In response to the question of whether developers are knocking on our door, Lincoln’s own RLF has been working with a developer, Civico, on a 125-unit building in the mall area (slide 26 of the SOTT deck). Civico is the same developer that built Oriole Landing.
It is very important to note that under the proposal, village center rezoning will allow developers to build simply by getting a building permit with no need to go to town meeting (slide 9 of the SOTT deck). Given that the Chair and the Executive Director of the RLF sit on the HCA working group, and that the RLF will benefit from the development, it’s reasonable to expect that this project will quickly follow any rezoning. The HCA allows for only 10% affordable housing, so we will end up with ~13 affordable units and 112 units at Oriole Landing prices (which seem to start at $4K per month). It’s naive to think that more developers will not follow Civico once we rezone. Existing Lincoln parcel owners will have a material financial incentive to sell to developers. > > > On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 5:19 PM Susanna Szeto <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If we look around town, the multi-family we have in town now are most >> tucked away. They do not hit you in the face as the proposal to the >> development on Codman Road. I doubt it will achieve the economic diversity >> people are looking for if the rent is as high as the Oriole Landing! I >> hope we can pause and study how the rezoning will affect the traffic in >> town before we jump into this! I have read on Lincoln Talk the developer >> is already knocking on our doorstep! Is that true? >> Susanna S >> Giles Road >> >> On Oct 10, 2023, at 5:06 PM, Margaret Olson <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> Greg, >> Conservation restrictions apply irrespective of zoning. The conservation >> restrictions on Codman and Drumlin (and elsewhere in town, including areas >> around South Lincoln) prevent those areas from being developed. State law >> makes it extremely difficult to remove land from conservation - it has to >> be replaced with equally valuable land. >> >> Margaret >> >> Margaret >> >> On Tue, Oct 10, 2023 at 5:00 PM Greg H. <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> All, >>> >>> Thank you to everyone on the housing committee for your service. I'd >>> like to respectfully add my $0.02 from the peanut gallery in support of a >>> pause / step back in rezoning plans. >>> >>> It seems to me that there are three distinct philosophies/options we >>> could pursue, but that we are fully focused on #3. >>> >>> *Options* >>> 1. Drag our feet and/or consider noncompliance: favor Lincoln's rural >>> character above all else >>> 2. Comply in letter but not fully in spirit: where possible, overlay new >>> zoning on existing multi-family and/or commercial development to mitigate >>> the impact >>> 3. Wholeheartedly comply in both letter and spirit: build as much new >>> housing as possible near the commuter rail >>> >>> I understand that many believe we have a moral responsibility to build >>> more housing in Lincoln (and while I disagree, I respect that view) but I >>> believe as stewards we also have a moral responsibility to maintain as much >>> "green" as possible and to preserve the rural character of our town for >>> future generations. I'm especially concerned that creating a Cold Brook >>> Crossing on Codman Rd will both a) unnecessarily cut down a lot of trees, >>> and b) materially change Codman Farm, Drumlin Farm, and the rest of South >>> Lincoln, forever. >>> >>> I support increasing Lincoln's diversity (including economic diversity), >>> and I realize that #3 might help us achieve that, but this feels like a >>> very big step that we might come to regret. I think Lincoln is special >>> precisely because it is undeveloped - I'm not sure we can have it both ways. >>> >>> Thank you for reading, >>> >>> Greg Haines >>> 41 Lincoln Rd >>> >>> (As an aside, I'm also not sure I'm prepared for the additional traffic >>> the development will spur. Traffic is already backed up almost a mile on >>> Lincoln Rd on Tuesday mornings; I assume we will need to add traffic lights >>> or rotaries at Lincoln Center and Lincoln Station?) >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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