The town ZBA chair noted how his hometown’s restrictive zoning turned it from a middle-class community to one that’s difficult to afford – something, he said the 40B law was intended to prevent.
A Middlesex Superior Court judge supported The Hanover Co.’s seven-year-long attempt to build a 180-unit apartment complex in Weston.
Redevelopment of a former Waltham hotel and restaurant property as 340 apartments received approval following debates over affordability levels and the potential for an appeal to a state board.
Developer Copper Mill released three alternate designs for its Davis Square housing tower following pushback from some neighborhood residents and state officials.
Developer Kennedy Wilson Multifamily acquired a 5.8-acre site in Newton for $23.1 million and received construction financing for a 184-unit apartment complex.
Developer Copper Mill will present alternate designs for its 26-story apartment tower in Somerville’s Davis Square as it prepares to seek approval for the project.
A 25-story tower containing 502 apartments would help reverse the decline of Somerville’ Davis Square, developer Copper Mill states in its initial development application for the $260 million project.
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.
Construction is ramping up for the first in a series of developments that could add nearly 1,100 apartments near Wellington Circle.
The Davis Companies accelerated its multifamily housing pipeline with redevelopment of an industrial site as 289 apartments and townhouse-style residences.
Apartment developer Mill Creek closed on a $97.6 million construction loan and acquired a Medford industrial property for $20.5 million where it has approval for a Chapter 40B development.
Wood Partners is joining a growing list of national developers seeking to build large-scale multifamily housing in Boston suburbs under the Chapter 40B affordable housing law.
A cluster of new 40B development proposals highlight how this 56-year-old state law could be an important tool as landlords explore alternative uses for suburban office and lab sites.
After reducing the project size last year in an attempt to appease neighbors, developer City Realty Group will pursue approval of a 738-unit development in Brookline under the state’s Chapter 40B zoning law.
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.
A Healey administration commission has floated two ways to the state’s most successful housing production law to date even more successful and extend its lifespan.
An industrial property near Route 128 would be redeveloped as a 369-unit apartment complex under plans set to be reviewed by Waltham officials this week.
A proposed apartment complex dubbed the “Weston Whopper” by opponents should be approved under Massachusetts Chapter 40B housing law, according to a state panel that dismissed Weston officials’ objections to the project.
Multifamily developer Mill Creek Residential is seeking to expand its portfolio in the Wellington Circle area by replacing a vacant commercial property with a 350-unit apartment complex.
Development proposals could bring 400 housing units to the resort-like estate of the late Yankee Candle Co. founder Michael J. Kittredge in western Massachusetts.
