Up shot of skyscrapers.

Commercial Real Estate Insight & News

The Bowditch & Dewey Real Estate Blog

Blog

Category: Zoning

Affordable Housing

Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Aims to Improve Affordable Housing in Worcester

Affordable Housing, Zoning • By Mark A. Borenstein • November 9, 2022

multifamily residential buildings built next to railroad tracks

New Massachusetts Rules for Multi-Family Zoning in MBTA Communities

Housing, Zoning • By Amanda Zuretti • August 16, 2022

Mark Borenstein

Mark Borenstein Quoted in Worcester Telegram’s “Senior housing at former St. Peter-Marian school gets nod from Worcester zoning board”

Zoning • July 18, 2022

Group of three gathered around a blueprint.

Mark Borenstein Featured in Worcester Telegram’s “Planning Board OKs continuing care retirement community proposal for former SPM site”

Development, Zoning • June 2, 2021

Business people negotiating a contract.

Mark Borenstein Represents Continuing Care Retirement Community in Zoning Board Approval

Development, Zoning • May 18, 2021

A Covid-19 E-Alert.

Massachusetts’ New Economic Relief Bill – What Enabling Partnerships for Growth Means for Local Zoning

COVID-19 Resources, Zoning • By Brian S. Grossman • February 4, 2021

Group of friends cheersing with glasses of beer.

Katherine Garrahan writes “Municipal adaptations, collaborations are key to community resilience” for the Massachusetts Municipal Association

COVID-19 Resources, Zoning • July 29, 2020

Parking Lot.

Municipal Support for Local Economies in a Public Health Crisis May Include Regulatory Flexibility

COVID-19 Resources, Policies, Zoning • By Katherine Garrahan • May 7, 2020

Construction workers up high on a site with a crane in shot.

Bowditch’s Economic Development Summit: A Showcase of Worcester’s Cultural Strengths and Unrealized Potential

Investment, Real Estate, Zoning • By Samantha P. McDonald • December 2, 2019

Team of six people gathered around a blueprint with hard hats on the table.

What Constitutes the ‘Exercise’ of a Variance?

Construction, Development, Zoning • By Brian S. Grossman • October 23, 2019

A row of houses in a suburban neighborhood.

Supreme Judicial Court Case Addresses When Homeowners Need Variances

Construction, Housing, Zoning • By Brian S. Grossman • July 24, 2019

Produce at a farmers market.

Urban Agriculture: Keeping Worcester Fresh

Environmental, Policies, Zoning • By Mark A. Borenstein • June 24, 2019