10 Jan, 2025

Cambridge passes new affordable housing rules, paving the way for taller buildings

The Boston Globe The amendments, which passed the council on a 6-3 vote, mark one of the more ambitious local efforts to address the affordable housing crisis in Massachusetts. The site of the Jefferson Park public housing complex, which will be redeveloped through Cambridge’s Affordable Housing Overlay. David L. Ryan/Globe Staff By Andrew Brinker, The […]

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Affordable housing in the Seaport? That’s the plan.

The Boston Globe Massport has tapped a Boston-based developer to build a 200-unit, income-restricted apartment building on a Massport site on D Street. Massport designated a team led by The Community Builders to develop a 200-unit apartment tower off D Street in the Seaport. All units would be income-restricted, a first for the pricey neighborhood. […]

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