Mark Development Plans 2020 Mark Development filed a revised special permit application for its proposed mixed-use project at Riverside in December 2019. It did so after the Newton City Council approved compromise zoning changes -- which RightSize Riverside helped make happen -- limiting the development's size to 1.025 million square feet. You can see the special permit documents here. Click here to view the design plans that Mark Development presented at the Jan. 14, 2020 City Council meeting. The plans show some of the design changes made between September -- before zoning was passed -- and December 2019, under the revised special permit filing. Heights on many of the buildings are lower under this new scheme. The proposed development is now 63.8% residential and 36.2% commercial, a major change from earlier plans. Media Coverage Riverside Development Boston Globe article: "Neighbors, Developer reach long awaited accord on Riverside project in Newton" 10.28.19 Newton Patch article: "Mark Development trims Riverside proposal" 10.28.19 Housing, Zoning, Elections, and Other Issues Boston Globe editorial: "Newton candidates need to pipe up on housing" 10.27.19 Boston Globe article: "Want to know a Newton City Council candidate's opinion on Riverside? Northland? Don't Ask." 10.21.19 News Archive Boston Globe article: "Newton grapples with an identity crisis" 9.15.19 Boston Globe article: "Developer’s plan for Riverside Station site is scaled back, but the opposition isn’t likely to end" 9.9.19 Boston Globe article: "Seeking the Rightsize for Riverside" 9.6.19 WGBH - Morning Addition: "When It Comes To Housing In The Suburbs, How Dense Is Too Dense?" 6.10.19 Boston Globe article: "Newton chamber joins Charlie Baker's housing fight" 5.2.19 Boston Globe article : "Newton residents want to ‘have a say’ on Riverside plan" 4.26.19 Newton Tab article: "Developer files Riverside application before visioning done" 4.3.19 Boston Globe article: "Newton's mayor delays revamping citywide zoning" 3.22.19 Newton Tab article: "Crowd offers feedback about Newton’s Riverside site" 2.14.19 Boston Globe article: "Developer’s Riverside plan triggers debate in Newton" 1.18.19 Newton Tab article: "Some concerned over short timeframe of Riverside visioning process" 12.28.18 Press Releases Here is the press release the committee distributed in response to Mark Development's filing for a special permit on 3.29.19 |
