October
8
2011
SUDBURY --- The town's Zoning Board of Appeals has begun to have public hearings on Westborough-based Moss Development's comprehensive permit (40B) application to build 120 mixed-income rental apartments on the Johnson Farm property.
October
8
2011
HANOVER --- An official groundbreaking ceremony was held recently to mark the start of an $11.5 million affordable housing development that will result in 66 affordable rental apartments for seniors. The 40B development, called Barstow Village, is being developed by the Archdiocese of Boston's Planning Office for Urban Affairs. It is being built on 6.6 acres of town-owned land next to one of the town's housing authority developments.
October
7
2011
LEXINGTON --- In response to recommendations that the town-owned, eight-acre Busa Farm be used for community farming and some affordable housing, a petition drive has begun asking that development on the site be limited to two units.
October
6
2011
SWAMPSCOTT --- The town's Building Oversight Committee will recommend to selectmen a developer's plan to build 19 homes on the former Temple Israel site instead of B'nai B'rith's proposal to build 64 units of elderly housing.
October
4
2011
WILLIAMSTOWN --- After flood waters from Hurricane Irene wiped out much of a trailer park and rendered over 200 homes unfit for occupancy, Williamstown is eyeballing four sites as possibilities for affordable housing development.
October
4
2011
MIDDLEBORO --- After two years of seeking permits, the Heritage Companies are ready to move forward with the renovation of the historic 19th century Winthrop-Atkins Mill Complex into a 71-unit apartment complex that will include some affordable units and an office building.