Office parks · Massachusetts

Jones Road

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit proposedWaltham, MA

Proposed office-to-housing conversion in Waltham with approved zoning; part of cluster of 8 nearby proposed developments; housing market data available. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 8 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County lost 10%+ of retail establishments since 2012

This site: -10% census-cbp · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 2,440 units, Middlesex County census-bps · all sites with this

County typical rent $2,000+

This site: $3,069/mo zillow · all sites with this

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Rezoning

This site: RCI overlay district newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

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New use

Housing

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Mixed use

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Now

Status	Retrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, proposedWikipedia no source
New uses	housing, mixedWikipedia no source

Planning

Zoning change	RCI overlay districtnewtypes-extraction reported
Entitlement year	2026Wikipedia no source
Planning notes	Approved by Waltham's City Council.Wikipedia no source

Site context

Housing permits, Middlesex County (MA), 2024	2,440 units in 5+ unit buildings, 166 in 2–4, 889 single-family; 2023: 2,902 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	8 within 10 km, 27 within 25 km: Bay Colony office complex (0.0 km); Bay Colony (0.0 km); Former Polaroid campus (2.2 km); Arsenal Mall (6.5 km); Cambridge Discovery Park (7.6 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	68,958 jobs in 4,328 establishments; average annual pay $47,577; employment location quotient 0.77; employment -2.2% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,519 jobs; 595 in retail trade, 181 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 25017368800)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 47th income percentile as adults; 0.2% incarcerated at the 2010 count (340 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 8.9%; median family income $83,050; 169 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Waltham School District (PK-12); 4 public schools within 1 mile: Henry Whittemore Elementary School; John W. McDevitt Middle School; Thomas R Plympton Elementary School; Waltham Public Schools Dual Language ProgramNCES EDGE
Elevation	64 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	469 county-logged events: 301 thunderstorm wind, 97 flood, 32 flash flood, 23 hail; $4,288,150 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 02453, 2026-09	median list price $836,950 (-4.6% on the year); 39 active listings; median 28 days on market; 26% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	4,650 establishments (-10%); 79,115 jobs (-5%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $804,837 (+2% 1 yr, +22% 5 yr); typical rent $3,069/mo (+2% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	24,558 vehicles a day (principal arterial, 2 lanes); 1,326 trucks; 20 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Jones Road (Waltham, MA) is proposed for redeveloping its office park into housing/mixed use, with a zoning change to RCI overlay district approved by Waltham City Council (2026 entitlement).

Why. Status: proposed. Already in play (approved, under construction, or sold with housing plans). Median rent $2,126. Housing included in new use.

Where it stands. Within 10km: 8 nearby proposed developments (e.g., Bay Colony office complex, 0km; Former Polaroid campus, 2.2km). Housing market: ZHVI $804,837 (2026-09), ZORI $3,069 (2026-09).

For a planner

Zoning change approved (2026).
Permits: 2,440+ housing units projected in 2024 (value $1.24B).
Retail decline: -10.5% establishments (2012-2023).

For a developer

Housing market data available.
Peer projects: 6 similar redevelopments in MA (0-28km).

What we do not know yet

Parcel size/area not specified.
Exact construction timeline unknown (status: proposed).
No details on current ownership or deal terms.

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
median rent $2,126
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Middlesex County
Census division	1 · New England
Notes	Draft from thephrg.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: Jones Road, an office park in Waltham, is proposed for redevelopment into housing and mixed-use as part of a citywide rezoning effort.

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Timeline

2026 Waltham's City Council voted 12 to 1 to override Mayor Jeannette McCarthy's veto, and the rezoning of Waltham's three biggest office park properties for…

Sources

Waltham Office Park Housing - Bay Colony Rezoning 2026
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Jones Road
On the night of August 3, 2026, Waltham's City Council voted 12 to 1 to override Mayor Jeannette McCarthy's veto, and the rezoning of Waltham's three biggest office park properties for housing became law.

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Jones Road, Waltham, MA." Record n-8c643604e6, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/waltham-jones-road/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_walthamjonesroad,
  title = {Jones Road, Waltham, MA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/ma/waltham-jones-road/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-8c643604e6, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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