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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

PHOTOS/VIDEO: A Look Inside the New Alta Brigham Square Apartments

The apartments at the old Brigham's site on Mill Street recently became available to rent.

Recent Coverage 36 Apartments Now Available at Old Brigham's Site 17 New Affordable Apartments Available at Old Brigham's Site   Photos courtesy of Wood Partners and via the Alta Brigham Square Facebook page.

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

17 New Affordable Apartments Available at Old Brigham’s Site

Applications are due by 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30.

The following is from the Town of Arlington. 17 New Affordable Apartments at Alta Brigham Square, 30-50 Mill St. Studios: $941/month One-bedrooms: $1,068/month Two-bedrooms: $1,185/month (Rent does not include any utilities except water and sewer.) Alta Brigham Square is a 116-unit apartment building located one-half block off of Massachusetts Avenue at Arlington Center (30-50 Mill St.). Seventeen of the units will be reserved for individuals and families who qualify for this affordable housing program. Affordable apartments include designer finishes such as gorgeous plank flooring in kitchen and bath; granite countertops; stainless steel appliances; upgraded espresso-colored designer cabinetry; oversized kitchen islands; and tile …

Ward Demzoff

7:54 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012

It's good to see Arlington moving forward to create affordable housing. Boston does most of the heavy lifting for the region in this regard, the suburbs must follow their lead.   more ›

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

36 Apartments Now Available for Rent at Old Brigham's Site

The units range from roughly $1,700 to $3,355 per month.

Thirty-six of the 116 units in the new Alta Brigham Square community are now available for rent, according to a press release from the project’s developer, Wood Partners. Eight more are on track to be available in January, according to the release. The 135,000-square-foot development consists of 18 studios (598 square feet), 35 one-bedroom units (719-915 square feet) and 63 two-bedroom units (1,013-1,178 square feet). The units will lease at $2.85 per square foot, according to the release, meaning the studios will lease for roughly $1,700 per month, the one-bedroom units for $2,050-2,600 and the two-bedroom units for $2,885-3,355. Fifteen percent of the units are reserved for families earning 60 percent or less of the area median income. …

sam

8:25 pm on Monday, December 24, 2012

I walked around the complex today and on the outside its really ugly. very little open space.most views overlook parking lots or other apartments. I love the way the press release claimsthat this improves a "blighted area".lol. to me a blighted area is unsafe site to crime, crumbling structures, etc. sure the site was "dead space" and wasted, but cramming in 120 units here will suffocate the …   more ›

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