Prime Group wants to redevelop more than half its Shetland Park property into high-end and affordable housing. City officials are debating whether it has responsibility to deter displacement next door.
The legislation aims at homes with at least three bedrooms no bigger than 1,850 square feet – in a bid to make homeownership more affordable.
Construction of a 304-unit apartment complex has begun in a North Attleborough neighborhood designated as a smart growth district.
The town of Middleborough is challenging state regulations that would put it out of compliance with the MBTA Communities law.
The Smart Growth Zoning and Housing Production Act, also known as Chapter 40R, has had mixed results. But the Boston suburb of Reading has embraced embraced it, with positive outcomes.
A new analysis shows what’s at stake under Massachusetts’ transit-oriented zoning reform, potentially opening up nearly 31,000 acres near MBTA stations in Greater Boston for multifamily development.
The MBTA’s proposed slimmed-down service menu for 2021 could cause indigestion for downtown Boston office landlords, discourage multifamily development near commuter rail stations and widen social inequities in accessing reliable transportation, real estate industry and economic development sources predict.
A new Brookings-Boston Foundation report goes beyond bemoaning the sorry state of housing affordability in Boston and other similarly fast-growing cities around the country to propose a truly bold measure.
John Hancock Life Insurance is seeking to build a 350-unit apartment complex as part of a smart-growth makeover for its 26-acre Wellesley Office Park near the junction of Routes 9 and 128.
A North Andover developer is kicking off permitting for a 84-unit apartment complex steps from the MBTA’s Newburyport commuter rail station.
A $46-million mill redevelopment by Boston-based Trinity Financial has delivered 102 units of mixed-income housing to Lawrence’s Arlington Mills district.
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.
