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Boston First to Adopt Obama-Era Zoning Rules

ENR Construction

Boston has become the first major city in the country to incorporate Obama-era, federal anti-discrimination rules into the process of reviewing major new apartment and condo projects.

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Boston First to Embrace Obama-Era Zoning Rules

ENR Construction

Boston has become the first major city in the country that will incorporate Obama-era, federal anti-discrimination rules into the process of reviewing major new apartment and condo projects.

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Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? Biden Thinks So

Pro Builder

Can Looser Zoning Rules Help the Housing Shortage? President Biden’s infrastructure plan will set aside $5 billion for a grant program aimed at tackling “exclusionary” zoning laws that inflate housing costs. Housing shortages are not exclusive to dense cities such as Boston and San Francisco, but metros such as Grand Rapids, Mich.

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Skanska and Simmons University partner to finalize ground lease that enables transformational development

Construction Today

Skanska USA Commercial Development shared that it received official zoning approval of its Planned Development Area (PDA) from the Boston Zoning Commission on 14th April 2023. Longwood Place project, a proposed 1.7 The company entered into.

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State of the Construction Industry: June Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

AGC Uses Targeted Ads to Try to Prevent Work Zone Crashes. A survey from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) found that 54 percent of highway contractors reported crashes in their work zones within the past year. The AGC aims to increase work zone safety this summer with targeted advertising.

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Lawsuits Seek To Block Boston Harbor Development Projects

ENR Construction

Plan approving a 600-ft tower in a tidal zone ignores laws and processes put in place to ensure public rights on the waterfront, according to opponents.

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Aging in Place: My Aunt Nancy’s New ADU

Pro Builder

It had been a few years since I visited my dear Aunt Nancy at her home in the leafy green Boston suburb of Hanover, Mass. As such, obtaining a permit requires the homeowner to inform neighbors of the project and allow for public input at a zoning board meeting. Explain zoning issues. Peter Fabris. Much Ado About ADUs.

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