Housing Committee

Government · Housing Committee

Housing Panel Debates Arts-Space Zoning Trade

The committees held a hearing on a zoning framework to link housing with cultural-space preservation but took no vote.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 1

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge committees hear calls for design fixes to 2025 multifamily housing ordinance

Cambridge joint committees debate design standards and affordability gaps in the 2025 multifamily housing ordinance.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge receives first annual housing report; no inclusionary units permitted in 2025

Cambridge housing committees hear first multifamily zoning report, finding no inclusionary units permitted in 2025.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 25

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee Hears Central Square Height Plan, Sets Path to November Petition

Cambridge Housing Committee hears Central Square rezoning update, eyes November zoning petition.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee advances two-track rental subsidy pilot for cost-burdened residents

Cambridge Housing Committee advances a two-track municipal rental subsidy pilot targeting roughly 40 to 50 households.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 15

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee Votes to Draft Citywide Six-Story Multifamily Zoning Proposal

Cambridge's Housing Committee voted 4-0 to advance a proposal that would allow up to six stories of multifamily housing in every residential district in the city.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 21

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Proposes Six-Story Limit Citywide to End Multifamily Housing Ban

Cambridge's Housing Committee heard a sweeping citywide multifamily rezoning plan that would allow buildings of up to six stories in all residential neighborhoods but left unresolved whether the change would actually produce affordable units.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 17

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee Gets Sobering Economic Analysis on Multifamily Zoning Plan

Cambridge Housing Committee hears that no current multifamily development scenario is financially feasible under today's market conditions.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 27

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee Advances Citywide Six-Story Upzoning Process, No Draft Yet

Cambridge Housing Committee hears sharp public divide on proposal to legalize six-story apartment buildings citywide.

Townbrief reporting · May 22

Government · Housing Committee

Cambridge Housing Committee Orders Draft Zoning to Allow Apartments Citywide

Cambridge Housing Committee votes to begin drafting rules allowing apartments citywide.

Townbrief reporting · May 8