NEW YORK: The three hundred and ninety-sixth entry for the seniors housing Global Awards 2016 has been received.
Mayor Setti Warren on Thursday unveiled an ambitious housing plan for the city that he says will not only provide diverse housing options, but will help preserve the characteristics and values Newton has embodied.
The plan identifies 70 locations across the city as potential development sites, but pinpoints seven as priorities. Some would be mixed-use projects similar to the 68-unit housing and retail complex approved in December for the Austin Street municipal parking lot in Newtonville.
The developments would offer a range of affordable housing options for lower and middle income families, as well as market-rate units.
The sites are privately and publicly owned, and were selected after several community meetings and conversations with each member of the City Council, Warren said.
Top-priority locations include the Marshalls Plaza on Needham Street; the “triangle lot” between Langley and Centre streets in Newton Centre; and the parking lot on Richardson Street by the Massachusetts Turnpike offramp in Newton Corner…
