Developer puts controversial Wells Ave property on the market
While Cabot Cabot and Forbes is still waiting for a Supreme Judicial Court ruling on whether or not it lift a deed restriction to build a 40B project at 135 Wells Ave., the TAB’s Laura Lovett is reporting that the developer has put the property on the market. I...
Wells Ave 40b Proposal and the SJC
If you have a bit of time this is a worthwhile thing to watch. It’s the oral arguments in 135 Wells Avenue LLC v. Housing Appeals Committee. I found the questioning and discussion around the dual role of the City Council to be of interest. But there are great... State’s highest court to hear Wells Ave case
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court will consider whether or not the state’s 40B affordable housing laws trump the Wells Ave. deed restriction this week.If the city loses, developer Jay Daugherty could move forward with plans to build workforce housing at 135 Wells Ave., and “infuse new life into a tired office park.”
Traffic light thingamajig installed at Wells Ave.
Late last week the City of Newton installed a long-needed new traffic controller mechanism at intersection of Nohanton and Wells Ave. And crews installed video cameras and GPS units at the Wells Ave. and the Winchester Street intersections. This new technology...Do deal for Wells Ave. housing project
Cabot Cabot & Forbes’ Jay Doherty tells the TAB’s Jonathan Dame that the city has not responded to his settlement over the right to build a 334-unit workforce/affordable housing project in the Wells Avenue office park. “It’s clear there is no...Cabot, Cabot and Forbes offers Newton $3M for infrastructure and affordable housing to build Wells Ave project
The developer whose permit to build a four-story, mixed-use, 334-unit rental apartment complex at 135 Wells Ave. was denied by Aldermen and could be headed for litigation is offering $3 million in incentives to move forward with the project, The TAB’s Jim...Traffic ‘debacle’ at Wells Ave.
From NECN WednesdayGlobe columnist sees what too many aldermen missed in Wells Ave debate
In a column in today’s Boston Globe, Paul McMorrow, offers a perspective of the proposed 40B project at 135 Wells Ave. I believe too many aldermen failed to see when they rejected the proposal earlier this fall. And that is this was a very different project from all...Aldermen committee to vote Monday on Wells Ave deed restriction
Newton aldermen are considering whether to lift a deed restriction and allow construction of a six-story, 334-unit apartment complex at Wells Avenue Office Park, the Globe’s Ellen Ishkanian reports. And here’s The TAB”s Jim Morrison’s...Development-apolozza
Between Turtle Lane, Rowe Street , the medical marijuana dispensary and a discussion last night about tear-downs, this has already been a big month for meetings, debates and teeth grinding about development projects in Newton. But wait, there’s more this week!... Developer proposes housing at Wells Ave. office park
Permitting for the “Manchester” — a proposed 40B project on Wells Avenue — has cleared the state and moved into the city. The proposal is for 334 units of rental housing, Wicked Local Newton reports. “The 135 Wells Avenue project is deliberately...