Community Corner

Special ZBA Meeting Tonight on Proposed 184-Unit Apartment Complex

The development is proposed for the former JRC site.

1. Development of Former JRC Site:

SPECIAL ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETING  
Date:   September 18, 2013
 Time:  7 PM  
Place: Swampscott Senior High School Cafeteria, 200 Essex St 
AGENDA Petition 13-15
Petition of Hanover R.S. Limited Partnership for a use special permit, dimensional special permits, sign special permit, site plan special permit and other relief to construct 184 apartment units in two residential buildings, each four stories high, related parking, club house, and outdoor pool. Property located at 326 and 330 Paradise Road (Map 34, Lots 4 and 111) and 136 and 140 Eastman Avenue (Map 17, Lots 6B and 6D). Opportunity for members of the public to hear full presentation and pose questions in this meeting devoted solely to this one petition. 

From an earlier Swampscott Patch story: 

The Hanover Vinnin Square apartment project — 184 units proposed for two, four-floor buildings on the former site of the Jewish Rehabilitation Center.

The developers will need a special permit from the ZBA to build multiple-family residential units.

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The 184 apartments are proposed for the 6.3-acre parcel on the hill across from Whole Foods Market.

The apartments would be for people of all ages, Hanover development associate Canan Safar said earlier.

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A majority, about 53 percent, of the units are to be one-bedroom apartments, with about 38 percent of them the two-bedroom variety and the remainder three-bedrooms, she said.

They would be rented at market rate, an estimated $1,485 to $3,000 per month, the development associate said.

Hanover plans to demolish the existing buildings and construct the two, four-floor buildings with New England-style siding, she said.

Hanover Vinnin Square would include a common area and a pool, and parking for 303 vehicles or about 1.6 spaces per unit.

The complex would have its own security.

The single bedroom units will range from 750 to 995 square feet; the two bedrooom's from 1,100 to 1,300 square feet; and the three bedrooms at about 1,450 square feet.


2. Weather Watch: 

Wednesday's forecast calls for sunshine and a high temperature of 69. 
  • Sunrise: 6:26 a.m.
  • High tide: 10:46 a.m.
  • Low tide: 4:50 p.m.
  • Sunset: 6:47 p.m.

3. School Notes:

School Building Committee:

The committee's third forum is 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the high school.
The committee is reviewing options for meeting the town's elementary school needs.


4: Academic Notes

The following local residents were among the 2,800 students from the University of Massachusetts Boston who made the Spring 2013 Dean's List:

Hannah McLeod, a resident of Swampscott, MA.

5. Town Notes: 

Selectmen's Meeting is tonight, Wednesday, Sept. 18 at 7:30

Agenda

DISCUSSION / UPDATE:

Ø  Lower Paradise Road drainage / DPW Director, Gino Cresta-1/2 hour presentation.

Ø  Historical District Study Committee update.

Ø  Police station Building Committee update.

Ø  2nd Reading policy use for cell phones at Board of Selectmen’s meetings.

Ø  Roadway surveillance cameras.



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