Housing Committee

CAMBRIDGE — April 7, 2026 — Cambridge joint committees debate design standards and affordability gaps in the 2025 multifamily housing ordinance. The Joint Housing and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning committees convened April 7 for the second of at least three hearings on the February 2025 law, which allows four-story buildings

CAMBRIDGE — March 25, 2026 — Cambridge housing committees hear first multifamily zoning report, finding no inclusionary units permitted in 2025. The joint Housing Committee and Neighborhood and Long-Term Planning Committee received the city's inaugural annual housing production report Tuesday, as mandated by the February 2025 multifamily zoning ordinance.

CAMBRIDGE — March 24, 2026 — Cambridge Housing Committee hears Central Square rezoning update, eyes November zoning petition. The committee received a detailed briefing March 24 from Brian Gregory of the Community Development Department, who outlined a dual-sub-district zoning model for Central Square — a high-density "heart" along