Housing Headlines

NEEDHAM --- Charles River Landing will include 300 one and two-bedroom apartments inside a mix of retail and commercial space, in an effort to attract young professionals to live in this mixed-income development.

BOSTON --- Tenants of a low-income building in Chinatown have submitted a proposal to purchase the property for $2.4 million and hope to sign an agreement to make the units permanently affordable.

BOSTON --- Harvard University has released a 50-year multi-billion dollar master plan detailing its vision to expand its facilities and housing between Western Avenue and Soldier's Field Road in Allston.

WINCHESTER --- Upcoming elections will decide whether the town raises taxes to purchase land and prevent the development of Winchester Farms. Residents have expressed concern about the potential tax hikes that will ensue from this election along with two others that are under consideration, including one to implement the Community Preservation Act.

COHASSET --- At a meeting held in the town library, residents expressed their opposition to the Housing Partnership's announcement of preliminary plans to convert a former hospital into 7 units of housing in a 'friendly 40B' effort.

WESTFORD --- Residents have voted not to raise taxes to buy land from a developer who, as a result of the vote, can now go forward with his bid to build a 248-unit affordable housing effort.