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OPINION: MBTA Communties Act will overwhelm communities like Ashland with apartments
There’s a 250-unit, five-story 40B apartment complex proposed for the mill buildings site at 10-60 Main St. in downtown Ashland. Everyone needs a place to live that they love and can afford. But the current architectural trend — Soviet bloc-style building design — is troublesome, especially in a small-scale town center. I do however, support well thought and responsible development.
Transfer tax would make small dent in housing needs statewide
( May 21, 2024 ) A proposed tax on high-value real estate transactions to pay for affordable housing would add an estimated 3,210 affordable homes in Massachusetts over five years, according to the governor's administration -- a drop in the bucket of the state's 200,000 housing unit shortage.
Four-bedroom home in Hopkinton sells for $3.8 million
The spacious property located at 8 Queen Anne Road in Hopkinton was sold on May 2, 2024 for $3,795,000, or $634 per square foot. The house, built in 2010, has an interior space of 5,985 square feet. This two-story home provides a generous living space with its four bedrooms and seven baths. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. In addition, the home includes an underground/basement three-car garage. Nestled on a generous 2.0-acre lot, the property provides abundant outdoor space including a pool.
Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, May 19
$395,000, 7 Piper Rd, Chaisson, Gene T, and Chaisson, Kaylee, to Rapoza, Emily, and Blouin, Jonathan.$95,000, Richardson Rd #4, Mark & Linda Lapham RET, and Lapham, Mark, to Godin, Angela, and Godin, Michael. Athol. $325,000, 539 Sanders St, Davis, Lilian R, and Silva, Denislon, to Sanchez, Ana M.$294,000, 2 Myrtle...
Detached house in Concord sells for $4.7 million
The spacious property located at 40 Balls Hill Road in Concord was sold on April 30, 2024 for $4,675,000, or $900 per square foot. The house, built in 1994, has an interior space of 5,195 square feet. This two-story house provides a generous living space with its five bedrooms and four bathrooms. The home's outer design showcases a a gable roof frame, with roofing materials crafted from asphalt. Inside, there is a fireplace. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system. Additionally, the house comes with an underground/basement garage. The lot size of the property measures an impressive 2.6-acre.
What can Massachusetts do about its housing crisis?
BOSTON – What can Massachusetts do about its housing crisis? Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joined WBZ-TV to discuss the quest for affordable housing in the state, and how the housing situation is impacted by an increase in migrants arriving at shelters in Massachusetts.MBTA Communities ActDriscoll weighed in on pushback Gov. Maura Healey's administration has received against the MBTA Communities Act, which mandates that cities and towns redo their zoning to allow for more multifamily housingDriscoll said she believes the pushback gets more headlines than the number of communities who agree to the plan. "The No. 1 issue people talk about...
Central Mass. by the Numbers
40 The owner of a Park Avenue car dealership and auto services business is proposing a six-story apartment project with 40 units on the site of the car dealership. The proposed apartment building at 487 Park Ave. would have café space and a specialized electric vehicle inspection and repair space on the...
Condominium sells in Wayland for $1.5 million
The spacious new property located at 2 Emmeline path. in Wayland was sold on April 12, 2024. The $1,540,000 purchase price works out to $573 per square foot. The condominium, built in 2023, has an interior space of 2,686 square feet. This condo features three bedrooms and three baths. The home's external structure has a gable roof design, covered with asphalt roofing. The property is equipped with forced air heating and a cooling system.
Where new apartment buildings could pop up all over the South Shore due to a state law
The end of 2024 marks an important deadline for more than 100 Massachusetts municipalities to adopt zoning rules that make it easier to build apartments near public transportation. Those municipalities that are categorized as “commuter rail” or “adjacent communities” under the MBTA Communities Act must create at least one high-density zoning overlay district of a certain size that allows for development suitable for families. ...
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