‘Missing middle’ zoning asks up to three stories (but don’t expect classic triple-decker in the mix)
Thursday, January 21, 2021
A zoning petition looks to create “missing middle” housing including “up to three stories of multifamily housing such as townhouses and three-deckers,” but that does not mean the city can look forward to seeing more of the classic “triple-deckers” that make up much of the local housing stock.
Zoning board postpones affordable project vote to January, hesitating over its nine-story height
Thursday, December 10, 2020
At a contentious four-hour hearing, the Board of Zoning Appeal refused to approve the height of 2072 Massachusetts Ave., a North Cambridge affordable housing project, arguing that its nine stories on the avenue was too tall and trying to get the developers to bring the building down to six.