Category: Development
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Hammond St. traffic update
On Friday, August 30th, Gloria Gavris, President of the CHA attended a meeting at the corner of Rt. 9 & Hammond Street to review and discuss traffic concerns on Hammond Street, in/out of the CVS parking lot and on Rt 9. In attendance were Alderman Ruthanne Fuller, Alderman Lisle Baker, Brookline Selectmen, Representatives from Chestnut Hill Neighborhood Association…
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Cheesecake factory moving to the Mall at Chestnut Hill
The Cheesecake Factory will be coming to the Mall at Chestnut Hill, along with other restaurants, Besito (a mexican restaurant) and Tokyo Steakhouse, as reported on Boston.com
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Route 9 and Hammond St. Traffic update
The CHA recently obtained the following information from Newton officials: The contractor doing the work on Route 9 (between Hammond Pond Parkway to just west of Langley) will be working nights this week. The work includes the placement of what is called the “sign bridge”. This is the structure that spans across all lanes of Route 9 that the new signage…
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Boston College Meeting: Construction on Commonwealth Ave.
Announcement from Boston College: “The BC Task Force has scheduled three upcoming meetings: * Thursday, May 9 * Wednesday, May 29 * Tuesday, June 18 All will be held from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the The Brighton Marine Health Center, 77 Warren Street, Brighton. The main agenda item is the community benefits discussion, and given BC’s…
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Revised plans for Redevelopment of Circle Cinema/ Applebees Site
The Boston Develpoment Group has unveiled revised plans for redevelopment of the former site in Circle Cinema and Applebee’s in Cleveland Circle. The plans still include a hotel, apartments, retail and office space and have been shrunk by about 2,000 square feet for a total of 234,550 square feet in the proposed re-development. For more…
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Changes at the Mall and the Street at Chesnut Hill
The Newton Patch reports that two new restarants have announced plans to open at the Mall at Chestnut Hill. Tokyo Japanese Steak House and Besito (Mexican style) will fill vacancies left by the recent closings of Charley’s Saloon and Bernard’s. Bernard’s will be moving to the new space currently under construction on the former Macy’s…
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Hammond Pond Floating Walkway Update
DCR has filed an Appeal of the Newton Conservation Committee’s Denial of the Rudyak Family Floating Walkway. The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be reviewing the Appeal and will have representatives at Hammond Pond later this month do a site visit to review the DCR/Rudyak’s Plan and it’s environmental impact. The CHA will keep…
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Waban Hill Reservoir? Its in Chestnut Hill and there’s going to be meeting about it.
The Waban Hill Reservoir will be the subject of a Public Meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at Newton City Hall in Room 209. Despite it’s somewhat misleading name, the Waban Hill Reservoir sits in Chestnut Hill, just off of Commonwealth Ave., Ward Street and Manet Rd. Like the nearby Chestnut Hill Reservoir, it is…
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October 29 meeting on construction at BC T stop
On Monday, October 29, the MBTA will hold a public meeting at City Hall (room to be determined). The topic: Green Line – Boston College Station This project is part of the Light Rail Accessibility Project. A new center-side platform station will be built on Commonwealth Avenue to provide a higher level of accessibility to…
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Change is coming to Route 9
With the construction of the Chestnut Hill Square Development, there will be changes to Rt.9 between Dudley St. and Hammond Pond Parkway. The goal is reducing congestion and increasing traffic flow in the long term if not the short term. The PDF document provides a summary of changes planned and a timeline for the implementation…