Housing Headlines

WALTHAM - Development along Watertown's Pleasant Street development zone may soon bleed into Waltham, as developers are looking to build a 200-unit apartment complex. Attorney Josh Davis --- representing developer TC Saracen, LLC --- told the city council recently that the proposed apartment complex would include seven studios, 107 one-bedroom apartments, 82 two-bedroom apartments, and four three-bedroom units, with 10 percent of the units affordable. The project would be built within the city's Riverfront Overlay District, which is near the Charles River.

SUDBURY - Nearly a year after submitting an application, a Southborough developer obtained a permit last week to build a condominium complex on Rte. 20. The 40B project, called Landham Crossing, will consist of 31 condos, eight of which will be designated as affordable housing, said Ben Stevens, owner of Trask Development.

MANSFIELD - Selectmen this week voted to renew the town's membership in the Greater Attleboro Taunton Home Consortium on July 1 to allow local developers to apply for federal affordable housing funds.

BARNSTABLE --- An online directory geared to connecting homeless families with available units and grant funds from the Fireman Foundation to support employment opportunities are two highlight's of Cape Cod's new plan to confront homelessness.

BOSTON --- National Development recently presented a revised plan to turn the former Boston Herald building into a mixed-use project bringing apartments, a supermarket, restaurants, and a mini-park to the neighborhood. Under the current proposal National Development would construct four buildings, containing 471 apartment units, with below-grade parking for residents. If the city approves of the proposal, demolition could begin by the end of the year with construction starting in January 2013.

REHOBOTH - Town Administrator Jeff Ritter announced at the Board of Selectmen meeting recently that the town is looking into turning the old Anawan School into approximately 35 to 50 units of affordable housing for seniors and veterans. Rehoboth is a town with a population of just under 12,000 located just southwest of Taunton.