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HOP DRUG REPLACEMENT PROPOSED
“Tonight, developers from SVN | Parsons and their counsel met with the Hopkinton Historical Commission to request a demolition permit.
For this public hearing, there were two parcels under consideration; 48/52 Main Street, currently occupied by Hopkinton Drug, and 6 Cedar Street, a 19th century home that has fallen into disrepair. The developers are under contract with Dennis Katz, the current owner of both parcels.
Parsons proposes tearing down the Hopkinton Drug and house at 6 Cedar and replacing it with a mixed use building, with retail on the ground floor and as many as 40 apartments above. Parking will be underground. The building will be designed to pay homage to Hopkinton’s history as a boot factory town, and the group suggested that the name of the building may incorporate Hopkinton’s industrial past.
After a question & answer period with Parsons, Chair Michael Roughan opened the hearing for public comment. Many residents spoke in favor of the development, including Kathleen Reale, the owner of 8 Cedar Street, who told the commission that she had been attempting to get the building at 6 Cedar Street torn down for ten years. “There are animals living in there, skunks, possums and other wildlife. It’s a fire hazard. I believe the value of my property has gone down as a result,” she said.
Chair Roughan agreed, commenting that the building was “not safe, and not habitable”.
The commission unanimously concluded that the buildings at 48/52 Main Street did not have historical significance. After some deliberation, the commission next voted to issue an 18-month demolition delay for the house at 6 Cedar Street, but that they would rescind the delay if the Planning Board approved the design as submitted by Parsons.”
https://hopnews.com/hop-drug-replacement-proposed/
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“Tonight, developers from SVN | Parsons and their counsel met with the Hopkinton Historical Commission to request a demolition permit.
For this public hearing, there were two parcels under consideration; 48/52 Main Street, currently occupied by Hopkinton Drug, and 6 Cedar Street, a 19th century home that has fallen into disrepair. The developers are under contract with Dennis Katz, the current owner of both parcels.
Parsons proposes tearing down the Hopkinton Drug and house at 6 Cedar and replacing it with a mixed use building, with retail on the ground floor and as many as 40 apartments above. Parking will be underground. The building will be designed to pay homage to Hopkinton’s history as a boot factory town, and the group suggested that the name of the building may incorporate Hopkinton’s industrial past.
After a question & answer period with Parsons, Chair Michael Roughan opened the hearing for public comment. Many residents spoke in favor of the development, including Kathleen Reale, the owner of 8 Cedar Street, who told the commission that she had been attempting to get the building at 6 Cedar Street torn down for ten years. “There are animals living in there, skunks, possums and other wildlife. It’s a fire hazard. I believe the value of my property has gone down as a result,” she said.
Chair Roughan agreed, commenting that the building was “not safe, and not habitable”.
The commission unanimously concluded that the buildings at 48/52 Main Street did not have historical significance. After some deliberation, the commission next voted to issue an 18-month demolition delay for the house at 6 Cedar Street, but that they would rescind the delay if the Planning Board approved the design as submitted by Parsons.”
https://hopnews.com/hop-drug-replacement-proposed/
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