Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Proposal calls for 300 rental units on Greendale Avenue.
Needham selectmen on Tuesday unanimously rejected an early proposal for a new 300-unit 40B development on Greendale Avenue, saying the plan was “outrageous” and that a project of this size would “redefine the neighborhood.” A project of Mill Creek Residential (formerly Trammell Crow Residential), the “Needham Mews” development calls for 300 rental units on 6.02 acres of land on Greendale Avenue. The project involves two lots that currently feature single-family houses, at 692 and 744 Greendale Ave. The site is bordered by Route 128 to the north, Greendale Avenue to the south, Greendale Avenue Worship Center to the east and Hardy Street to the west, according to legal documents filed in September with the Massachusetts Housing Finance …
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744 Greendale Ave, Needham, MA
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692 Greendale Ave, Needham, MA
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Thursday, October 4, 2012
Needham residents can ask questions and share thoughts on the three proposals.
Needham residents are encouraged to come hear about several projects that are being considered for Community Preservation Act funding at Needham's Oct. 29 special Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposals on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in selectmen's chambers at Needham Town Hall. Following the hearing, the Community Preservation Committee will decide whether to recommend each of the three projects at Town Meeting. All three projects appear in the October 2012 special Town Meeting warrant. In 2004, Needham adopted the Community Preservation Act and its 2 percent surcharge on local real estate property tax bills. According to state guidelines, the funds can be spent in three main …
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Greene's Field
Pickering St & Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Charles River Center
59 E Militia Heights Dr, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The 10-unit residential "village" would feature two to three state-recognized affordable homes.
Selectmen got the first look Tuesday evening at a possible new 40B residential development on Greendale Avenue. Called "Greendale Village," the project proposal consists of 10 housing units located on 1.53 acres of land at 894 Greendale Ave. Two of the units have been proposed as affordable units and would be marketed to households that earn up to 50 percent of the area median income, with the remaining eight units to be sold at the full market price. The project, submitted by developer Robert Engler of SEB LLC, is set to be reviewed soon by the Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency. MassHousing has asked Needham selectmen to look over the plans and comment on the project by June 15, before the agency completes its review. If it moves …
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894 Greendale Ave, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The public is invited to learn about and weigh in on four proposals for Community Preservation Act funding at a hearing tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Needham residents can hear about the latest round of projects up for Community Preservation Act funding at a public hearing tonight, Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The Community Preservation Committee is considering three historical projects totaling about $80,000 and one affordable housing project totaling $500,000. No open space projects made it to the final stage of consideration. Passed by voters and Town Meeting in 2004, Needham’s CPA funding comes from a 2 percent surcharge on real estate property tax bills, plus a state match. Each year, a minimum of 10 percent of the collected monies must be set aside in one of three “buckets” for projects in three areas: historic resources, community housing and open space. The …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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1285 South St, Needham, MA
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Charles River Center
59 E Militia Heights Dr, Needham, MA
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Needham Historical Society
1147 Central Ave, Needham, MA
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Local attorney discussed the purpose, benefits and concerns surrounding Massachusetts affordable housing legislation at a gathering of the Needham Heights Neighborhood Association on Monday, Feb. 6.
Planning Board member Jeanne McKnight provided a brief history of affordable housing Chapter 40B legislation for the Needham Heights Neighborhood Association on Monday evening, highlighting some of the past 40B projects in Needham and discussing recent changes to the legislation that had taken control out of the hands of the local Zoning Board of Appeals. Enacted in 1969, the Chapter 40B legislation made it easier for affordable housing projects to come to fruition, bypassing some of the usual barriers at both the state and local levels and enabling developers meeting certain criteria to receive a comprehensive permit from the local zoning board if at least 25 percent of the development would have long-term affordable housing restrictions—…
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Avery Crossings Assisted Living
110 West St, Needham, MA
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