The Revitalist

The Town of Lexington has approved a permit for a cluster housing development on the site of a historic mansion. Journey's End, an Italianate mansion, will be divided into condos and several acres will be carved off of the south side of the 9.3 acre property to accommodate the cluster housing development of 12 units, a mix of single-family houses, attached houses and townhouses. The developer, Todd Cataldo, has mostly worked on teardowns and "replacements." He says that the facade of the mansion will be preserved. The town is willing to compromise to get a greater diversity of housing choices. Cataldo says he will market the condos at empty nesters who want to stay in Lexington without the giant house. I guess not everyone wants a 6,000 sq ft "replacement." The town seems to hope that some of the cluster units will be "affordable" (average home price in Lexington is $728,903), but Cataldo isn't making any promises.