Union Square D6 | Somerville

So weird that there's still no filing with the City of Somerville on this, but this same PR release appears in a few places.

bostonrealestatetimes.com

The Hamilton Company announces mixed-use One Union Square development in Somerville - Boston Real Estate Times

Boston– The Hamilton Company announced that it has initiated the process for obtaining approvals for One Union Square in Somerville, MA – a transformative development that will anchor new economic […]
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The development team projects the timetable for obtaining all city approvals and completing site plan review to be 12-18 months. Necessary approvals include a zoning amendment to allow a single building on the site by special permit. A single building allows the proposed neighborhood park to be located at Somerville Avenue and Prospect Street, where it will be most visible, active, and usable. Following approval of the proposed zoning amendment, the project will seek Site Plan Review and Special Permit approval.
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They should be denied this permit. The multi-building zoning on this site was part of a purposeful urban plan, and the City should honor it.

Looks like Cambridge Day did a great job with this last year: https://www.cambridgeday.com/2022/1...t-get-started-without-resolving-one-question/

Brown replied that he did not think his company needed US2’s approval. “We’re the owner of the property and eminent domain has not been initiated, has not happened, our rights have not been taken,” Brown said. “Regarding US2, we have had discussions with them over a number of years and they just haven’t really gone anywhere, to be honest. You know, I don’t know how much I want to divulge about it, but they just weren’t fruitful discussions.” Ewen-Campen emphasized that Union 2 Associates should confer with the city’s planning staff about US2’s involvement. “I have no interest in [the proposal if] there is not a path forward for this without it getting mired in lawsuits for a million years,” Ewen-Campen said.
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No idea why the PR blitz now. Regardless @BeeLine please change the thread title to "One Union Square | Parcel D6 | Union Square"
 
Got a stack of forwarded mail from my old Somerville address, earlier this week. In it was a high gloss mailer for "a community meeting" on "One Union Square" Anyone seen something more about this project?
 
as02155 said:
Got a stack of forwarded mail from my old Somerville address, earlier this week. In it was a high gloss mailer for "a community meeting" on "One Union Square" Anyone seen something more about this project?
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Last I'd heard they'd ended up pulled their proposed zoning amendment due to pushback - but they may be working on getting community buy in via these meetings for housing instead of going straight to planning board. The below is the only render I'd seen.
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csindie.com

Company gets pushback in proposing to build Union Square homes instead of expected lab space - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Up to 200 new homes with a park, library branch and other community benefits for Union Square made for a sweet pitch, especially when they would replace a proposed lab building at a time labs are sitting empty. But several residents responded with anger and skepticism at...
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City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 26-0257

Title: Union 2 Associates, LLC requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 2 and 9 Union Square, 286, 290, and 298 Somerville Avenue from Commercial Core 5 (CC5) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6).
somervillema.legistar.com
 
Stlin said:
Last I'd heard they'd ended up pulled their proposed zoning amendment due to pushback - but they may be working on getting community buy in via these meetings for housing instead of going straight to planning board. The below is the only render I'd seen.
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csindie.com

Company gets pushback in proposing to build Union Square homes instead of expected lab space - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

Up to 200 new homes with a park, library branch and other community benefits for Union Square made for a sweet pitch, especially when they would replace a proposed lab building at a time labs are sitting empty. But several residents responded with anger and skepticism at...
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City of Somerville, Massachusetts - File #: 26-0257

Title: Union 2 Associates, LLC requesting a Zoning Map Amendment to change the zoning district of 2 and 9 Union Square, 286, 290, and 298 Somerville Avenue from Commercial Core 5 (CC5) to Mid-Rise 6 (MR6).
somervillema.legistar.com
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Godspeed for this project - - 200 Green Line adjacent units of housing in Somerville. 🙏
 
shmessy said:
200 Green Line adjacent units of housing
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We've already had like 1,000 or so. I think housing is probably the wrong economic choice for this location. Housing could go here but I think it has to be much taller for it to work for the economic life of the square.
 
I asked this in another thread…is the 25 story residential tower across the street at capacity?
 
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