Housing Headlines

NORTH ANDOVER --- As the town looks to meet the 10 percent affordable housing requirement, it has submitted a smart growth proposal which will invigorate the town with a mixed-use district and prevent developers from pursuing 40B developments.

WILMINGTON --- The 108-unit Crystal Commons 40B development may now move forward, as a judge has dismissed an appeal of the effort's approval which had been submitted by two local residents in May.

BOSTON --- A UMass Boston study reports that minority-headed households continue to face the highest risk of foreclosure and that they have a tougher time than whites in juggling housing costs with other everyday expenses. ... Boston Globe, Dec. 14, 2006

NORTHAMPTON --- The Village at Hospital Hill effort has received over $85 million in state and federal funding and tax credits, and will include a mix of commercial, industrial, and residential space, including 207 units of mixed-income housing.

ARLINGTON --- The city manager has called for a second land appraisal to be performed on a parcel that developers hope to designate as a 40B effort, saying that earlier estimates may be too high.

AMHERST --- The Housing Partnership has decided to move forward with plans to develop 38 units of affordable housing on town-owned land, but the units will be available for sale rather than rented.