Zoning Board Approves Six Development Projects
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The board approved six applications, including projects proposing new housing at 43 Heywood Street, 24 Lakeside Avenue, 2 Milton Street, and 393-397 Shrewsbury Street.
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Approvals included a 10-unit development at 43 Heywood Street, three attached homes at 2 Milton Street, a new four-story Lakeside Apartments phase with approximately 350 units overall, and a multifamily high-rise at 393-397 Shrewsbury Street. The board also approved converting vacant commercial space at 82-84 Harrison Street into a fourth residential unit and modifying a mixed-use structure at 100 and 120 Thomas Street. Several approvals included relief from parking, setback, loading, driveway, landscaping, or other zoning requirements, with conditions and recommendations.
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- Approved the 393-397 Shrewsbury Street application for a multifamily high-rise with podium and surface parking, including relief from loading and parking requirements.
- Approved the 82-84 Harrison Street application to convert vacant commercial space into a residential unit, with amended conditions and recommendations.
- Approved the 43 Heywood Street application for two buildings totaling approximately 10 residential units and approximately 16 parking spaces, with setback, parking, and other zoning relief.
- Approved the 24 Lakeside Avenue Phase 3 application for a four-story multifamily building and approximately 75 parking spaces, including relief for 29 parking spaces; the common-driveway relief request was withdrawn.
- Approved the 2 Milton Street application to construct three single-family attached dwellings on a vacant lot, with setback and parking-related relief.
- Approved the 100 and 120 Thomas Street application to alter a pre-existing nonconforming mixed-use structure, removing one condition of concern and changing the planting deadline to prior to October 1, 2026.
- Granted continuances or postponements for 17 Montclair Drive, 14 Emery Street, and 304 Lovell Street by a 5-0 vote.
- Held approval of the August 4, 2025 meeting minutes until the next meeting.
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