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By SAM DRYSDALE

BOSTON — Without additional financial support, climate-friendly building regulations could “push homeownership out of reach” for some Massachusetts families, according to a new report from the the Home Builders & Remodelers Association of...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A former Pleasant Street package and variety store will be renovated into housing.The Easthampton Planning Board on June 6 unanimously approved a special permit to convert a former mixed-use building with two apartments and a vacant...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — As many renters in Northampton continue to struggle with keeping up with the costs of housing, echoing trends across the commonwealth, local organizations hope to join forces to try and tackle the issue of affordable housing in the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Amid boisterous jeers and cheers in a packed community room at Cliffview Manor, the Housing Authority board Tuesday night announced the executive director’s intention to resign on June 23, shortly before agreeing to a contract that will...

By ERIC COCHRANE

On June 11, I received an email from the Progressive Coalition of Amherst, requesting people sign a petition opposing a zoning ordinance proposed by Town Council members Mandi Jo Hanneke and Pat DeAngelis that would allow for more affordable housing...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — City officials, housing advocates, and business owners are expected to discuss the current state of housing in Northampton at a Tuesday night meeting in City Council chambers. The meeting is a launch of the Municipal Engagement...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A planned affordable housing development in the city is one of 27 projects across the state to receive a combined $246 million in subsidies and tax credits from the Healey-Driscoll administration.The money comes in the form of direct...

By Colin A. Young

BOSTON — While Beacon Hill searches for solutions to the serious housing shortage that fuels affordability concerns in Massachusetts, a real estate industry organization wants to see the Community Preservation Act program retrofitted to put a greater...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — With the East Whately School House renovation project having cleared its final hurdle with the Zoning Board of Appeals, “upscale” one-bedroom apartments are coming to Whately.Known as the Blue School for its paint job, the 108-year-old...

By DOMENIC POLI

BOSTON — At least three Greenfield residents and the state senator representing 25 communities in Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties have submitted testimony to the Joint Committee on the Judiciary to express support for a bill that would...

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — A new life as apartments may be in the former East Whately School House’s future, with a Montague-based developer now seeking a special permit from the Zoning Board of Appeals. Robert Obear, owner of Obear Construction, appeared before the...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A Needham developer’s $30.4 million pitch to transform the city’s three former elementary schools into 61 units of mixed-income housing and preserving Pepin Gym and auditorium for community use has emerged as the favorite reuse plan for...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The committee tasked with ranking three proposals for the reuse of the city’s three former elementary schools heard detailed explanations from each the development teams this week.Up first was Way Finders Inc., the Springfield affordable...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The former classrooms inside the three 100-year-old elementary school buildings could one day become the living quarters of city residents based on the three redevelopment proposals pitched for the buildings.The City Council declared the...

By CHRIS LARABEE

DEERFIELD — Although the final draft of a revised bylaw governing accessory dwelling units is nearly complete, the Planning Board held off on approving it Monday with the intention to encourage public input before sending it to Town Meeting.The...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The city’s downtown business district has shed one of its longtime vacant properties.The dilapidated building that previously housed the Hurry & Scurry printing and copying business at 118 Union St. was demolished early Thursday to make...

By CHRIS LARABEEE

SUNDERLAND — The first tenants are moving into Sanderson Place as Franklin County’s first new affordable housing complex in years opened its doors on Thursday.Located at 120 North Main St. and featuring 33 wheelchair-accessible apartments, Sanderson...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — The first new building in the city’s downtown in nearly two decades is starting to take shape.A 25,000-square-foot mixed-use residential and retail development is currently under construction at 47-49 Cottage St. by Five Star Building...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A Westfield developer is proposing an estimated $26 million to $30 million mixed-use residential and commercial center at the former Tasty Top site on Route 10. The proposed development at 93-97 Northampton St., which is tentatively...

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND — More than 40 people at the South County Senior Center were treated to a presentation from the Franklin County Regional Housing and Redevelopment Authority Friday morning as it kicked off the application process for Sanderson Place, the...