RIVERSIDE HOME

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 that limit the development's size to 1.025 million square feet. RightSize Riverside played an instrumental role in advocating for a smaller overall footprint.  You can see the special permit documents here.

Mark Development presented revised design plans at the March 24, 2020 meeting of the City Council Land Use Committee. The plans show some of the design changes made since December 2019. The proposed development is now 63.9% residential and 36.1% commercial. Click here to view a presentation showing the breakdown of apartment units and sizes, sustainable construction plans, and signage schemes. Click here to see the proposed layout of the 10 project buildings and of green/open space areas. And here are the signage guidelines presented by Mark Development. 

The Land Use Committee that will review the special permit is holding public hearings on important components of Mark Development's application.

Our Presentations

Click on the links below to view RightSize Riverside's presentations at these following Land Use hearings:

• 1.28.20:   Site Design / Urban Design / Open Space
• 2.11.20:  Housing and Fiscal Impact and A Livable Riverside (affordable housing)
• 2.25.20:  Transportation, Part 1
• 3.5.20:  Sustainability
• 3.24.20:  Design Guidelines, Architecture, Signage
• 4.7.20:  Transportation, Part 2
• We also submitted a memo promoting the concept of extending the proposed bike pedestrian improvements on Grove Street to provide a protected pedestrian and cycle track connecting the Hamilton Grove Community Center and the Williams School. This memo reviews the existing conditions and proposed routes.
• 4.28.20:   Construction Management