Tag: housing
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Lawsuit Claims Foundry District Lofts Developer Broke City’s Affordable-Housing Deal
Lowertown tenants and a housing nonprofit are suing the developer behind the Foundry District Lofts, claiming it built far fewer income-restricted units than the city’s redevelopment agreement required.
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Hearing Set on Tenants’ Bid to Halt Leasing at Foundry District Lofts
A Wentworth County judge will hear arguments this week on whether to block new market-rate leasing at the Foundry District Lofts amid an affordable-housing lawsuit.
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With Office Towers Half Empty, Downtown Bellwater Looks to Housing
With downtown office vacancy above 23 percent, developers have proposed converting two Vale Avenue towers into apartments, setting up a fight over tax abatements and affordability requirements.
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Cedar Hollow’s Long-Vacant Lots Targeted for Affordable Single-Family Homes
City officials want to redevelop nine long-vacant Cedar Hollow lots into affordable single-family and duplex homes, though nonprofit developers say financing scattered infill projects remains a challenge.
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Six-Story Riverside Heights Proposal Splits Neighborhood Over Height, Affordability
A developer’s bid to rezone vacant Riverside Heights riverfront land for six-story mixed-use housing split the neighborhood; the planning commission sent the plan back for revisions.
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A Second Foundry Row Developer Faces Affordable-Housing Lawsuit
The Lowertown Tenant Alliance has sued a second Foundry Row developer over an alleged affordable-unit shortfall, prompting city officials to consider a citywide compliance audit of redevelopment agreements.
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Muhammad Moves to Unseat Kowalczyk as Council President
Council Member Aisha Muhammad is challenging Walter Kowalczyk for the city council presidency, arguing his committee assignments have shortchanged housing and neighborhood issues after his eleven years unopposed in the role.
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Foundry District Lofts Phase Two Groundbreaking Draws Criticism From Plaintiffs
Millrace Development Partners broke ground on a 74-unit second phase of the Foundry District Lofts while a lawsuit over the first phase’s affordable-unit shortfall remains unresolved in court.
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Harbor House Gets $850,000 Lifeline as Shelter Turns Away Record Numbers
Wentworth County commissioners unanimously approved an $850,000 annual funding increase for Harbor House, the county’s only domestic violence shelter, after it turned away some 300 households in a year.
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Millrace Development Partners’ Next Foundry Row Project Draws Early Scrutiny
Millrace Development Partners has proposed a second Foundry Row apartment project, but city council members say they will demand much stricter affordable-housing terms this time.