Somerville Breaks Ground on 319 Affordable Homes at Star Market Site
SOMERVILLE — Developers are set to break ground this week on a 319-unit affordable housing project at the former Star Market site in the Winter Hill neighborhood, while the building housing the Somerville Theatre has been put up for sale alongside Arlington's Capitol Theatre, raising questions about the historic venue's future.
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"Somerville MA to break ground on 319 homes at former Star Market" — Wicked Local reports the city and developers will break ground July 16 on a 319-unit affordable housing complex at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. (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 apartments at a residential development in Union Square. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/somerville-opens-applications-affordable-union-square-apartments)
"Historic Theater Buildings In Arlington And Somerville Up For Sale" — Patch reports the buildings housing the Somerville Theatre and Arlington's Capitol Theatre have been listed for sale, though venue operators say the theaters' future remains unclear; CBS News separately described "uncertainty" for both venues amid the sale. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/arlington/historic-theater-buildings-arlington-somerville-sale)
"Regional Coworking Company Returning To Somerville After Decade-long Absence" — Patch reports a regional coworking company plans to open a new Union Square location beside the MBTA Green Line station, marking its return 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 the Somerville outpost of a national massage and skincare franchise, MassageLuXe, has permanently closed its Revolution Drive location. (read it at https://patch.com/massachusetts/somerville/massage-business-abruptly-closes-somerville-location)