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 approximately 100 new affordable rental units on the existing Walden Square site. Winn Development Company 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).

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Winn Development completed the AHO process in 2024. For more information and updates on this project, please visit their website here.

Walden Square II Public Meetings:

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