Boston Properties bumps up residential units; $180M sale near Alewife; HubSpot to relocate
Developer Boston Properties plans to build 465 dwelling units at its 135 Broadway tower in Kendall Square, up from 425, HubSpot has terminated its lease for digs nearby in East Cambridge and there’s much more going on in local real estate and development.
The Advancing Housing Affordability petition: What this zoning will do, and why it is needed
This petition will change zoning for single- and two-family homes without escalating housing costs or property values or destroying the city’s rich array of sustainable historic housing, adding units while preventing the tearing down of existing stock to build larger, more expensive housing.
Attend meetings on a longer pot shop head start, tree laws, a new race justice committee and more
Public meetings this week look at a cannabis head start extension, forming a racial justice committee, security deposit reform, tree infrastructure; using school district relief funds and hiring a School Committee executive secretary; and recreational pot near Fresh Pond.
Why Cambridge needs the green new deal zoning petition
To prevent the climate crisis from hurting the place we all call home, Cambridge needs to take bold climate action now. The green new deal zoning petition is a targeted policy designed to help our city actually reduce emissions while promoting economic and racial equity.
Developers withdraw affordable housing project but remain ‘committed’ to site by Porter Square
The affordable housing project at 2072 Massachusetts Ave., North Cambridge, was withdrawn by developers Friday in a letter to the Board of Zoning Appeal, but one said they remain “100 percent committed to building an affordable housing project on that site.”
Attend meetings on losing Mayflower Poultry, getting back ManRay and zoning for one dog
Public meetings this week look at a potentially returned ManRay nightclub seeking a liquor license, and maybe more Harvard Square ramen; some legislative overkill in crafting zoning so one dog can recuperate at someone’s home; and the loss of the famous Mayflower Poultry.
With the effects of climate change bearing down, councillors see a flurry of environmental orders
A Climate Crisis Working Group to accelerate the city’s climate change mitigation efforts was just one environmental initiative broached at the City Council meeting Monday.
Attend meetings on gun violence, reparations, trees and climate, apartments and much more
Public meetings this week look at gun violence, reparations and the environment; school reopening plans and resolutions for the deceased and the retiring; plans in Central and Harvard squares for apartments; hiring the next city manager; and much more.
Attend meetings on campaign finance reforms, unarmed public safety and Covid grant priorities
Public meetings this week look at municipal campaign finance reform proposals, how to spend $65 million in pandemic recovery funds, a citizen proposal for an unarmed public safety response team and the relocation of an Eversource gas eyesore in Kendall Square.
Attend meetings on recreational-use cannabis, changes in Kendall Square and East Cambridge
Public meetings this week look at Volpe development zoning, a recreational cannabis shop and delivery service and Eversource gas plan relocation in Kendall Square and East Cambridge; the importance of cannabis cooperatives; and more.
