3-2-1 Cambridge + Somerville 2.28.25

Passionate about teaching after graduating from Harvard, I ultimately found myself drawn into the world of real estate in Cambridge and Somerville...

3 Things in Cambridge + Somerville

Pocket Parks

For the first time, twenty-one small "pocket parks” scattered through the City of Cambridge are identified and celebrated in a new publication – Discover Cambridge Pocket Parks.

Defined simply as under-an-acre open spaces with trees, plantings, and a place to sit, their primary purpose is respite and repose, rather than recreation. Cambridge pocket parks are small green oases in our City’s urban landscape.

As it happens, there is a pocket park – Elm and Hampshire Plaza – at the end of our street. We love our pocket park!

Our Pocket Park

II. New Zoning

Members of the Cambridge City Council voted 8–1 to dramatically revise zoning rules by eliminating single-family zones throughout the city. The change eliminates single-family and two-family restriction zones while allowing townhomes and buildings of up to four stories in all locations and up to six stories on lots larger than 5,000 square feet.

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III. Union Square – Cool!

Union Square in Somerville is home to more than 200 independently owned businesses and, in 2024, was named one of the coolest neighborhoods in America by Time Out.

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