State Land for Homes Is No Silver Bullet
Massachusetts’ program can help show localities what’s possible, but stronger carrots and sticks are needed to get the real prize: developing municipally-owned parcels.
Housing Developers Sought for Courthouse Project
A 100-year-old courthouse in downtown Lowell is being offered to developers in the latest disposition under a program to turn dormant state properties into multifamily housing.
State Offers Five Housing Development Sites at Auction
The Sept. 10 auction is an early test of Gov. Maura Healey’s new program to accelerate disposition of underutilized state land for housing production.
MBTA Seeks to Fix Fatal Flaw in Its Real Estate
The MBTA owns prime locations for real estate development but efforts to build on them have a history of lengthy delays and missed opportunities. Could that be changing?
Prison Closures Offer Great Opportunities for More Housing
Gov. Maura Healey has promised to “go big” on housing as he pushes a multibillion-dollar spending plan. But three big pieces of disused or soon-to-be-disused state property show she’s got more work to do in that regard.
Healey Heeds the Housing Call
In a break from Gov. Charlie Baker’s approach, Governor-elect Maura Healey has vowed to give housing developers top priority as the state seeks to accelerate surplus property sales in the new administration.
MassDOT Real Estate Management Lacking, Audit Finds
MassDOT does a poor job of managing its extensive real estate assets, including leasing and sales operations, and must hire many key staff to improve its efforts, an audit found.
