit proposal, saying the building is too big for Main Street. Developers proposed the 40B last year after the town rejected its bid to construct a Marriott hotel.

LYNN --- Using a combination of public funds and financing from East Boston Savings Bank, the Lynn Housing Authority and a private developer celebrated the renovation of two buildings on Sagamore St. into 12 units of mixed-income housing.

BOSTON --- Lincoln Property Co. has asked the city to reduce the number of affordable units in its 304-unit mixed-use development from 40 to 22, instead offering to pay $4 million into the city's housing trust fund. Advocates have criticized the move, saying letting developers opt out of creating affordable housing is pushing longtime residents out of neighborhoods.