Johnson (LBJ) Apartments, a 180-unit senior housing development in Cambridge, MA owned by the Cambridge Housing Authority (CHA) retrofit project. The HVAC systems in commercial buildings account for 32% of the total energy consumption in the United States according to the Centre for C...
Board members also appreciated that the Petition addresses accessory apartments and elderly-oriented congregate housing in addition to multifamily housing. However, Board members expressed concern that the Petition might not be going far enough in some areas, and raised some issues for further study. ...
Topics: Fresh Pond Apartments affordability extended; real estate transfer tax proposals; regulating gas/electric/telecom - mandates vs. choice/rights; Broadband and Cable TV - Where’s Popeye?; dearth of local State Rep/Senate candidates Episode 457 (Mar 3, 2020, 5:30pm) [materials] [audio]...
Castle End was a close-knit community. Its mainly working class residents crowded into insanitary houses in airless courts and yards. Infectious diseases could spread easily in the closely packed housing in St Giles and St Peter’s. Measles, scarlet fever even smallpox caused children to be abs...
We recommend that these housing units be configured not in traditional dormitory-style facilities but in buildings that can accommodate a variety of housing types, ranging from studios and multi-bedroom suites to apartments. We recommend further that these housing units be capable of accommodating ...