June
22
2009
SALEM --- The North Shore Home Consortium recently awarded the Salem Mission $200,000 for its new housing project, the conversion of a former church into 20 studio apartments for the homeless. This is the first major award for the project which is expected to cost more than $3 million.
June
22
2009
BARNSTABLE --- The town housing authority recently presented a plan to residents to build 12 units of affordable housing at 70 Stage Coach Road. The units will be contained in three two-story buildings, with one- and two-bedroom rental apartments. Sandee Perry, the housing authority's executive director, noted that potential renters would include "small families, young folks starting out, [and] older folks on fixed incomes." The housing authority is currently seeking a comprehensive permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals for the project.
June
17
2009
BOSTON --- Longtime Boston developer Arthur Winn recently announced his retirement. Winn's son Gilbert and managing partner Lawrence Curtis will take over the business starting this month.
June
17
2009
CONCORD --- Trammel Crow Residential developers are struggling to find investors for a large 40B apartment complex, raising concerns among town officials that construction will not begin in time to stave off other developments. Of the 350 rental units, 88 would be designated as affordable for lower-income renters. If Trammel Crow does not take out a building permit by November, a year from when the project received approval from the town, the state will no longer count the 350 proposed units towards Concord's 10 percent affordable housing.
June
4
2009
LENOX --- LD Associates developers recently submitted a proposal to the town for the construction of several three-story buildings consisting of 75 condominium units on undeveloped land behind the Aspinwell shops. The developers plan to designate 10 percent of the two-bedroom units as affordable, to be priced around $160,000.
June
4
2009
BOSTON --- The Boston Redevelopment Authority's board recently approved a project change for the $21 million Cheriton Heights project in West Roxbury. The complex will now consist of a six-story building with 70 affordable elderly rental units with construction expected to begin in December.