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There isnt an existing thread for weston so making a new one.


Ex-Liberty Mutual campus in Weston, soon to be labs, gets $150M loan
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The property, located just off the intersection of Route 128 and the Massachusetts Turnpike, is set to feature 340,000 square feet of space once construction is complete.

https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/10/19/liberty-mutual-weston-campus.html
 
Don't worry, until the State really ramps up the penalties on the MBTA communities law, nothing will be built in Weston.
 
Somewhat similarly, Princeton is investigating what it would need to do to comply with the law. One option is forgoing the funding tied to compliance, since they don’t make use of the funds.
 
curcuas said:
Don't worry, until the State really ramps up the penalties on the MBTA communities law, nothing will be built in Weston.
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If anything, getting labs built will ensure it won't be turned into Residential. It's also basically in Newton.
 
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Quelle horreur: State board orders leafy Weston to allow a 180-unit apartment building on a 9 1/2-acre parcel​


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“The state Housing Appeals Committee recently ruled that Weston, a town far from meeting its minimum state requirement of having 10% of its housing units be affordable, has to allow construction of an apartment building that locals have been fighting for years as the "Weston whopper" - a four-story, 180-unit building with 45 affordable apartments and 293 parking spaces on a 9 1/2-acre parcel that would also include a pool, a playground and separate dog areas for small and large breeds……..”

https://www.universalhub.com/2025/quelle-horreur-state-board-orders-leafy-weston
 

Modera Weston​

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Permits Issued for Weston Multifamily Project​

“A series of permits have been issued to begin work for Modera Weston along Boston Post Road. The initial permits include construction of Building A, to offer 65 units, the community clubhouse, and renovations to the Mirik-Farnsworth building. The project calls for a total of 180 luxury apartments.”


modera weston

https://www.bldup.com/posts/permits-issued-for-weston-multifamily-project
 
stick n move said:

Modera Weston​

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Permits Issued for Weston Multifamily Project​

“A series of permits have been issued to begin work for Modera Weston along Boston Post Road. The initial permits include construction of Building A, to offer 65 units, the community clubhouse, and renovations to the Mirik-Farnsworth building. The project calls for a total of 180 luxury apartments.”


modera weston

https://www.bldup.com/posts/permits-issued-for-weston-multifamily-project
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Hmm, that actually doesn't look half bad for Weston. Shades of suburban London crescent (in form, at least). Or, closer to home, somewhere like Mt. Bowdoin Green or Wellesley Park in Dot.

...Too bad its in the middle of the damn woods, so it's just one of those developments that combines the worst part of urban living (less space) with the worst part of suburban living (the autocentric isolation).
 

Mill Creek Announces Groundbreaking of Modera Weston​

“Mill Creek Residential, a leading developer, owner-operator and investment manager specializing in premier rental housing across the U.S., has announced it has broken ground on Modera Weston, a luxury community approximately 15 miles west of Boston.

The community, which will feature a combined 172 homes and townhomes with expansive layouts, sits in a well-established Weston neighborhood known for its scenic charm and rich history. The community is surrounded by over 60 acres of rolling landscape, including two historic structures set to be restored. Fourteen of those acres are dedicated to the community. First move-ins are anticipated for summer 2026……”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/mill-creek-announces-groundbreaking-of-modera-weston

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https://www.westonma.gov/1359/751-761-Boston-Post-Road
 
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BronsonShore said:
...Too bad its in the middle of the damn woods, so it's just one of those developments that combines the worst part of urban living (less space) with the worst part of suburban living (the autocentric isolation).
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Well said!
 

BXP Plans 480 Homes in New Weston MBTA District​

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“After rejecting an initial plan in 2024, Weston voters approved a rezoning plan to create four new multifamily housing districts under the MBTA Communities law.

The latest plan passed 387-86 at a special town meeting Wednesday night following over an hour of discussion.

The largest district, at 74 acres, includes an office park near Route 128 owned by developer BXP at 133 Boston Post Road. BXP has proposed 480 housing units in a three-phase project……”

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BXP Plans 480 Homes in New Weston MBTA District

BXP has proposed 480 housing units in a three-phase project at 133 Boston Post Road that will be enabled by the town's new MBTA Communities zoning.
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Weston Approves Zoning Overlays, Paving Way for 480 Unit Development

Weston Approves Zoning Overlays, Paving Way for 480 Unit Development
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All of the outer suburbs need to be building townhomes like that. All I'm seeing built in a lot of these places are completely suburban apartment buildings or 2 million dollar 4000 sqft single family homes on 1 acre lots, both greenfield.

Why can all of the DC suburbs do this but we get barely anything?
 
22marc said:
All of the outer suburbs need to be building townhomes like that. All I'm seeing built in a lot of these places are completely suburban apartment buildings or 2 million dollar 4000 sqft single family homes on 1 acre lots, both greenfield.

Why can all of the DC suburbs do this but we get barely anything?
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I ask the same thing all the time. Also why do the dc suburbs build so many brick townhomes and we dont?
 
stick n move said:
I ask the same thing all the time. Also why do the dc suburbs build so many brick townhomes and we dont?
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You're probally looking at DC Suburbs that are still pretty Urbany.

Northern Virginia btw is crazy expensive. Almost Boston bad.
 
stick n move said:
I ask the same thing all the time. Also why do the dc suburbs build so many brick townhomes and we dont?
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zoning zoning zoning. it's all county level in VA and progrowth factions can stomp out the type of pastoralist nimbyism we see in Weston. Not necessarily enough to build things denser than single family homes outside of essentially urban arlington and alexandria though.
 
22marc said:
All I'm seeing built in a lot of these places are completely suburban apartment buildings or 2 million dollar 4000 sqft single family homes on 1 acre lots, both greenfield.
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As for this... it's kinda obvious. SFH is what they would want (if you want Burbs)... and it doesn't help that I've noticed that the cost savings of doing NC THs is rather overrated compared to SFH. These Weston units will likely be a mill or more. People hate HOAs, etc.

Apartments could be attractive to transients, job movers unwilling to buy SFH until they get to know the area, and of course 40Bers/Section 8 and ilk.
 
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