40B Proposal Under Review at Long-Vacant Winchester Site
A 60-unit apartment complex is under review for a Winchester property that previously prompted a court battle with neighbors over plans for a CVS Pharmacy.
Auchincloss Floats 40B Reform to Fix Housing Crunch
The state will have to take “more muscular action” to facilitate construction of hundreds of thousands of new housing units in the next decade to meet demand, according to Newton Congressman Jake Auchincloss.
Let’s Fix Massachusetts’ Flawed Affordable Housing Formula
An online dashboard that tracks up-to-date totals of income-restricted units in each community would provide a more accurate picture of Massachusetts’ housing market
Arlington Has a Funny Way of Caring About Affordable Housing
While officials in the deep-blue town in the shadow of Cambridge are adept at spouting platitudes about the need for affordable housing, their actions show otherwise as their battle against a Chapter 40B proposal approaches its seventh year.
Brookline Changes Affordable Housing Lottery to Increase Diversity
The town of Brookline will drastically reduce its local preference lottery applicant percentage from 70 percent to 25 in an effort to reach a more diverse roster of applicants.
Raynham Mixed-Income Complex Lands Construction Financing
A 60-unit apartment complex in Raynham is moving forward thanks to an $8.7 million permanent loan from the Massachusetts Housing Partnership.
Weston Hits New Low with Campaign Against Multifamily Project
The real outrage is this: In the midst of a regional and national housing crisis, NIMBY jerks in upscale communities like Weston are hell bent on demonizing multifamily housing and the people who live in it.
Smart Growth Zoning Falls Short of Expectations
According to DCHD records, 42 cities and towns have now adopted smart growth zoning, covering over 2,300 acres which can accommodate 22,213 dwelling units. But so far only about 3,750 dwelling units have been built or permitted, an increase of about 1,250 units since 2014.
Mill Creek Proposes 400-Unit Complex in Medford
Multifamily developer Mill Creek Residential is seeking to redevelop a Mystic Valley Parkway property with a 400-unit apartment complex.
Some Suburbs Forget Fixing Housing Market is a Team Effort
Some affluent suburbs like Weston are trying to use age-restricted Chapter 40B affordable housing developments to gain “safe harbor” from the law without helping change the dynamics of the regional real estate market.
NIMBY Strikes Again on Nantucket
While engaging in the most rapacious forms of profit mongering are apparently fine off-island, Nantucket apparently has a very different code for what’s allowable on this playpen for the fabulously rich.
Cities And Towns Approach 40B Requirements
An unlikely coalition of housing activists and business leaders fought tooth and nail to save the state’s controversial affordable housing law when it was challenged in a referendum a few years back.
