Housing Headlines

MATTAPAN ---- Four proposals have been submitted to the city of Boston by development teams eager to build a mix of housing and retail on the site of a long-empty Mattapan car dealership, which is located close to a planned new station for the new Fairmount Commuter Rail Line.

AMHERST --- State and local leaders gathered with residents recently to announce that the sale of the 204-unit Rolling Green apartment complex will not result in a loss of affordable units as a mix of state and local funding will combine to keep the 41 affordable units affordable in perpetuity.

WATERTOWN --- The Watertown Town Council has voted to strengthen its inclusionary zoning bylaw, upping the number of affordable units that must be included in a project from 10 to 12.5 percent.

WAYLAND --- A developer's bid to comply with the town's inclusionary zoning bylaw by building affordable units on another site rather than on a residential site with million dollar homes has met with stiff opposition from neighbors, who feel that portion of town already has its share of low-cost housing.

SUDBURY --- With Raytheon set to close its Rte. 20 plant by 2016, town officials have signaled that they wouldn't mind seeing the site turned into an affordable housing development to help the town get closer to having 10 percent of its units considered affordable.

TOWNSEND --- With 24 rental apartments completed and rented within 30 days, the developers of the Ch. 40B Turnpike Village apartment complex say the 24-unit second phase will be completed and ready for occupancy by Jan. 2015.