Developer agrees to keep some units on New Salem Street at affordable rates
It’s a small but significant win for city leaders, who have long grappled with a systemic problem relating to housing affordability and availability.
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It’s a small but significant win for city leaders, who have long grappled with a systemic problem relating to housing affordability and availability.
Laconia City Manager Kirk Beattie presented a preliminary budget compliant with the tax cap, indicating a reduced tax rate, to the city council on Monday, April 28.
Members of the committee, comprising city leaders and residents, heard a presentation April 22 from Lakes Region Community Developers, the only one of four organizations who submitted letters of interest for the now-vacant property
A committee tasked with reviewing concepts for housing development on Old North Main Street heard from Lakes Region Community Developers discussed the conceptual plan for the development of a 10-acre parcel
Sonya Misiaszek, principal of Misiaszek Turpin Architects, and her husband Chad Monterose plan to renovate the second and third floors of the Pemaco building, which have sat unused for years.
Lack of homes means fewer workers, dollars spent in community
Four proposals reviewed by a group of citizens and city leaders Tuesday evening were all to build neighborhoods with market-rate and near-market-rate housing on a 10.4-acre plot of land owned by the city on Old North Main Street
On Jan. 9, members of Laconia’s electrical aggregation committee unanimously approved the final draft of the plan, and if adopted by the city council after a Feb. 10 meeting, the plan would be sent to the Public Utilities Commission for their review.
Members of the planning board heard a presentation from a developer about plans to build an upscale community on White Oaks Road and another neighborhood near Weirs Beach
Belknap County has a severe lack of availability of affordable rental units, according to a report published earlier this year by New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
A burgeoning state program to incentivize progressive zoning could make a significant impact on the development of workforce housing in the state
Changes to the commission structure for agents now in place, but some agents say the changes may work to decrease transparency in specific circumstances
Laconia city councilors expressed a sense of urgency and careful optimism regarding the prospect of matching with a developer to design and construct permanent, market-rate and below-market-rate workforce housing on a city-owned parcel located in the northern part of the city.
New Hampshire’s workforce housing law, passed in 2008 and enacted on Jan. 1, 2010, states municipalities must provide reasonable and realistic opportunities for the development of workforce housing
City councilors discussed the increasing burden to the budget of the welfare department as the affordable housing crisis continues and deepens the needs of community members without a place to live
An application submitted by East Coast Flightcraft for a zoning exception for workforce housing has been rescinded, effectively ending the bid for the development
The Laconia city council unanimously approved a three-year contract that includes salary increases, longevity bonuses and educational stipends for paraprofessionals in the Laconia School District at their regular meeting May 13.
D&D Realty LLC asked ZBA to permit construction of a group quarters-style residence with maximum of 45 beds at 189 Waukewan Street in Meredith
City council approved purchase of 601 Main St., current site of the Laconia Antique Center, in a 4-2 vote
Building at 601 Main St. downtown, next to the Colonial Theatre, up for potential expansion in partnership with restaurateur
A fraudulent scheme is making waves through the Lakes Region real estate market in recent weeks with local agents receiving shady inquiries from scammers intent on stealing thousands of dollars from unsuspecting buyers.
So far this year, the unemployment rate is ticking up, reaching 3% in February and 3.1% in March through July, and dipping slightly back to 3% in August
ePropelled earns DoD supply chain certification, boosting U.S. drone dominance
After two years of extensive evaluation of various affiliation models, the Littleton Regional Healthcare (LRH) Board of Trustees has chosen Dartmouth Health (DH) as its preferred partner. LRH and DH have signed a letter of intent, which serves as the next step toward LRH joining the Dartmouth Health system.
Gov. Kelly Ayotte led the visit, which included a selection of policymakers as well as businesspeople representing a wide array of enterprises.
James “Jim” Loomis, co-founder of Portsmouth-based Bottomline Technologies, passed away on Sept. 6 in his hometown of Dover after a period of declining health. He was 75. After its creation in 1989 with business partner Daniel McGurl, Bottomline became a worldwide leader in automated business payments and cash management.
The nonprofit and ReVision Energy expand renewable energy portfolio with new solar panels across five properties in the Monadnock Region
New Hampshire’s $4B outdoor economy supports 32,000 jobs and ranks 8th in the nation.
A nearly $4.6 million contract has been awarded for the construction of a five-mile median barrier on Interstate 95 in New Hampshire with the goal to prevent highway deaths.
While home prices might be moderating in other parts of the country, the median price of a single-family house in New Hampshire rose to $550,000 in August, the second highest price point this current year. That price is just $3,000 more than the $547,000 recorded in July, but it is $47,500 more than January’s $502,500. The highest median price in 2025 was $569,450, recorded in June and the most ever recorded in the state.