Housing Headlines

SWAMPSCOTT --- Cognizant of the town's need for affordable housing, selectmen are openly discussing entertaining development proposals that would convert the former senior center on Burrill Street into three units of affordable housing.

EASTHAMPTON --- A nonprofit housing organization claims its request for a special permit to build 37 affordable rental units has been "contructively granted" after the the Easthampton Planning Board took more than the required 90 days to issue its denial following the conclusion of public hearings.

REVERE --- The future Wonderland Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is getting the hurry up this month, as developer Joe DiGangi and Mayor Tom Ambrosino are pushing to start the residential phase and have 195 apartments built and ready to be leased by April, 2013.

CAMBRIDGE --- Concerned residents at Craigie Arms have reason to be hopeful after local non-profit Homeowners Rehab, Inc., confirmed it has reached an initial agreement to purchase the 50-unit affordable housing building and maintain its affordability.

LEOMINSTER --- The executive director of the Leominster Housing Authority says that the market for rental housing is beginning to tighten up again.

ARLINGTON --- The Housing Corporation of Arlington is set to begin the renovation of three apartment buildings on Massachusetts Avenue. After renovation, the buildings will consist of six studio apartments, 17 one-bedroom apartments, and nine two-bedroom apartments for a total of 32 affordable rental units. The $9 million project is being funded through a mix of private and public funding with about 10 percent of funding coming from federal Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).