Lovely, well-built Gambrel/Dutch home in the heart of Newton Lower Falls just arrived on the real estate market.
This vintage Gambrel/Dutch home in Newton Lower Falls showcases its rich architectural roots perched on top of a lush knoll nestled between two mature trees. Its charming enclosed front portico acts as a welcoming invitation into a home that's as picturesque inside as it is outside. The house has nine rooms across two floors with almost 2,000 square feet of living space. The 23 x 11 square foot living room features a fireplace with an ornate mantel and recessed lighting and French doors provide a gracious entry into the 13 x 11 square foot formal dining area accented with wainscoting and a chairrail. This floor also offers an hospitable 17 x 10 square foot eat-in kitchen and an impressive 23 x 15 square foot family room with a cathedral …
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Some aldermen are hoping Newton can start to work with the state and MBTA to address potential traffic trouble that will come along with the potential 588,000-square-foot development.
Familiar themes of traffic, quality of life and project size filled the public comment period Tuesday night during a design presentation for a proposed mixed-use site at the Riverside Station on Grove Street. Roughly 25 residents stood up at the Land Use Committee meeting to speak out against aspects of the project proposed by BH Normandy. "I think this development is simply too large, and that remains the number one problem from which all these other issues flow," said Asheville Road resident Jack Green. Tuesday's meeting included an updated design concept for the proposed mixed-use site as well as results of a traffic study. It follows years of discussion and a number of similar community meetings and design proposals from developer BH…
Ellen
7:28 am on Thursday, June 28, 2012
I was at the Riverside T station yesterday at about noon (Wednesday, middle of the week, middle of the day) and the traffic coming off of Route 128 onto Grove Street to park at Riverside and go into the city of Boston was stunning. My question is: what is the purpose of this development from the point of view of the City of Newton? Revenue? I don't understand why we want more congestion that … more ›