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The Salem Redevelopment Authority approved Phase 2 design review for the 73 Lafayette Street health center and approved an amended demolition condition, with both votes passing 4-0. It also approved schematic design for converting 50 Washington Street into 48 studios of 100% affordable permanent supportive housing for at-risk veterans, passing 5-0.
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The 73 Lafayette Street project will move forward as a single construction schedule combining the health center and senior affordable housing components, subject to financing and required approvals. Demolition cannot occur until the applicant shows a high degree of certainty that immediate rebuilding will follow and that financing commitments are in place. The landscaping review was continued to June 10, while construction could begin in late August or early September if remaining approvals, including a Chapter 91 license, are completed.
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