The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority’s purchase of a portion of the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House’s parking lot for $3.5 million, with plans to develop mixed-income homeownership housing, has drawn mixed reactions from residents of The Port who have used the property as a gathering place for generations.
The approximately 8,000-square-foot property at 42 Pine St. is expected to accommodate at least 10 condominiums, at least two of which would be designated as affordable to meet the city’s 20% affordable housing requirement. However, the agency has yet to determine the number of units, building height or final design, and construction is not expected to begin before October 2028.
“We’re still really trying to understand how that best fits,” said Kyle Vangel, CRA’s director of projects and planning. “Is there townhomes? Is there more sort of apartment-style building? Is there a combination of both?”…