Housing Headlines

BOSTON --- The Sampan newspaper answers questions in response to concerns raised by Chinatown residents who fear that the impending sale of a 214-unit low-income apartment building may displace one-ninth of the area's residents.

GROTON --- Despite having met their housing goals for the year, town planners will create a long-term housing plan to maintain control over future development efforts.

METHUEN --- In an effort to prevent 40B plans from being submitted, city planners are working with developers who have a purchase agreement for six acres of land, to shape a housing proposal that will be compatible with the city's housing goals.

LOWELL --- Following financial delays and controversy, developers say they are now ready to begin construction on the former Julian Steele housing complex, which will be reinvented into a 180-unit, mixed market-rate and affordable housing effort.

WAYLAND --- An interviewing committee has narrowed the selection to four proposals for the development of a former Nike factory into a 16-unit affordable housing development.

WALTHAM --- City councilors hope the mayor will accept the bid for a developer to convert an old school into affordable housing units, while the mayor waits for more proposals to be submitted.