We, the undersigned, oppose the Toll Brothers’ proposal to develop a seven-story apartment building at 528 Boylston Street in Newton, MA. The development, which will house 244 luxury units and 397 cars, is proposed for the current Sam White Landscaping parcel on Route 9 between Dudley Road and Olde Field Road. 

The 528 Boylston Committee, a neighborhood coalition, has formed to expose how Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers–the fifth largest home builder in the United States–is exploiting affordable housing regulations to qualify for Chapter 40B exemption from local approval processes, local zoning, and other safeguards.

To be clear, the 528 Boylston Committee supports an amended development proposal for affordable housing on this property. We would welcome a proposal that: 

• Require an independent traffic study to ensure that the project does not exacerbate Route 9 and local road traffic congestion and hazards or reduce overall SAFETY.

• Retains existing trees to avoid flooding and other irreparable environmental damage 

• Fits within the scale of the surrounding landscape

The current proposal will negatively impact safety, traffic (projection of 1200 extra cars daily), and cause irreparable environmental damage. Please make your opinion known!

We must act quickly as the proposal could be approved this month.

Sign our petition below if you stand with our neighborhood committee in opposing Toll Brothers’ current proposal. 

To stay informed about this development, please join our group by emailing info@newtonimpact.com or visit https://www.newtonimpact.com

If you would like to donate to our cause, please go here rather than using the change.org platform:

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