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Harbor View in Edgartown is sold

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The Harbor View Hotel, a popular Edgartown destination for Vineyard weddings and visitors, is under new ownership. Upland Capital Corp., founded by Bernard Chiu, purchased the 127-year-old hotel, and plans to renovate it, keeping the...

Modular housing goes upmarket

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Updated Saturday, April 29, 12 pm* It was 2008, and the housing market had tanked, along with the rest of the economy. Bill Potter, a traditional builder on the Island, needed a good idea. He...

Don't call tiny houses 'tiny' in Chilmark

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At least one Chilmark selectman thinks tiny houses might just be too small. But the consensus at the board of selectmen (BOS) meeting on Jan. 11 was that they are a housing idea that...

Tisbury ZBA unanimously approves permit for Kuehn’s Way

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The Tisbury zoning board of appeals (ZBA) Thursday unanimously approved a comprehensive permit for Kuehn’s Way, a 20-unit, $6.3 million affordable housing project proposed by the Island Housing Trust (IHT). At a hearing last...

Edgartown will sell three half-acre lots in housing lottery

In what is described as a “community housing opportunity,” Edgartown plans to sell three buildable half-acre lots of town-owned land for $75,000 to a pool of qualified applicants who will be chosen by lottery....

Lampost looks to serve up employee housing on Circuit Avenue

Looking to the past to handle a contemporary problem, the owners of the Lampost, the venerable nightclub, bar, and restaurant on Circuit Avenue, originally built as a four-story hotel in the Victorian heyday of...

Oak Bluffs reaps $1.15 million with close of Southern Woodlands deal

Over a decade in the making, the sale of the Southern Woodlands property in Oak Bluffs is finally complete ten months after Paul Adamson, a Boston-area developer and Edgartown seasonal homeowner purchased the property...

Oak Bluffs Planning Board signs off on Southern Woodlands permit  

In a decision with far reaching consequences for the town of Oak Bluffs, the Oak Bluffs Planning Board (OBPB) unanimously approved the amendments to the 2004 special permit for the Southern Woodlands subdivision, 4-0,...

IHT receives $390,000 grant for Water Street affordable apartments

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston has awarded the Island Housing Trust a $390,000 grant through the Edgartown National Bank for the construction of six new energy-efficient rental apartments in downtown Vineyard Haven...

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital buys Admiral Benbow Inn

The Martha’s Vineyard Hospital has purchased the Admiral Benbow Inn, a seven-room bed and breakfast on New York Avenue in Oak Bluffs, for $1.375 million. The Victorian-style inn will be used for housing and...

Southern Woodlands development inches closer to permit finish line

A sharply divided Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) voted 7-5 not to hold a public hearing to consider modifications the new owners of the Southern Woodlands property — a 26-lot, never realized subdivision with an...

Nantucket voters approve groundbreaking zoning bylaws

Warrant articles approved at special town meeting allow for significantly greater housing density in selected areas.

Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank purchases 17 acres in Chilmark

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank late Wednesday closed on a 17.1 acre parcel of land off the south side of Middle Road in Chilmark. The purchase price was $1,775,000 and the sellers were Oliver...

Chilmark bylaw change aims to protect historic houses

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In an effort to preserve and protect historic houses, the Chilmark planning board is crafting a proposed amendment to the so-called “big house” bylaw that would allow property owners to exempt historic houses from...

Buyers ring up $54 million in Vineyard property sales

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A number of multimillion-dollar transactions closed during the first week of February.

Alley Cat closes its doors in style

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The popular Vineyard Haven boutique will make its final sale on Saturday.

Vineyard Haven couple look for new restaurant location

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After a successful start, the business operator said, he was unable to negotiate a workable lease agreement.

Edgartown planning board greenlights Mullen Way development

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Following two long and factious hearings, the board approved a nine-home development, over the objection of many area residents.

Flatbread owners decide to sell Island pizza restaurant

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There was just not enough dough to be made in the short Vineyard season.

Wampanoag Tribe buys 17 acres in Aquinnah for $1.1 million

The new purchase abuts the tribe’s unfinished community center, site of a proposed boutique casino.