Housing Headlines

FRAMINGHAM --- As the group charged with crafting a housing plan prepares to release the document to the public, some members of the citizen advisory committee have protested that it is too vague and focuses too heavily on affordable housing.

SALEM --- The Salem Point community is divided as many look forward to a $26 million development that would rehabilitate an old church into 97 units of rental housing and condominiums, with 45 percent of them affordable, but some senior citizens resist the plans which would relocate the local senior center to the ground floor of the property.

WESTFORD --- Selectmen and town members wait for developers to answer their questions about the three different 40B proposals that have been submitted in town.

NORTHAMPTON --- Smith College and the town of Northampton gathered to celebrate the grand-opening of 16 affordable units, including 14 single-occupancy residences, located in proximity to the Smith College campus.

ANDOVER --- The preservation of 55 units of affordable housing is at risk, after the apartments, which are part of a larger 220-unit development, have been put on the market. If sold, the loss of these affordable units will place Andover below the 10 percent affordable housing threshold, making it subject to 40B development proposals.

LINCOLN --- The town has approved a rezoning proposal in preparation for plans to build a 197-unit senior living community.