Category — Lower Falls

The developers of the Riverside T station have rescheduled the community meeting that was recently canceled.  The next meeting will be held on Thursday June 17, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. at the Williams school.  (Map & directions here.)

This meeting will benefit from the recently released traffic study completed by the developer’s consultant, VHB.

For more information, visit http://www.riversidestation.info, the site of the Riverside Station Neighborhood Coalition:  the Lower Falls Improvement Association, the Lasell Neighborhood Association, and the Auburndale Community Association.

Confit duck leg with watercress, orange segments, almonds and raisins. Ceviche de pescado.  Center cut filet mignon topped with sautéed mushrooms and a demi glace — served with potato and vegetable.

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According to the recommendations of the  Citizen Advisory Group (2009) and the City of Newton’s Comprehensive Plan (2007), our city’s long-term financial health will require moderate growth — some commercial and some residential development.

The Comprehensive Plan recommends “Flexible Moderate Growth” that “involves preservation of Newton’s residential amenities, strengthening of business in Newton’s village centers, and promotion of commercial development along Newton’s commercial corridors.” (Comprehensive Plan, page 6-7)

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BH Normandy Riverside LLC will present its latest plans for development of the MBTA Riverside site at the regular meeting of Newton’s Economic Development Commission.  The meeting is at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 12, in Room 209 in City Hall.

Plans dated 12/10/09:  Option A, Option B.

At 7:30 p.m. tonight (12/3), BH Normandy will be presenting proposals to neighbors for a mixed-use development of at least 600,000 square feet. Please come tonight if you can. The hearing will be held at the old Emerson School, 545 Grove Street, Newton.

Details from an earlier news story: ”The real estate group BH Normandy proposed a development that would include 420,000 square feet of office space, 60,000 square feet of retail space and 190 residential units (which, at a size of 750 square feet apiece, would add another 140,000 square feet to the site). The plan also does not include space for parking garages.”

Source:  Newton TAB

Plans dated 12/10/09:  Option A, Option B.