Brookview Village: Complete Coverage

The importance of the 225 unit "friendly 40B" affordable housing complex dubbed Brookview Village will continue as the discussion of conditions of its development and the long-term implications of it's approval continue to be discussed.

We will continue to gather information and compile it here as we update the situation with new stories. They will all be listed here with the latest developments first.

The as the amount of money to be paid in mitigation by the Gutierrez Company for the "Brookview Village" apartment complex.

Where exactly is Brookview Village located? The information can be found in this story.

Brookview Village is not for "poor" people according to representatives for the developer.

The ZBA Chairman has said that it was time to vote and he would not have done things differently if he had known it was going to result in the resignation of two board members.

The ZBA decision prompted the resignation of the two members in opposition to the apartment complex.

The Zoning Board of Appeals approved the developments in a 3 to 2 vote, with conditions still yet to be established.

The financial impact of the development was laid out, with the margin of the benefit to the city being an estimated $186,000 annually.

City councilor's had previously questioned the speed at which the development's discussion was proceeding. City Councilor Joseph Delano said that the ZBA members had been heavily lobbied.

The ZBA had postponed a decision of the development as they looked for more information on the impact of the project.

The development itself had prompted City Councilor Matt Elder to mention the potential need for a new fire station at a council meeting.

A detailing of the numbers involved with the project was written about.

The decision was made to cut the Brookview Village project down to 225 units from 243 following the suggestion of a ZBA member.

Both the Planning Board and Mayor Arthur Vigeant had voiced their support for the project.

The project prompted some ZBA members to call for a city planner.

The City Council voiced their concerns about the project.

The environment and safety were among the concerns for the complex.

The initial proposal was made in July.