Housing Headlines

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.

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.

ALLSTON --- Harvard University and Charlesview Inc., a non-profit developer, move towards a land-exchange agreement that will allow Harvard to extend their campus while giving Charlesview additional land on a new site that will allow them to increase their affordable housing stock.

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.

AMESBURY --- The town has passed a bylaw to increase its housing stock by preserving historic buildings such as barns and carriage houses as affordable housing units.

CANTON --- A judge has ruled that the town can reject a developer's 40B proposal because although they have not reached the required 10 percent, the town already approved another proposal which, when built, will boost them over the quota. An appeal of the decision is expected.