Cottage Court development redesign off Constitution Drive
Bedford
Summary
Trendezza LLC's 30-home cottage court on Rundlett Hill Road brings smaller, more affordable homes to a town where only 7.6% of housing has two or fewer bedrooms. It keeps about 15 of 22.7 acres undeveloped, clusters toward the industrial side, and uses a community septic system with a wetland crossing.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Apr 6, 2026.
Impact analysis
The board's waiver split means the developer pays the lower townhouse school impact fee but the full $1,826 single-family recreation fee per unit — about a $13,000 difference overall.
First-time buyers and older residents seeking smaller, newer homes at a more attainable price point.
Nearby residents on Rundlett Hill Road face construction noise, potential blasting, loss of hiking trails, and more traffic on roads they say already flood and jam up.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Planning Board - Apr 6, 2026
A previously approved cottage court housing development hit pause as the road was redesigned to avoid relocating a National Grid utility tower. The revised plan comes back April 20.
Planning Board - Feb 9, 2026
21 small detached homes on the last undeveloped lot on Constitution Drive — a new housing type for Bedford aimed at smaller, more affordable homes. The board approved it after a neighborhood abutter warned that over-burdening the project could revive fights over a massive office building on the same lot.
Planning Board - Jan 5, 2026
Trendezza LLC's 30-home cottage court on Rundlett Hill Road brings smaller, more affordable homes to a town where only 7.6% of housing has two or fewer bedrooms. It keeps about 15 of 22.7 acres undeveloped, clusters toward the industrial side, and uses a community septic system with a wetland crossing.
Related development
Cottage Court Housing Development waivers
The housing project's final layout is still in flux; abutters will see a new plan next meeting.
West Keene Street, LLC Cottage Court Development
Adds 21 smaller homes near existing neighborhoods, using an existing commercial driveway and parking under the power line easement.
Bedford Cottages / Cottage Court Housing Development
Adds 30 smaller homes and 26-38 peak-hour vehicle trips on Rundlett Hill Road, keeps 14.9 acres open, and shifts some traffic to an already busy rural road.
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