Crews Break Ground on 319-Unit Affordable Housing Project in Winter Hill
SOMERVILLE — Crews broke ground Thursday on a 319-unit affordable housing development at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill, Wicked Local reports, as the city also opened applications for four rent-restricted apartments in Union Square, according to Patch.
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"Somerville MA to break ground on 319 homes at former Star Market" — Wicked Local reports crews broke ground Thursday in Winter Hill on the affordable-housing project built on the site of the former Star Market, marking one of the city's largest new housing developments. (read it at https://www.wickedlocal.com/story/news/local/2026/07/16/somerville-ma-winter-hill-neighborhood-will-break-ground-july-16-on-affordable-housing-project/90927531007/)
"Somerville Opens Applications For Affordable Union Square Apartments" — Patch reports the city has opened applications for four rent-restricted units in a new Union Square residential building. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-opens-applications-affordable-union-square-apartments)
"'Uncertainty' for 2 historic theaters in Massachusetts amid building sale, business owners say" — CBS News reports the buildings that house the Somerville Theatre and Arlington's Capitol Theatre have gone up for sale, leaving the venues' operators uncertain about what comes next. (read it at https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/somerville-theatre-capitol-arlington-sale/)
"Regional Coworking Company Returning To Somerville After Decade-long Absence" — Patch reports a regional coworking company is set to reopen in Union Square near the MBTA Green Line station, returning to the city after roughly ten years away. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/regional-coworking-company-returning-somerville-after-decade-long-absence)
"Massage Business Abruptly Closes Somerville Location" — Patch reports a national massage and skincare franchise's Somerville outlet, MassageLuXe on Revolution Drive, has shut down for good. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/massage-business-abruptly-closes-somerville-location)