Provincetown Developments

Surprised they went with artists over housing for this but that seems typical decision-making in town. The property has been vacant for five years; let's hope their plans to be up and running this year come to fruition.
 
Bay State Cruise Line has extended its season through Thanksgiving weekend. You can take a fast ferry to/from Boston to/from Provincetown on Friday evenings or Sunday afternoons. $59 one way / $88 round trip

Unfortunately, Thanksgiving weekend they are only doing the regular Friday & Sunday trips so you can't go down Wednesday night to enjoy the entire weekend.

http://www.baystatecruisecompany.com/
 
Police Station | Provincetown, Massachusetts

New Police Station design was revealed at a select board meeting this week. It's $4M over budget (50% more than the expected $8M budget) and they haven't started the bid process yet...

Provincetown Banner article:
http://provincetown.wickedlocal.com/news/20181115/new-police-station-4-million-over-budget

Render of the building design by Flansburgh:
2018 Police Station Render - Flansburgh

Earlier design by Kaestle Boos Assoc.:
2016 Police Station render
 
New housing development proposed at 207 Route 6 adjacent to the Patrick Studios & Marine Specialties warehouse.
* 28-room dorm with 4 beds and 1 bath each
* 9 one-bedroom apartments
* 1 three-bedroom apartment

Sewer gallons were approved by the Select Board for the project.

They have not yet submitted for zoning or planning approval.

Wastewater capacity approved for Provincetown housing project, Cape Cod Times, November 15, 2019: https://www.capecodtimes.com/news/2...ity-approved-for-provincetown-housing-project

Photos from the developer's presentation to the Select Board:
207 Route 6 Dorm & Apartments - Provincetown by rikahlberg, on Flickr

207 Route 6 Dorm & Apartments - Provincetown by rikahlberg, on Flickr

207 Route 6 Dorm & Apartments - Provincetown by rikahlberg, on Flickr
 
227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable)

Proposal for a 30-room hotel, restaurant, and recreational pier on the site of the former Old Reliable restaurant (Lancey's Wharf) adjacent to Marine Specialties.

Old Reliable Fish House Plans Include 264-Foot Pier, Provincetown Independent, November 7, 2019:
https://provincetownindependent.org/2019/old-reliable-fish-house-plans-include-264-foot-pier/

Images from the November 21, 2019 Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing:
flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJwRjXs

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R Commercial Street Hotel (Old Reliable) by rikahlberg, on Flickr
 
This project is of particular interest since it takes advantage of the town's inclusionary zoning bylaw to get a density bonus and build 13 11 units with one off-site affordable unit where only 3 units would normally be permitted as of right...

30 Shank Painter Road
Demolish existing building & construct 13 11 apartments (4 of them to be one off-site affordable unit)

Lots of site plans and elevations in the Flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJx9MtK

Design update from Feb 2020 Planning Board Hearing:

30-Shank-Painter-202002-Page 0013 by rikahlberg, on Flickr

Original Proposal

30 Shank Painter Road Page 0010 by rikahlberg, on Flickr
 
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elemenoh said:
This project is of particular interest since it takes advantage of the town's inclusionary zoning bylaw to get a density bonus and build 13 units where only 3 would normally be permitted by right...

30 Shank Painter Road
Demolish existing building & construct 13 apartments (4 of them to be affordable)

flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHsmJx9MtK

30 Shank Painter Road Page 0010 by rikahlberg, on Flickr
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Is this the site of the current police station, or the house on the corner of Brown Street?
 
Roxxma said:
Is this the site of the current police station, or the house on the corner of Brown Street?
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This is on the corner of Shank Painter & Browne (Dr O'Malley's former office).

Here's a link to it in Google streetview from Sept 2019. Its parking lot is fenced off and the for sale signs are visible.
goo.gl

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.
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227R Commercial Street (Old Reliable)

UPDATE: This project was approved by the Planning Board last night (Jan 23, 2020): 31 hotel rooms, restaurant, bar, 4 condos, 14 on-site parking spaces (for hotel and condos only), covered bike parking, & new recreational pier. The owner still needs to go through the state's Chapter 91 licensing and local conservation commission review.

Ths signage plan makes it look like it will be named the "Reliable Hotel".

Here are a couple of new renders included in the Planning Board packet for their meeting on Jan. 23, 2020:

227R-Supplemental-20200123-Page 0048 by rikahlberg, on Flickr

227R-Supplemental-20200123-Page 0047 by rikahlberg, on Flickr

There are lots more documents about traffic, circulation, building heights, and FEMA regulations in the full album on Flickr.
 
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Pilgrim Monument Funicular / Bradford Access Project - 1 High Pole Hill Rd

This incline elevator project was approved back in 2018 and began construction in February 2020. Project start was delayed due to an abutter lawsuit which was settled in August 2019 (Provincetown funicular lawsuit dropped, building permit issued, Provincetown Banner, August 28, 2019).

It includes a small park and headhouse on Bradford Street next to the Bas Relief Park and a platform at the top of the hill in the Monument grounds.

Video walkthrough:
 
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It's too bad that the VFW development couldn't connect a footpath to Georges Path behind it to accommodate and induce better pedestrian flow for the intended residents to get to the center of town. Shank Painter Rd isn't a particularly great walk.
 
Housing project eligibility restricted, to help Provincetown obtain aid

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“PROVINCETOWN − In a bid to harness more federal money, the Select Board on Tuesday unanimously endorsed a downward adjustment to the income limits for people who would rent apartments at an affordable housing complex planned for the former VFW site at 3 Jerome Smith Road.

The adjustment would mean that the developer, The Community Builders, can tap into more federal money to build the project under the auspices of the state Department of Housing and Community Development.

But higher-income residents will have to look elsewhere for housing.

The project will now include 13 units at 30% area median income (AMI), 32 units at 60% AMI, 16 workforce units at 80% AMI, and four units at market-rate or unrestricted. Instead of setting the AMI for the workforce units at 80 to 120%, as originally planned, developers have decided to cap those apartments at 80%.


"For me, while the proposed mix is not ideal, I would rather see us go with the proposed mix and use our funds that we have in the town coming in to leverage them into another project that will garner more units," said Select Board Chairman David Abramson during the Jan. 17 meeting.

Why was the change made to the income levels?

Capping the workforce units at 80% allows for those to be counted as low-income housing tax credits units and garner significant additional federal subsidy. Allowing for more access to federal funds subsequently reduces the amount the state would kick in to a level that is more likely to win funding without increasing Provincetown's contribution of $3 million, said Lindsey Gael, senior development project manager at The Community Builders, during a special Select Board meeting…”

https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/...te-provincetown-adjusted-bid-aid/69818852007/
 
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