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Urban planning
in Waltham, MA

Site and district plans that balance growth, access and sustainability. Our team serves Waltham and nearby Watertown and Newton.

Aerial view of a planned urban district with green corridors — urban planning in Waltham, MA
  • 64,902Residents of Waltham
  • 26,728Housing units in Waltham
  • 54%Homes in multi-unit buildings
  • 6Local ZIP codes
About our Waltham work

Urban planning for Waltham projects

Planning a project in Waltham, MA? Our urban planning team works across Waltham and the surrounding Greater Boston communities. Site and district plans that balance growth, access and sustainability.

Waltham has about 26,728 housing units: 37% are single-family detached houses and 54% are in buildings with two or more units. In a town this dense, plans for new housing or mixed-use buildings have to address parking, access and how buildings meet the street.

We serve ZIP codes 02254, 02451, 02452, 02453, 02454 and 02455 and every community within 25 km of Waltham. Waltham is about 11 miles from our Framingham dispatch hub, well inside the 60-mile radius our superintendents and equipment cover. Nearby towns where we also provide urban planning include Watertown, Newton and Belmont.

Local considerations

Building in Waltham: What's Local

What the public record says about building in Waltham — and what it means for urban planning.

Good to know about urban planning

  • Under the Comprehensive Permit statute (M.G.L. c. 40B, §§ 20-23), a qualifying developer of low or moderate income housing may apply for a Comprehensive Permit from the local zoning board of appeals (760 CMR 56.01).

    Source: law.cornell.edu (opens in a new tab)
  • EPA describes smart growth as an overall approach of development and conservation strategies that can help protect health and the natural environment and make communities more attractive, economically stronger and resilient to climate change.

    Source: epa.gov (opens in a new tab)
  • The Smart Growth Network's ten principles, listed by EPA, include mixing land uses, compact building design, a range of housing choices, walkable neighborhoods and a variety of transportation choices.

    Source: epa.gov (opens in a new tab)
About the service

How we deliver urban planning

Planning communities that work for decades

Successful development starts long before ground is broken. Our planning team studies the site, the zoning and the surrounding community to shape a plan that is approvable, buildable and built to last.

“Good planning is invisible — it simply makes everything else easier.”

We coordinate roads, utilities, open space and building placement into a phased master plan, so each stage of construction supports the next.

Why HUNT for urban planning?

Because we also build what we plan, our phasing and logistics strategies are grounded in real construction sequencing — not theory.

Who Is It For?

  • Developers assembling multi-building or mixed-use sites
  • Municipalities and public-private partnerships
  • Campuses planning long-term growth

This service handles everything:

From feasibility to a phased, permit-ready master plan.

Service Area

Regional service area & Fleet logistics

Headquartered in the central metropolitan hub with continuous 60-mile equipment and superintendent rapid response radius.

  • Highlighted primary service city
  • Nearby cities and neighborhoods
  • Dispatch location
  • Metro core corridor
FAQs

Urban planning in Waltham: your questions

Straight answers about planning, budgets, timelines and working with our team.

Still have questions?

Our team is happy to talk through your project and get back to you within 24 hours.

Start your project

Ready to start building?

HUNT is your go-to construction partner - fast, flexible, and built to get results easily.

  • Reply within 24 hours
  • Design-build under one roof
  • 60-mile service radius