by Greg Reibman | Jul 7, 2015 | Newton |
Hey there Austin Street project fans, foes and followers. Thanks to Alderman Amy Sangiolo for calling our attention to the upcoming schedule from the Land Use Committee Chair Marc Laredo for the Austin Street Special Permit Application July 21: – Framework discussion.... by Jerry Reilly | Jun 8, 2015 | Newton |
Thanks to my Newton Villages Alliance colleague Ron Mauri, for actually reading and calling attention to the provisions of the “Ground Lease Preliminary Term Sheet” signed by Mayor Warren and Austin Street Partners on May 12, 2015. It was sent to the... by Chuck Tanowitz | Jun 3, 2015 | Newton |
Today’s Newton Tab features a commentary column by Kathleen Koril Grieser, arguing against the proposed Austin St development project. Various other voices, here and elsewhere, have objected to one or more aspects of the project. Much of that criticism has... by Village 14 | May 28, 2015 | Newton |
At its May meeting, the League of Women Voters Newton voted in favor of supporting the new plan for the Austin Street parking lot. More here. In addition, this is from Green Newton (formerly Green Decade) Green Newton supports the Austin Street Development Project... by Greg Reibman | May 20, 2015 | Newton |
Newton Mayor Setti Warren makes a direct pitch for the proposed project at Austin Street in an oped published in today’s TAB, which was distributed via email to anyone on the city’s email list. The Austin Street project provides Newton with options to...
by Village 14 | May 13, 2015 | Newton
You can find it — and details about their proposed project — here. Plus a Twitter feed. And a Facebook page. by Nathan Phillips | May 11, 2015 | Newton |
There’s an updated story on wickedlocalnewton about the plan that Austin Street Partners will file with the Board of Aldermen tomorrow. This story still has an unnamed source but the person is identified as a spokesperson for the developer, so it’s not an... by Greg Reibman | May 8, 2015 | Newton |
“The plan to redevelop the Austin Street municipal parking lot in Newtonville will probably be substantially reduced in size and scope,” the Newton TAB is reporting. Two noteworthy points: A source close to the project said the number of apartments... by Jerry Reilly | Mar 9, 2015 | Austin Street, development |
Those of you who are as bored with Austin Street as the Tab seems to be (no coverage of the March 1 community meeting at NNHS) can skip right over this if you want, but for anyone who’s curious, here’s a sampling of what people were hearing. I’m sorry I didn’t manage... by Greg Reibman | Jan 30, 2015 | Austin Street |
Kathleen Kouril Grieser, one of the chief opponents of the Austin Street project, had yet another column in the TAB last week where she, yet again, rehashed her opposition to the Austin St project and repeated her overall alarm about what she calls “the guise...
by Jerry Reilly | Jan 28, 2015 | Austin Street, development |
On the recent parking thread, there was some confusion over the effective footprint of the building, and Marti expressed a wish for 3-D. Here are a couple of recent attempts to capture the 3-D impact of the proposed Austin Street project in context. The renderings...
by Greg Reibman | Jan 26, 2015 | Austin Street |
With so much of the discussion here and elsewhere regarding the project at Austin Street focused on parking, this rendering of the proposed project (in red and yellow, click on the image for a larger view) relative to the existing lot and surroundings may help...