Brookline residents rent out their homes and driveways as U.S. Open returns to town

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Khaki pants. Gridlocked traffic. Home rentals going for upward of $4,000 a night. The U.S. Open is back in Brookline.

And while some residents say they're anxious about a week of traffic and detours, others are excited to cash in on a business opportunity.

"These questions could have been asked and answered in advance, and put people a little more at ease — rather than, it’s just sort of being sprung on them by the signs just popping up," he said.after receiving feedback from residents in public meetings. Regardless, Gladstone said it’s exciting that a major sports tournament will be right next door – and many of his neighbors agree."People are scrambling a little bit, just to figure out what’s what, but it’s not rocket science, and it’s not the end of the world," she said."I have a high schooler, I just want to get her to her final exams at [Brookline High School], and that’s it.

"I’m harboring some notions of like, soliciting people who are on shuttle buses and saying, 'I have a driveway here,'"she said, laughing."But I’m not sure how the whole thing works yet."

 

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