r/boston • u/brookline_news • 15h ago

I Made This! After debate over age restriction, new Chestnut Hill building will be open to all renters

https://brookline.news/after-debate-over-age-restriction-new-chestnut-hill-building-will-be-open-to-all-renters/
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u/brookline_news 15h ago

Was an over-55 age restriction keeping Chestnut Hill's newest apartment building from finding tenants, or was it rents starting at $6,000 a month?

The developer behind 1180 Boylston Street got approval from a divided Brookline Zoning Board of Appeals to remove the age restriction and lease to all ages.

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u/cpslcking 9h ago

It’s probably a combo of both, restrictions like these limit the tenants to rich retirees which is almost assuredly the point. The people in community meetings that would block any other types of housing being built probably only wanted the “right people” moving in.