A proposal to instruct the Community Development Department to reduce the recommendations for the Massachusetts Avenue subdistrict (MAS-12) from a maximum of 12 stories to 11 stories with ground floor active use/retail as consistent with the recommendation of the Mass Ave Planning Study

How it started

Dec 15, 2025 · Proposed by Councillors Nolan, Zusy, and Wilson: a formal request from the Council to the administration.

What happened

Dec 15, 2025 · Held by charter right exercised by Councillor Siddiqui; the item returns at the next meeting

Dec 22, 2025 · ❌ Voted down, 4–5. The request failed, and nothing goes to the City Manager. (Failed of adoption)

View the roll call

Roll call of Dec 22, 2025 · from the city’s record · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line: the request was never made.

Public Comment (3)

3 written comments received (2025-12-22 – 2026-01-12). Letter-writers are named in the city's own agenda and are not republished here, by policy.