Housing Headlines

BOSTON --- A plan to turn an Egleston Square auto shop, garage and plumbing building into three buildings with a market-rate mixed-use development with 76 residential units has drawn resident concerns about parking, affordability and the size of the buildings.

BOSTON --- A feature story on a Boston man who is moving from a shelter into permanent housing developed by the Pine Street Inn notes that the nonprofit now manages more permanent than temporary beds.

MALDEN --- Residents around the former Malden Hospital site made it clear at a recent community meeting that they don't like a developer's plan to build 375 units and instead indicated a preference for mostly green space, passive recreation areas and some moderate-income housing.

WESTWOOD --- In addition to all the retail that will be opening, the new University Station development near the Westwood commuter rail stop will also see 350 one- and two-bedroom apartments start leasing this spring, with 69 of those units considered affordable.

PLYMOUTH ---A former industrial site at the Plymouth waterfront that was taken over and cleaned up by the Plymouth Redevelopment Authority will be redeveloped in 42 units by Southern Dunes LLC., an affiliate of Karsten Company. Four of the units will be affordable in compliance with the town's inclusionary zoning bylaw.

NORWOOD --- In an effort to gain control over Ch. 40B developments by proving that 1.5 percent of its developable land is being used for affordable housing, the town's 1.5 Percent Task Force is seeking land donations so it can convert private land to public land, thus reducing the amount of land that would be considered developable.