Under contract with MassHousing Partnership (MHP), PPRI is working with the Westminster Zoning Board of Appeals to review a 40B affordable housing development. The project proposes 108 units of housing in five buildings, located on Sargent Road.
Burbank Woods (Sutton, MA)
PPRI is working with the Zoning Board in the town of Sutton, MA to review a proposed 16-unit subdivision. The project is proposed under the special provisions of state’s “Chapter 40B” program to encourage and allow the development of affordable housing.
81-85 Tisdale Drive (Dover, MA)
Working with the Zoning Board of Appeals in the town of Dover, MA, PPRI is reviewing a comprehensive permit application for a 42-unit building on a 5.1 acres site. If approved, the project could create up to 11 new affordable units under the state’s “Chapter 40B” program.
Stow Acres Housing (Stow, MA)
PPRI provided planning services to assist the Stow (MA) Board of Appeals to review a proposal under the state’s “Chapter 40B” law. The final project, which was approved by the town in October, 2024, consists of 189 new housing units, including 124 single-family houses, 40 rental cottage units, and 25 age-restricted apartments. In total, 25% of the new units will be affordable. The project also provided community facilities and maintained significant open space, as well as a trail network connected to adjacent parks and preservation lands.
Planning for “MBTA/3A Multifamily Housing” (Topsfield, MA)
Under a statewide technical assistance contract, PPRI worked with planners in the town of Topsfield, MA to develop, analyze, and implement new zoning for “by-right” multifamily housing, consistent with the state’s “MBTA 3A Multifamily Zoning” requirements (Section 3A of MGL c. 40A).
The proposed zoning bylaw, which included a new 15.8 acre overlay district capable of supporting up to 118 units of new by-right multifamily housing, was approved in Spring, 2024 by more than two-thirds of the voters.