{"id":218,"date":"2026-05-29T15:35:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=218"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:35:49","slug":"copper-mills-revised-proposal-still-doesnt-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=218","title":{"rendered":"Copper Mill\u2019s revised proposal still doesn\u2019t work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The \u201cnew\u201d proposal by Copper Mill includes a proposed structure that is 24 stories, down from 26 stories. Those are on top of the existing retail floors. And, yes, 24 stories for Davis Square is unquestionably still too high. The structure violates Mass Housing\u2019s Chapter 40B design guidelines, and the project undercuts Somerville\u2019s plans set out in . As for more housing in the Davis Square Neighborhood, sites such as 110 Willow St. and 363 Highland Ave., plus the Copper Mill lot, with a 6-story building in each, can provide more than 500 units, with at least 125 being affordable \u2014 all easily accessible to the T stations in Porter, Ball and Davis squares.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=217\">MIT grad students rally on commencement day, Harvard students picket<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Copper Mill financial projections for the 26-story proposal filed with Mass Housing seem unattainable. The $22 million rent projection reflects rents per square foot that are 13% to 41% higher than comparables identified in the developer\u2019s Mass Housing Chapter 40B application, as detailed in written comments filed in February with Mass Housing to the discordant 40B application.<\/p>\n<p>The developer\u2019s rental projections appear to be driven by a proposed $42 million purchase price for 0.78 acres that are currently assessed at $8.6 million. That raises a state public policy question of whether Mass Housing\u2019s scarce financial resources should be used to buy property at an inflated value.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=215\">Events this week in Camberville: Pride Patio Party, Celtic art, &amp; Eve Plumb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What Somerville doesn\u2019t need is a project of this size and impact on Davis Square nor one that could well be financially struggling or fail.\u00a0That said, Somerville needs more housing, both affordable and market rate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Edward Woll \/ Winslow Avenue, Somerville<br \/>Member, Davis Square Village and Davis Square Neighborhood Council<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/cambridgemovinghub.com\/?p=213\">Chicken sub and froyo at Saloniki<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The \u201cnew\u201d proposal by Copper Mill includes a proposed structure that is 24 stories, down from 26 stories. 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