Housing Headlines

SOMERVILLE --- A spokesman for a development company that plans to build 1,000 units of housing at Assembly Square by 2017 said the number of units could be reduced by nearly half if the city passes a zoning law that ups the inclusionary zoning requirement for that area from 12.5 to 20 percent.

WORCESTER --- Capital Group Properties has agreed to work with the town on a Local Initiative Program application that will yield a mixed-use project that will include 150 apartments for seniors, commercial space and some single-family residential homes.

BOSTON --- A plan to turn an Egleston Square auto shop, garage and plumbing building into three buildings with a market-rate mixed-use development with 76 residential units has drawn resident concerns about parking, affordability and the size of the buildings.

BOSTON --- A feature story on a Boston man who is moving from a shelter into permanent housing developed by the Pine Street Inn notes that the nonprofit now manages more permanent than temporary beds.

MALDEN --- Residents around the former Malden Hospital site made it clear at a recent community meeting that they don't like a developer's plan to build 375 units and instead indicated a preference for mostly green space, passive recreation areas and some moderate-income housing.

WESTWOOD --- In addition to all the retail that will be opening, the new University Station development near the Westwood commuter rail stop will also see 350 one- and two-bedroom apartments start leasing this spring, with 69 of those units considered affordable.