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Lawsuit says Gabriel House owner sold condo with termites | Exclusive
FALL RIVER – A homeowner on Brightman Street has filed a lawsuit against former Gabriel House assisted living facility owner Dennis Etzkorn, claiming he sold her a condominium that leaks and is infested with mold and termites. According to filings in Bristol County Superior Court, Francia Toussaint of 160 Brightman St. has sued Etzkorn and one of his corporations, Detyga LLC, alleging the condo she bought from him turned out to be a lemon. Toussaint claims Etzkorn and Detyga “used cosmetic wall-to-wall carpeting and toxic waterproofing ‘Drylock’ masonry paint to intentionally conceal massive, pre-existing structural envelope failures, rotted bedroom subfloors, and active foundation cracking” from her, home inspectors and the mortgage company. She also claims the building has a “dangerous, unpermitted wiring shell” that could cost more than $17,400 to fix. Laying blame: Company accused of giving oxygen to known smoker in Gabriel House fire Demand letters sent to an attorney for Etzkorn and Detyga in 2025 and 2026 request $125,000 to settle all claims due to repairs she’s had to make, breach of contract, negligence, property damage and more. Responses from Etzkorn’s attorney included in the filing defended the company against the claims and said Toussaint is not entitled
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Boston is among the least pet-friendly cities for renters, new Zillow report shows
Advocates at the (MSPCA) say the reality in the state is much less welcoming for pet-owners than even this survey implies. Boston often ranks as a top city by many measures, but according to a recent analysis of Zillow’s rental listings, it’s near the bottom when it comes to being pet-friendly.
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Officials celebrate groundbreaking on 48 affordable homes in Mission Hill
The Mayor’s Office of Housing (MOH) joined DVM Housing Partners, Oxbow Urban, JGE Development, MassHousing, The Trustees of Reservations, local elected officials, and residents recently to break ground on Mission Hill Pathway. This mixed-use development will transform long-vacant City-owned land into 48 income-restricted homes for first-time homebuyers, about 30,000 square feet of recreational and urban agriculture space, and commercial space to support local entrepreneurs.
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2026 Greater Boston Housing Report Card Released by The Boston Foundation
Efforts to expand housing production through legislation and expanded permitting in Massachusetts have helped slow but not reverse the housing cost and supply trends that have made the state especially challenging for renters and homeowners, according to the 2026 Greater Boston Housing Report Card. The report, which was released November...
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Plan for a new apartment building in Coolidge Corner heads to a Town Meeting vote
After months of intense debate, Town Meeting will consider a proposal next week to rezone a parking lot in Coolidge Corner to make way for a 96-unit apartment building. Nordblom Company has proposed building a seven-story building on the private parking lot it owns at 26 Pleasant Street across from the Coolidge Corner library. Fourteen of the units would be affordable.
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Colliers facilitates $5.775 million sale of auto repair site for housing development
Boston, MA Colliers, a leading diversified professional services and investment management company, arranged the $5.775 million sale of 1590 Blue Hill Ave., a 1.63-acre site in the city’s Mattapan neighborhood. A partnership between the Planning Office for Urban Affairs, a nonprofit housing developer affiliated with the Archdiocese of Boston, and JGE Development acquired the property from the McKeen family. It has secured city approvals for a six-story building with 105 affordable homes. The McKeen family operated an auto repair business at the site dating back to 1976.
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Wright of John M. Corcoran & Co. installed as ARM
Quincy, MA Michaela Wright was installed as an ARM (Accredited Residential Manager) of the Institute of Real Estate Management during the IREM Boston Chapter October 29th Annual Wine Taste & Dinner Pairing. The ARM residential property management certification teaches early-career real estate managers the core competencies to manage residential properties...
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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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Acre Families Getting New Place to Spend Their Dollar
LOWELL – A third location of Family Dollar, the discount variety store, is under construction at 565 Market St. The store will be located in the ground-floor retail space of Suffolk Place, the four-story, mixed-use affordable condo development at Suffolk and Market streets in the Acre neighborhood. Family Dollar’s...
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10-Story Building Proposed off Lord Overpass
LOWELL – There’s nowhere to go but up in Lowell, and a real estate developer has proposed a 10-story, market-rate apartment building adjacent to the site of the old Molly Kay’s Pub off Middlesex Street. New Hampshire-based 5.1 Thorndike Street LLC appeared before Lowell’s Historic Board for...