SouthField Archives - Banker & Tradesman

Turn on the Taps at Ex-Bases

by Banker & Tradesman | Mar 24, 2024

Money for a sewer and water connection isn’t headline news – unless it means unlocking 6,000 long-anticipated housing units near a commuter rail station.

Long-Stalled 6K-Unit Development, Transfer Taxes Get Boost from Mariano

by State House News Service | Mar 21, 2024

House Speaker Ron Mariano on Thursday voiced an openness to considering a local-option real estate transfer tax to boost the affordable housing supply and indicated he would use water and sewer infrastructure to unlock a long-stalled development site.

New Southfield Plan Includes Potential for More Housing

by Steve Adams | Mar 20, 2023

The Southfield Redevelopment Authority supported changes that would give the new master development team flexibility to build more housing depending upon market conditions.

Auction Set to Close at South Weymouth Housing Site

by Steve Adams | Jun 6, 2022

The federal government has received a dozen bids for a 51-acre parcel in South Weymouth that’s been the subject of a jurisdictional dispute with local officials.

Judge Awards $63M Penalty Against Ousted Union Point Developer

by James Sanna | Sep 9, 2021

A Norfolk Superior Court judge has ordered a multifamily developer hired to helm the troubled redevelopment of the former South Weymouth Naval Air Station to pay $63 million for failing to pay for a range of development and upkeep costs on the property before the firm was removed from its master developer role.

Southfield Board Set to Begin Negotiations with Developer

by Steve Adams | Aug 3, 2021

The Southfield Redevelopment Authority will receive nearly $1 million a year to help pay for its operations after entering an exclusive negotiating agreement with the potential new master developer at the 1,450-acre former air base.

Southfield Picks New Master Developer

by Steve Adams | Jan 16, 2020

A partnership between Brookfield Properties, Boston-based New England Development and Pinehills Managing Partner Tony Green will lead the latest attempt to redevelop the 1,450-acre Southfield parcel on the South Shore.

Two Teams Seek to Fix ‘Broken Development’ in Weymouth

by Steve Adams | Dec 17, 2019

Two development teams are seeking to restart the Southfield project at the 1,450-acre former South Weymouth Naval Air Station with a larger housing component while reducing commercial space.