Brookline will ask the state legislature for permission to cap annual rent increases, adding the town to a growing group of voices in the Boston… Read More »Brookline will ask state legislature for ability to cap annual rent increases …
On Tuesday evening, Brookline Town Meeting passed a rezoning plan which is likely to reshape Harvard Street, one of the town’s central corridors, and pave… Read More »Town Meeting passes major rezoning plan likely to reshape Harvard Street …
The Brookline Community Foundation unveiled its new Community Indicators Database at an event at the Florida Ruffin Ridley School on November 2. It tracks various… Read More »BCF’s new database illuminates the numbers behind Brookline …
Brookline Town Meeting will vote on a major rezoning of Harvard Street and other parts of town on Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know… Read More »Explainer: Brookline’s MBTA Communities rezoning plan …
The Brookline Housing Authority has received $500,000 to redo dozens of kitchens in two of its buildings and to transition them to electric stoves, thanks… Read More »Brookline Housing Authority will use $500k earmark to redo dozens of kitchens with electric stoves …
Brookline Town Meeting members are set to debate a measure this month asking state legislators to let the town impose a cap on yearly rent… Read More »Town Meeting proposal would throw Brookline into statewide debate over rent control …
A senior living development in the works on the former Newbury College site has been taken over by a new company, Kisco Senior Living. Balfour… Read More »Senior living project on former Newbury College site changes hands …
Two housing advocacy groups in Brookline which are often bitterly opposed have reached agreement on a compliance plan for the MBTA Communities Act, appearing to… Read More »After years of policy clashes, rival housing groups reach agreement on Harvard Street zoning plan …
In a town where 52% of households are occupied by renters, according to the latest U.S. census data, homeowners hold an overwhelming majority of seats… Read More »Older homeowners dominate Brookline’s Town Meeting, surveys find …
The town’s decision to rent two houses on the edge of Larz Anderson Park to the nearby private, members-only Country Club has raised questions about… Read More »Town’s decision to rent properties to The Country Club raises eyebrows among Select Board, Town Meeting members …
It’s that time of year again. Summer renters are moving out, fall renters are moving in, and the sidewalks of Allston, Brighton, Brookline and beyond… Read More »Photos: Allston Christmas in Brookline …
A real estate developer is making plans to build a five-and-a-half story apartment building with nearly 100 rental units on Hammond Street just south of… Read More »Developer planning 96-unit apartment building on Hammond Street …
Brookline’s Select Board signed off on a two-part proposal (pdf) Tuesday night which would rezone Harvard Street and the town’s existing multi-family districts. The plan… Read More »Select Board signs off on rezoning which could create 800 new housing units …
Brookline’s Town Administrator Chas Carey released details on Thursday of a “consensus” zoning plan developed by the town’s staff to meet the requirements of the… Read More »Town Administrator details “consensus” zoning plan: compliance in M-Districts, more housing on Harvard Street …
Fifteen months after the town promised to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars of residents’ utility debt, the relief has yet to come. The town… Read More »After year-long delay, town says utility debt relief coming soon for 1,000 Brookline households …
Editor’s note: Since this story was published, more details have emerged about the town’s plan for a zoning proposal. Click here to read our updated… Read More »Select Board poised for key decision on multifamily zoning law …
A town committee is about to start taking applications for nearly $10 million in state funds, as Brookline gets ready to finally begin allocating money… Read More »Town committee gears up to give out millions for housing, open space, preservation …
Brookline is likely to dip below an affordable housing threshold this fall, which will mean housing developers will again be able to appeal decisions of… Read More »Brookline set to fall under 10% affordable housing, triggering 40B applications …
Brookline is scrambling to meet the requirements of a state zoning law that could shape the town’s housing landscape and character for decades to come.… Read More »Brookline weighs its housing future as zoning law deadline approaches …
Town Meeting wrapped up its spring session last week, putting an end to proceedings until a special Town Meeting expected to take place in November,… Read More »Town Meeting update: Members approve ranked choice voting, office of housing stability …
