Housing Headlines

SOMERVILLE - The Union Square Citizens Advisory Committee has finished interviewing the 10 companies vying for master developer status and have scheduled meetings for April 2 and 8 to discuss finalists and recommend a master developer. The city's web site has a list of the 10 vying to be designated for this area, which is soon to have a new Green Line transit stop.

HOPKINTON --- Construction was recently completed on a 240-unit apartment complex on the site of the former Weston Nurseries property. The new complex, called Alta Legacy Farms, has 156 one-bedroom apartments and 84 two-bedroom apartments with 60 units reserved as affordable. The development is part of the mixed-use Legacy Farms project, which will include 940 single-family and attached homes, 450,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 500 acres of preserved open space

WELLFLEET --- Information sessions will be held on April 3 & 5 to learn about five affordable condominium units coming on the market later this year. The sessions will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on April 3 and 10:30 a.m. to noon on April 5 at the public library at 55 West Main St. For more information, call 508-487-2426, ext. 4 or email info@chrgroup.net.

LITTLETON --- The ZBA recently approved amendments to a proposed 200-unit housing development plan.. The developer, Omni Properties, will build 144 rental units (36 affordable) and 56 homeownership units (14 affordable) at 15 Great Road. The project will be built in three phases and a lottery to determine residents will be held in the coming weeks.

NORWOOD --- A consultant hired by a private resident to determine whether Norwood has complied with the state's affordable housing law has reportedly found that the town is exempt due to the amount of land that is used for affordable housing. Town officials have received approval from selectmen to sit down with the consultant, Richard Heaton, to compare his findings with the town's data. The town is currently evaluating or anticipating several Ch. 40B proposals.

PITTSFIELD --- With the city's main homeless shelter filled to capacity, a community meeting was held recently to brainstorm how the region can handle the growing number of homeless individuals and families.