Somerville Planning Board unanimously approves 1 McGrath Highway hotel after decade-long effort
Somerville Planning Board clears 1 McGrath Highway hotel on unanimous votes, presses new White Street apartment project to add family-sized units.
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Somerville Trust Hears CTE Pitch, Eyes January 2027 Workforce Grant RFP
Somerville Job Creation and Retention Trust sets January 2027 RFP target and hears CTE funding pitch. The trust, holding an uncommitted balance of just over $2.6 million, approved its June meeting minutes 6-0-1 at the July 16 session chaired by Managing Trustee Annika Van Eaton.
Crews Break Ground on 319-Unit Affordable Housing Project in Winter Hill
Somerville broke ground Thursday on a 319-unit affordable housing project at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. Wicked Local reports the development is among the city's largest new affordable-housing pushes in years, arriving the same day Patch reported the city opened applicat…
Somerville ZBA Grants Two Variances for Wheatland Street Apartments, Approves Verizon Antenna
Somerville's Zoning Board of Appeals approved two hardship variances for a five-unit apartment building at 6 Wheatland Street and a special permit for a Verizon Wireless rooftop antenna at 75 Myrtle Street, all on unanimous 5-0 votes at its July 15, 2026 remote meeting.
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 Winter Hill. The city also opened applications for four rent-restricted apartments in Union Square, Patch reports, as the building housing the Somerville Th…
Somerville Redevelopment Authority selects Wood Partners to develop 90 Washington Street site
Somerville Redevelopment Authority designates Wood Partners to develop the 90 Washington Street parcel near the East Somerville MBTA station.
Somerville Breaks Ground on 319-Unit Affordable Housing Project at Star Market Site
Developers break ground on 319-home affordable housing project at former Star Market site. Somerville was set to break ground July 16 on a 319-unit affordable housing development in the Winter Hill neighborhood at the former Star Market site, Wicked Local reports, while the city separat…
Somerville Breaks Ground on 319-Home Affordable Housing Project
Developers are breaking ground on 319 new homes at the former Star Market site in Winter Hill. Wicked Local reports the affordable housing project's groundbreaking is set for this week, while Patch reports the city has opened applications for four rent-restricted apartments in a separat…
Somerville Median Hits $1.11 Million With Six of Nine Disclosed Sales Above $1M
Somerville recorded 18 deeds between June 12 and July 11, 2026, with nine carrying disclosed prices ranging from $735,000 to $1,925,000 and a median of $1,110,000. The standout transaction was 26 Virginia St., sold by Virginia LLC to David Salim and Stephanie Lynne Clark for $1,925,000 …
Star Market Site Redevelopment Reaches New Construction Milestone
Star Market site redevelopment reaches a new construction milestone, per a Patch report. City officials are involved in advancing the long-awaited project on the former grocery store property, according to the report published Thursday, July 9. Separately, Patch also reported that a Som…