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Thursday, March 14, 2013

A Visual Look At Proposed Main/Moody Development in Waltham

The development would bring more residences and shops to the Moody Street area in Waltham.

A developer has proposed a new shopping and residential complex at the intersection of Main and Moody Streets, which the City Council's Ordinance and Rules Committee has taken under review. To get a better idea of how it would look, check out the presentation above. The visuals are meant to give residents an idea of how it would look and are not considered final renderings.

Marie Daly

1:36 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013

If there are more businesses that attract shoppers, will parking for non-residents of the building be a problem? A large number of parking spaces in the municipal garage are reserved for commuters with stickers. I recently had to give up going to lunch on Main St. because there were no spaces. Cars were circling in the garage hoping one would become available. Could some of the commuter spaces in…   more ›

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

More Details Emerge on Proposed Waltham Development

The development would be at the corner of Main and Moody Streets.

More details for the proposed development at the intersection of Main and Moody streets emerged during a Monday, March 11 City Council meeting. Northland Moody Street LLC has proposed a three-building development that would include residential units, two banks and two retail spaces. The developer has requested a special permit for the site that, if approved, would allow it to have temporary structures during construction, parking within 200 feet of a church and four drive-thru lanes for the banks. It would also increase the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) for the site. FAR governs how much floor space a home can have relative to its lot size. The special permit request was referred to the Rules & Ordinance Committee for further review.   SITE …

Robert Hachey

3:36 am on Friday, March 15, 2013

Since The Mayor and City Council let us down very badly by giving lip service to affordable housing at the Banks School and then pushing forward with all market rate housing, I suggest that the city commit to making at least 20 percent of the 269 units of housing affordable. Yes, that exceeds the 10 percent legal requirement but it would show good faith that city officials are truly committed to …   more ›

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

New Luxury Apartments/Bank For Waltham?

The Traffic Commission will meet soon to discuss impacts of a proposed luxury apartment complex.

A large luxury apartment complex and retail building has been proposed for the intersection of Main and Moody Streets, according to Waltham Traffic Commission documents.  The development would include 277 luxury apartments and 29,000 square feet of retail space at the 1 Moody St. complex and several surrounding buildings, according to Waltham Traffic Commission documents. It would also include a bank and possibly a restaurant. The Commission is scheduled to discuss the traffic impacts of the project during its Wednesday, Dec. 19 meeting at 10 a.m. at City Hall.  The three buildings currently on the site would be demolished, Waltham Traffic Engineer J. Michael Garvin wrote in a memo to the Commission. Those include the 1 Moody St. office …

George

9:33 pm on Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Luxury? Meaning: tenants who will drive in, drive out, and not be caught dead shopping or spending much time at all on Moody and Main Streets, except for the higher end restaurants. How about more affordable housing stock, Waltham? Or are we content to be the place people just sleep when they're not getting on/off I-95 and the Pike?   more ›

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