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Stone Place construction to begin
E-mail|Link|Comments (6) Posted April 21, 2010 10:04 AM
Courtesy of Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.
By Alix Roy, Town Correspondent
Construction on Stone Place, a 300-unit apartment complex on Washington Street, will begin this summer after two lawsuits launched against the project were dismissed last winter, city officials said.
According to City Planner Denise Gaffey, Stone Place Limited Partnership of Burlington plans to close on the purchase of the 7.8-acre property in June in order to break ground on the project in July.
?They've been working on getting their financing in order,? Gaffey said on Tuesday. ?From what I've heard they plan to start around July.?
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Project plans call for the redevelopment of two existing factory buildings on the former Boston Rubber Shoe mill site and construction of four new buildings. Of the resulting 300 units, 27 will be designated as affordable housing, the plans state.
Progress on the project, which falls within the city's smart growth district near the Oak Grove MBTA station, was stalled last summer after the Town of Stoneham filed two lawsuits in Middlesex Superior Court alleging that the Melrose Planning Board failed to include the street address of Stone Place in its notifications to abutting communities. Both lawsuits were dismissed last winter, according to Melrose City Solicitor Robert Van Campen.
?The matters were resolved with the Town of Stoneham to the satisfaction of both parties,? he said.
No changes were made to the scope of the project as a result of the lawsuits, said Gaffey, but the city will take steps to address traffic concerns raised by Stoneham officials in areas surrounding the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
Construction on the development will be done in two phases, with the first phase focusing on converting one existing factory building and constructing two new structures. Two thirds of the complex's total units will be complete by the end of the first phase, Gaffey said. The second phase will involve construction of the remaining two new buildings.
Stone Place construction to begin
E-mail|Link|Comments (6) Posted April 21, 2010 10:04 AM
Courtesy of Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype, Inc.
By Alix Roy, Town Correspondent
Construction on Stone Place, a 300-unit apartment complex on Washington Street, will begin this summer after two lawsuits launched against the project were dismissed last winter, city officials said.
According to City Planner Denise Gaffey, Stone Place Limited Partnership of Burlington plans to close on the purchase of the 7.8-acre property in June in order to break ground on the project in July.
?They've been working on getting their financing in order,? Gaffey said on Tuesday. ?From what I've heard they plan to start around July.?
< Read Full Article
Project plans call for the redevelopment of two existing factory buildings on the former Boston Rubber Shoe mill site and construction of four new buildings. Of the resulting 300 units, 27 will be designated as affordable housing, the plans state.
Progress on the project, which falls within the city's smart growth district near the Oak Grove MBTA station, was stalled last summer after the Town of Stoneham filed two lawsuits in Middlesex Superior Court alleging that the Melrose Planning Board failed to include the street address of Stone Place in its notifications to abutting communities. Both lawsuits were dismissed last winter, according to Melrose City Solicitor Robert Van Campen.
?The matters were resolved with the Town of Stoneham to the satisfaction of both parties,? he said.
No changes were made to the scope of the project as a result of the lawsuits, said Gaffey, but the city will take steps to address traffic concerns raised by Stoneham officials in areas surrounding the Middlesex Fells Reservation.
Construction on the development will be done in two phases, with the first phase focusing on converting one existing factory building and constructing two new structures. Two thirds of the complex's total units will be complete by the end of the first phase, Gaffey said. The second phase will involve construction of the remaining two new buildings.