City Council moved forward with a redevelopment plan that allows buildings as tall as 12 stories across the street from a 16-story hotel and condominium downtown but future development is likely to only be six stories, officials said.
Continue reading Council approves Block 312 redevelopment plan
A new redevelopment plan considered by City Council would allow for a parking garage and maximum building height of 12 stories – significantly higher than the 5 stories currently allowed.
The Planning Board endorsed declaring six lots on Pierce and Fulton Streets and East Milton Avenue in need of redevelopment.
Continue reading Fulton, Pierce lots deemed in need of redevelopment
Two properties have been dropped from a broader redevelopment study of Pierce and Fulton Street properties.
Continue reading Two properties dropped from Pierce, Fulton study
Almost the entire block that includes the former RSI bank building, the former API Foils site on New Brunswick Avenue, and a string of properties along Pierce Street that already have been acquired by a developer will be studied by the Planning Board to determine if they qualify for redevelopment under state law.
Continue reading RSI Bank block, other areas to be studied for redevelopment
The developer behind two downtown apartment complexes has bought up a strip of Pierce Street properties over the past 26 months.
A three-block stretch of East Milton Avenue from the train station to City Hall would benefit from mixed-use developments, and the city should explore increasing permitted height on some parcels, according to the downtown strategic plan.
Continue reading Downtown strategic plan: East Milton Avenue
More than a dozen properties considered underutilized were identified in the downtown strategic plan as “opportunity sites.” Some of the sites already have proposed concepts or in use another way while the plan suggested alternative development options” for others.