Mirtha Development LLC, and Carmel-based Old Town Cos. plan to build 10 single-family houses and 56 three-story town houses at East 116th Street and Maple Drive.

City Council members heard plans for the 44-acre Finley Creek Estates and the 11-acre Westfield Yard developments this week.

Millions of single-family homes are underused, on spacious lots. Refitting them for “roommate houses” or backyard cottages could make a difference. By Conor Dougherty Monte Anderson opened a ...