State Aims to Turn Its Surplus Properties Into Housing

State aims to turn its surplus properties into housing

LOWELL — The Healey-Driscoll administration threw open the doors to more housing in the commonwealth during an announcement at an inaugural Developers’ Fair held in Downtown Boston Monday morning. “Today, we released the first-ever inventory of state-owned surplus land that can be used for housing,” Gov. Maura Healey said during the “Unlocking Public Land Opening New Homes” event. “We’re ready to get these properties into production.” The State …

Healey plans to add 3,500 housing units to Mass.

BOSTON (WWLP) - Governor Healey announced a statewide plan to boost housing in Massachusetts that will utilize previously-unused state-owned land as new housing sites. The Bay State released its first-ever inventory of state-owned surplus land that can be used for state housing, and they found several dozen sites that will support around 3,500 housing units. The state is planning to partner with developers to get these properties ready for resid…

STATE OFFICIALS: 75 Percent of MBTA Communities Have Approved Multifamily Districts To Create More Housing

Below is a press release from the Governor’s Office: BOSTON, MA — As of last week, 75 percent of the 177 communities with an MBTA station or near a community with a station have approved multifamily zoning in compliance with the MBTA Communities Law. Now totaling 133 cities and towns, the zoning changes by these municipalities are expected to open up new multifamily housing that will address the state’s housing shortage and help lower costs acro…

Former Daily Press office to become 132 units of housing

The Santa Monica Architectural Review Board will consider an eight-story residential development Monday that would bring 132 housing units to a highly visible site near the downtown Metro station and Interstate 10 freeway. The proposed project at 1640 5th Street, the former home of the Santa Monica Daily Press, would rise 87 feet and include […] The post Former Daily Press office to become 132 units of housing first appeared on Santa Monica Dail…