While city officials must still shepherd their 600-unit development vision near Attleboro’s commuter rail station to fruition, a wave of new housing projects in recent years is fueling multifamily momentum.
The draft guidelines are less than 72 hours old, but already housing advocates and scholars are calling rules implementing a year-old transit-oriented zoning law a major victory in the fight against Massachusetts’ housing crisis.
The state Department of Housing and Community Development has finally released a package of draft guidelines implementing one of the most consequential elements of the Housing Choice law passed in early January.
The MBTA will postpone the opening of a Green Line Extension stop in Somerville by three months, and the already-delayed May 2022 goal for the remainder of the megaproject may also run into issues, officials announced Thursday.
Land near the under-construction Ball Square Station could become a target for mixed-use real estate projects featuring transit access as a focal point, but talks about the development will not take place until well after it opens.
If passed, President Joe Biden’s new, proposed $2 trillion infrastructure package could help jump-start a handful of long-sought transit projects in Massachusetts but it won’t transform the state overnight, advocates say.
A range of changes were made when Gov. Charlie Baker signed a series of zoning and land use reforms into law this month – including more than you may realize.
Acting quickly on a bill Gov. Charlie Baker signed last month, state officials this week released preliminary guidance applicable in dozens of municipalities that face a new multifamily housing requirement.
The realities of a fast-approaching post-pandemic world present opportunities for unleashing the commercial real estate potential of Gateway Cities like Lawrence, Springfield, Brockton and Pittsfield through transformative transit-oriented development
We have been eyeing Quincy for a number of years and ironically, the northern portion that provides the closest access to Boston has also been the most overlooked.
Increasing both the number and types of homes available across the state is a key component to ensuring that the state remains inclusive and thriving. A new law offers hope we will be able to do just that.
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.
Gov. Charlie Baker on Thursday signed legislation spreading $626 million around the economy over the next five years and making it easier to build new housing, an area where Massachusetts has lagged behind other states, while rejecting tenant protections in the bill.
Local officials and developers are certain the city’s mix of lower land prices and close transit connection to downtown Boston will continue to accelerate growth downtown.
A passenger rail expansion to western Massachusetts could attract 278,000 to 469,000 riders per year at a cost ranging between $2.4 billion and $4.6 billion, but the long-sought project will find it very difficult to attract federal funding, a new analysis says.
A serious conversation is starting about how the MBTA might adapt if ridership remains low for the extended future. And the business community and riders have an opportunity to establish new and better goals for public transit in the process.
Sprawling waterfront development parcels and a transit-friendly downtown have proven to be powerful lures for projects in Lynn, attracting institutional investors and interest from national developers.
The Haverhill city council this month authorized the $1 million sale of a 4.8-acre parcel on the Merrimack River for a transit-oriented development.
Construction is expected to begin this spring on a landmark project that will change the view for Massachusetts Turnpike commuters and Newbury Street pedestrians alike, and on which Samuels & Assoc.’s Abe Menzin has played a key part.
A one-story brick warehouse in Allston could get replaced with a 97,287-square-foot development
