Town Of Arlington: Environmental Design Review Docket 3673, 455-457 Massachusetts Avenue

Press release from Town of Arlington:

11/09/2021

Please visit the ARB’s Agendas & Minutes page for meeting information. 

Environmental Design Review Special Permit Docket #3673 granted to 2-14 Medford Street, LLC, 455 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 1, Arlington, MA, 02474, to convert a portion of existing ground floor retail to a residential lobby and second floor office spaces to residential units at 455-457 Massachusetts Avenue and adding a second floor to a one-story brick commercial structure at 2-14 Medford Street, consolidating two buildings into one mixed-use building in the B3 Village Business District. The proposed building will be a two-story mixed-use structure; the structure encompasses multiple addresses: 4 Medford Street, 6 Medford Street, 8 Medford Street, 10 Medford Street, 12 Medford Street, 14 Medford Street, 449 Massachusetts Avenue, 451 Massachusetts Avenue, 455 Massachusetts Avenue, 457 Massachusetts Avenue, and 463 Massachusetts Avenue. The 13 residential units are comprised of one (1) studio and 12 one-bedroom rental residential units and will include two (2) deed-restricted affordable rental units per section 8.2 of the Zoning Bylaw. Public hearings were held on September 27, 2021, and October 25, 2021.

VOTE: The ARB voted (4-0) to approve Docket #3673 on Oct. 25, 2021.

Decision

ARB Decision 

Initial Submission

• Legal Notice
• Application Materials
• Plan Set (color, full size)
• Site Plans

Updated Submission for 10/25/21 

• Applicant response to ARB comments
• Revised plan set dated 10/19/21
• Revised site plan set, dated 10/18/21

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