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WILLIAMSTOWN â Just a few more weeks and it will be move-in day at the brand-new Cole Avenue Apartments, the newest housing development in town, at 330 Cole Ave. The Berkshire Housing Development Corp. is accepting applications for the 40 units, which will be awarded via lottery. To qualify for the lottery, applications must be received by April 30. The lottery will be conducted May 12. Elton Ogden, president of the Berkshire Housing Development Corp., said the new townhouses, with 19 one-, two- and three-bedroom units, will be complete in June. The 21 one- and two-bedroom units in the former Photec Mill building, commonly known as the Cube, will be done in mid-July. ....
GREAT BARRINGTON â A former polluted site that now is home to a 45-unit affordable rental complex is safe for residents, according to environmental engineers who work for the developer and state regulators. Concerns about the safety of the site reared up again Tuesday, after an email made rounds saying that a new contaminant was ârecently foundâ at the Bridge Street site. The message urged participation in a Tuesday evening Zoom meeting held by the developer of the $17.8 million project, Community Development Corp. of South Berkshire. The housing will be ready for occupancy this spring. GREAT BARRINGTON â A project to clean up a toxic eyesore and build 45 units of affordable and low-income housing now has a green light, as well as more grant money.The town Zoning Board of ⦠....
After the expiration of Massachusettsâ eviction moratorium, hundreds of renters in Berkshire County found eviction notices taped to their doors. In the month after Oct. 17, when the moratorium was lifted, 327 14-day notices were served through the Berkshire County Sheriffâs Office. During the same period last year, 102 were served. Although a notice to quit formally communicates a landlordâs intent to terminate the lease, tenants do not have to leave their housing until a court orders an execution after hearing the case. âThe wave that we were all concerned with has definitely arrived,â said Elton Ogden, president of the Berkshire Housing Development Corp. and Berkshire Housing Services. ....
LEE â With the developer promising more parking, if needed, the Lee Planning Board unanimously has backed a revised plan for redeveloping the Eagle Mill with more housing and less commercial space than originally planned. By a 5-0 vote Monday night, the town planners, despite lingering concerns over adequate parking, felt confident that principal developer Jeffrey Cohen would increase the number of spaces if the demand warrants it. The decision did not include any conditions for the developer to meet regarding the parking. âThey donât want a parking disaster. I really feel they would do something about it,â said Planning Board member Buck Donovan. ....