UPDATED: Walden Hearing with ZBA Postponed

A mistake filing the required public notice of the meeting with the Framingham Town Clerk's office, means the hearing for the proposed behavioral treatment center at the former Marist property will not be part of Tuesday night's Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) meeting.

Walden Behavioral Care was scheduled to go before the ZBA at 8 p.m.

As that hearing was not posted properly like other meetings filed with the Town Clerk's office, thus the hearing has been postponed.

In fact, the ZBA has cancelled its meeting for Tuesday June 18. All applications listed on that agenda will be heard on Tuesday July 9, at the same time. The ZBA will also meet on July 23.

Walden Behavioral Care, LLC, wants to to open an 80-bed treatment center and eventually move its corporate headquarters to the Framingham site.

Framingham Patch was the first media outlet to report the pending sale and proposed plans on Tuesday.

Waltham-based Walden Behavioral Care has signed a purchase-and-sale agreement to purchase the property from The Marist Fathers of Boston, pending approval of its plans. 

Walden filed a petition with the Framingham Zoning Board of Appeals for a special permit, as the property is zoned as R-3 single-family residential.

Residents have already raised several concerns. (Read the comments on our original report.)

Walden told Patch it wants to move its corporate headquarters, and much of its staff and treatment facilities, from its current location in Waltham to Framingham.

Walden said it expects 136 employees will work at the site and wants to create  internships for students at Framingham State University.

Walden wants to renovate the two existing buildings on the Marist property in 2015 and add new buildings in 2016.

The main building, currently known as Marist House, will be renovated to house 24 beds for patients with eating disorders and 24 beds for patients with mood disorders, as well as offices for 20 Walden staff. The adjacent building, Bishop’s Hall, will be renovated and converted to offices for 10 employees.

Phase I of new construction will include a 16-bed, 12,000-square-foot residential facility to treat adults who are obese and a 16-bed, 6,000-square-foot facility for adolescents.  Phase II will include construction of a 10,000-square-foot building for program offices, and intake and aftercare services.