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The Hidden Massachusetts Town Where Renters Are Living Large For Under $900 A Month

Your rent check could be a lot smaller if you’d just drive about an hour and a half west of Boston. Athol, Massachusetts has been quietly sitting in Worcester County, waiting for people to notice that living here doesn’t require selling a kidney. Let’s start with the basics,...

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255 apartments units proposed for former Worcester supermarket site

WORCESTER – After two decades of speculation over the future of a large Mill Street lot across from Coes Reservoir, the owner has come forward with plans to build a housing complex with 255 units across seven buildings. The lot at 195 Mill St. was once home to the Big D chain and Price Chopper. The property has remained vacant for two decades after the grocery stores left, with the 32,000-square-foot building they left behind deteriorating into an eyesore and a significant topic of conversation during past election years. The building was torn down in October 2023 by the owner Worcester Mill LLC, a holding company that is part of Plaza Properties, which redeveloped the Lincoln Plaza shopping center. The company is headed by Sam Adams, whose family formerly owned the Big D supermarket chain. Blueprints Worcester Mill LLC submitted with the Zoning Board of Appeals show three five-story buildings and four four-story buildings. The 255 units will include studios, one-bedroom and two-bedroom apartments. The plans also include 389 total parking spaces, including 85 compact spaces, 39 electrical vehicle spaces, 39 electrical vehicle-ready spaces and 16 accessible spaces. The owners will appear in front of the Zoning Board of Appeals

Worcester, MA · 3d

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Massachusetts condo owners lose homes, then get demolition bills up to $244,000 each

"There is a strong sense of not being in control."

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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Looks like starter homes will remain in illegal in much of Massachusetts

In Wellesley, Massachusetts, it is basically illegal to build a starter home, and it looks like it will stay that way. The voters of Massachusetts appear to have rejected a measure that would have overridden local laws that ban modest lots. This sounds like an arcane battle between state law and local zoning regulations, but […]

Wellesley, MA · 2d

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Multi-family housing pipeline starting to flow

There are a half dozen non-single-family housing projects in the Needham construction pipeline that could boost the town’s current inventory of approximately 2,000 multi-family units — more than 1,400 of which are classified as affordable. The rental market potentially provides refuge from Needham’s almost non-existent starter home supply,...

Needham, MA · 2d

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Julia Child’s Cambridge home sells for over asking ‘in a hot minute’

The home of famed chef Julia Child, a staple of the Cambridge area where she lived for 40 years, has officially sold. Julia Child’s former Cambridge home sold for $6.525 million — $50,000 over the asking price — after only a handful of days on the market.

Cambridge, MA · 1d

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MBTA Opens Door to Redevelop Lynn's 948-Space Downtown Garage

The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has issued a request for qualifications for the long-awaited redevelopment of its downtown Lynn garage, kicking off what officials describe as a two-stage process to find a partner for the 3.6-acre site. The five-story structure, which opened in 1992 and holds 948 parking spaces, has been partially closed since 2022 over safety concerns, with only about 350 spaces currently available for use.

Lynn, MA · 3d

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Homeowners 65 and older in Polk County, Fla., DeSoto County, Miss., and Boston have March 1 and April 1 deadlines to claim 2027 senior property tax exemptions

Homeowners 65 and older in Polk County, Florida, DeSoto County, Mississippi, and Boston can cut their 2027 property tax bills with senior exemptions, but each program has a filing cutoff. Florida’s Polk County wants paperwork by March 1, while DeSoto County and Boston close their windows April 1. The Florida break can take up to […]

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Providence’s Pro-Housing Mayor Vetoed Rent Control. Then, He Lost Re-Election.

David Morales’ 81 to 17 percent victory on Tuesday over Republican Dave Talan to be the new mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, was almost a foregone conclusion. Providence hasn’t elected a Republican since Buddy Cianci’s first term in 1974. But the 28-year-old Democratic Socialist’s win over incumbent...

Providence, RI · 2d

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Last session tonight to weigh in on Heights Business District plan

Current business district proposal would allow buildings up to six stories and zero parking as incentives for developers. The latest proposal for the Heights Business District offers “public benefit incentives,” which are conditional bonuses for developers. Developers can build up to six stories if they offer a public...

Arlington, MA · 1d

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Massachusetts voters split on Question 7 that would reduce minimum lot size

The measure would allow​ single-family homes to be built on a minimum 5,000 sq. ft. lot.

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Ipswich couple earns Rebecca R. Gibbs community service award

The Rebecca R. Gibbs Memorial Charitable Fund presented its sixth annual Outstanding Community Service Award to Alexis Surpitski-McIntyre and Joe Perna at 10:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, at Ascension Memorial Church, according to a news release from the fund’s board. The board said the award recognizes Surpitski-McIntyre’s efforts to...

Ipswich, MA · 2d

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Hersha Hotels Divests Boston Home2Suites Property

JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group arranged the sale of Home2 Suites Boston South Bay, a 130-suite, 76,398-square-foot extended-stay hotel located at 15 Jan Karski Way in Boston. The buyer and sale price were not disclosed. Senior managing director Alan Suzuki and managing director Matthew Enright, along with associate Alexa Amorosino, represented the seller, Hersha Hotels & Resorts.

Boston, MA · 2d

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New residential developments get planning board okay

The Chelsea Planning Board recommended the approval of several residential apartment developments at its regular meeting last week. The board recommended approval of the special permits for the revised plans for the former Russo Tux and Limo site at 320 Revere Beach Parkway. The major site plan review for the project was also approved by the planning board.

Chelsea, MA · 1d

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We need to save our naturally occurring affordable homes

Everyone agrees we need a lot more housing in Massachusetts. We’re spending billions of dollars and passing laws such as the Affordable Homes Act and the MBTA Communities Act, hoping to create that housing. But we’re losing housing for low- and moderate-income people at the same time. This chart...

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Select Board votes unanimously to appoint new town administrator

After interviewing three finalists for an hour each, the Select Board voted to appoint Kevin Harutunian as Marblehead’s next town administrator, pending references check and contract negotiations. Harutunian is the current town administrator in Topsfield. “He’s the right person at the right time for Marblehead,” Select Board Chair Dan...

Marblehead, MA · 1d

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The Griffith Pepdjonovic Group of Marcus & Millichap arrange $8.875 million multifamily sale

Boston, MA Marcus & Millichap, a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, has completed the sale of 15 Euston Rd., a 24-unit multifamily property in the city’s Brighton neighborhood. The asset sold for $8.875 million. “Brighton is one of the...

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Zoning Board approves plans for four single-family homes on Ridge Rd.

The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) held its regular monthly meeting last Wednesday, October 28, in the City Councillor Joseph A. DelGrosso City Council Chamber. On hand for the session were chair Michael Tucker and fellow members John Lopes, James O’Brien, Aklog Limeneh, and Arthur Pelton. The first...

Revere, MA · 2d

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Marblehead bucks housing ballot question

A proposal to reduce minimum lot sizes for single-family homes fell short in every Marblehead precinct Tuesday. As of Wednesday at 1 p.m., Massachusetts voters had split almost exactly in half with 80 percent of the ballots tallied. Question 7 received 5,667 no votes and 4,730 yes votes in Marblehead,...

Marblehead, MA · 1d

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Bethany Hill Place welcomes 6 new board members and announces board leadership

Bethany Hill Place, a Framingham nonprofit providing affordable housing combined with supportive and educational programming to individuals and families, has welcomed six new members to its Board of Trustees. The new board members bring a broad range of expertise in finance, business leadership, healthcare, education, technology, nonprofit management, and community engagement.

Framingham, MA · 1d

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