The Shoe Barn to move to Washington Place
The Barn Family Shoe Store will be moving down Washington Street to Washington Place in Newtonville, Mark Development announced Tuesday. Washington Place is currently under construction and a date for the move was not announced. News of the Barn’s eventual move...
Malakie: independent advocate for residents, parks, trees and neighborhood preservation
For those who don’t know my background: I’m an almost lifelong resident of West Newton. I graduated from the “old” old Newton High School in 1973, went on to graduate from MIT with a bachelor’s in Economics, and earned an MBA at the University of Chicago. I spent most... Washington Place stymied by three law suits
Three separate appeals were filed this week challenging a decision by Newton’s City Council to allow a housing and retail project in Newtonville to move forward, John Hilliard of the Boston Globe reports.
Newton City Council approves Washington Place Project
The Newton City Council approved both a zoning change and special permit for the Washington Place project. Both votes were 16 in favor, seven opposed and one absent.
City Council-palooza tonight
The bleachers of torment (or as my chiropractor probably thinks of them; his daughter’s college fund) should be filled tonight as our city councilors are scheduled vote on two contentious items: the proposed mixed-use project at Washington Place and the... Washington Place to go before City Council for a vote Monday
The proposed mixed use development at Washington Place in Newtonville goes before the Newton City Council for a final vote this Monday June 19.
It will take 16 votes to move the project forward. You can read the latest from the TAB here and find specific details about the project from the developer here.
And you can share your own final thoughts about
Washington Place project: Yea or nay? (updated w/video)
Newton TAB editor Andy Levin urges the City Council to vote yes.
The Newton Villages Alliance’s Kathleen Kouril Grieser wants the City Council to vote no.
UPDATED: We’ve added this video from a Newton North student
Full City Council to discuss Washington Place tonight
Newton full City Council will be discussing the proposed Washington Place project for the first time tonight, starting at about 8:15 p.m. or so, at City Hall. Land Use Committee Chair Laredo provides details in a memo here but says he won’t be asking for a vote.... Is a compromise possible at Washington Place?
Former Ward 2 At Large Alderman Marcia Johnson writes in a just-published TAB column….
Surprise! Within two short weeks of the Washington Place developer announcing he had lost faith in the city zoning and permitting process as a tool to create a thoughtful, mixed-use development on Washington Street, the neighbors are suddenly wringing their hands and trying to find a compromise.
Original Washington Place proposal not dead yet
Apologies for not doing something about this earlier but the Land Use Committee met on Tuesday to discuss the Washington Place Project and the rezoning of the Orr Block. Land Use did not vote on a request by developer Robert Korff to withdraw his proposal, which...
Washington Place/Orr Block project to be built as 40B
The developer of the Washington Place project (aka the Orr Block) in Newtonville has just announced that they are withdrawing their proposal from the City Council and will instead re-design the project as a state administered 40B affordable housing project. Dear...