Walden Square II

Winn Development Company, the owner of Walden Square Apartments, a 240-unit affordable development in North Cambridge, is proposing the new construction of 95 new affordable rental units on the existing Walden Square site. Conveniently located near Danehy Park and the amenities at Porter Square, the plan involves the development of a two buildings at the northern edge of their site, adjacent to the Yerxa Road Underpass, with improved open space, new community spaces for its residents, and additional office spaces for the property management. Winn Development also anticipates making site upgrades to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular connectivity.

Winn plans to create this new housing under provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO).

For more information, please visit Winn's project page here.

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Winn Development completed the AHO process in 2024 and is working on assembling the final financing needed to begin construction.

Walden Square II Public Meetings:

Meeting	Date/Time	More Information
Planning Board Meeting	July 2, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.	View the meeting materials.
Planning Board Meeting	March 12, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.	View the meeting materials.
Winn Development Community Meeting	September 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.
Winn Development Community Meeting	August 1, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.
Winn Development Community Meeting	February 23, 2022 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer
Planning Board Meeting	November 23, 2021	This meeting was postponed.
Winn Development Community Meeting	May 27, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer
Winn Development Community Meeting	April 13, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.
Winn Development Community Meeting	March 23, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.	View the meeting flyer.

Existing Site: The existing Walden Square apartments consists of six separate building containing a total of 240 apartments.

Proposed New Construction:

Construction of 95 new affordable rental units on a portion of the existing 7.32-acre site
Mix of unit sizes including a large number of family-sized units
All of the new apartments will be affordable to households earning at or below 60% Area, with a portion to be set aside for households earning at or below 30% AMI
Site upgrades to improve pedestrian, bicycle and vehicular connectivity, and open space