housing

Plans to turn a former church's parking lot into a five-story, mixed-use apartment building in downtown Northampton went before the city's planning board - with some members of the public voicing concerns over the proposal.

Vermont Governor Phil Scott focused his weekly briefing Tuesday on housing policies he hopes to champion during the legislative session.

Plans to build dozens of apartments on the grounds of an historic Northampton, Massachusetts, church were unveiled to the public for the first time late last month. The proposal off Elm and State streets would see a building up to five-stories high go up along the church dating back to the late 1800’s.

The Albany Common Council this week unanimously voted to override Mayor Kathy Sheehan's veto of a $125,000 appropriation for “housing-related services.”

As the city of Springfield develops a plan for spending millions of dollars on community development, it's asking residents and local workers to chime in.

Efforts to repurpose a massive former mill complex in Ludlow, Massachusetts have reached another milestone. The latest leg includes restoration work on one of the town’s biggest structures - and biggest icon.

It took nearly a decade, but a large, mixed-income housing development in Agawam will welcome its first tenants in the coming weeks. The project comes as the region, and Agawam itself, deals with affordable housing shortages.

Construction on an affordable housing community in Springfield, Massachusetts is nearing completion – marking the end of a long-vacant lot and start of a new neighborhood.

A former nursing home in Northampton, Massachusetts, has been an eyesore for locals since it closed over a decade ago. It’ll soon to be home to up to 60 families, with construction now getting under way.

Millions of dollars for urban forest development and property transfers for affordable housing were on the agenda at this week’s Springfield City Council meeting.