June
8
2010
SPRINGFIELD - Three family housing projects managed by the Springfield Housing Authority will get a $15 million makeover to prepare for new ownership by the federal government.
June
7
2010
WORCESTER --- Communities in the Worcester area are taking various steps to preserve energy and the City of Worcester included in its plan $300,000 to help buyers of foreclosed properties make their new homes more energy efficient.
June
4
2010
BRIGHTON --- Hera Development Corporation recently submitted plans to the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) to construct a mixed-use project on a site bordered by Market, Vineland, and North Beacon Street. The proposed development would include 122 apartments, 219 parking spaces, a 4,700 square foot day care center and 20,400 square feet of commercial space.
June
3
2010
BOSTON --- Writing for the Boston Globe editorial page, Harvard University's Edward Glaeser outlines the similarities between Atlanta and Boston and says that the two cities are in competition for young workers in popular growth industries like life sciences. To attract young workers, Glaeser says the greater Boston area must continue to "provide the education, quality of life, and affordable homes."
June
3
2010
WORCESTER --- The Housing Authority recently celebrated the positive outcomes of a $20 million makeover to the Great Brook Valley complex. Improvements included the addition of shrubbery, two tot lots for small children to play in, and the conversion of eleven existing units into nine handicapped accessible units.
June
3
2010
SPRINGFIELD --- The city recently celebrated work currently happening to physically reconstruct State Street with help from $14 million in federal funds and $3 million in funds from the state. One aspect of this reconstruction is the planned reuse of the former Springfield School Department Building at 195 State Street into market-rate rental units or condominiums.