First-term Somerville Mayor Jake Wilson welcomed the sight of a construction crane in Winter Hill, signaling progress on one of the city’s most prominent and formerly dormant building sites: the former Star Market property. Wilson was less committed to supporting construction of a 24-story apartment tower across town in Davis Square, however.
Boston-based developer Copper Mill allegedly defaulted on a loan used to buy a Chatham inn and sold the property to avoid paying back its debt, a lawsuit claims.
Developer Copper Mill released three alternate designs for its Davis Square housing tower following pushback from some neighborhood residents and state officials.
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.
The debate over a potential high-rise apartment tower in Davis Square entered the Somerville mayoral race heading into Tuesday’s election as finalist Jake Wilson stated his opposition to the project.
Copper Mill, founded in 2023 by former Scape North America CEO Andrew Flynn, has floated plans that could total approximately 2,000 units at notable properties from Brockton to Somerville.
The developer of a large apartment complex in the Fenway is proposing the first office-to-residential conversion in Boston’s North End, a project that would create 57 apartments near North Station.
