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Next for the site of the demolished Riverview Condominiums: What gets built to replace its homes

by Marc Levy May 9, 2026

The empty lot once known as the 66-home Riverview Condominiums is expected to be returned to its owners within two to four weeks.

DEVELOPMENT

Frustration is rising before a multifamily project does at 88 Ellery St.

by Marc Levy May 5, 2026

A six-story condo project was continued again by the Mid-Cambridge Neighborhood Conservation District Commission. It’s been before the NCD since January.

DEVELOPMENT

Healthpeak gets first approvals for 42 acres, but hears calls to speed up building a bridge to Alewife

by Marc Levy May 3, 2026

With 42 acres of a new neighborhood expected to be developed over what may be decades, Planning Board were keen to hear about a bridge over train tracks.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 27-May 4: Healthpeak shows its giant project in the Highlands

by Marc Levy April 26, 2026

Take part in meetings on Healthpeak's plan for a new neighborhood in the Alewife Quadrangle, new homes on Ellery Street and big city projects.

DEVELOPMENT

Cambridge Redevelopment Authority makes real estate moves in North and East Cambridge

by Marc Levy April 17, 2026

The most prominent builder in North Cambridge may now be the quasi-governmental agency the Cambridge Redevelopment Authority. Its board voted Thursday to put up six stories of mixed-income housing at...

DEVELOPMENT

Developers are putting backyard cottages ‘on steroids’ to turn them into triple-deckers, former officials say

by Marc Levy April 16, 2026

Developers are abusing the ability to create “backyard cottages” in Somerville, bringing crammed-in but unaffordable condos.

DEVELOPMENT

Approval to tear down an Ellery Street home followed the process correctly, commissioners say

by Marc Levy April 10, 2026

An early 1900s home assessed as being in “excellent condition” continues on a path to demolition after a neighbors’ appeal was rejected.

DEVELOPMENT

Ellery Street building design is still in flux in a changing Mid-Cambridge

by Marc Levy April 7, 2026

A project to put up a six-story building with more than 30 condos at 88 Ellery St. was continued to a future meeting despite better-liked designs.

NEWS

Cambridge meetings, April 6-13: Ellery Street projects put multifamily housing under a microscope

by Marc Levy April 5, 2026

Two projects on one street are among those shaped by multifamily housing zoning the City Council passed last year, and the experts are watching.

NEWS

Somerville meetings, March 30-April 6: Affordable homes overlay zoning … and doughnuts

by Marc Levy March 29, 2026

Take part in meetings on 90 Washington and new school plans, affordable homes overlay zoning and hours a Winter Hill Dunkin’.