First of all, a resident is looking to rent a space in the basement garage if anyone owning a space is interested in leasing theirs out. If you are, let me know and I’ll put you in touch.
Second, there is no holiday tree disposal allowed anywhere in our building or parking lot, but the City offers a number of free drop-off locations for natural trees, plus contact info if you need help with transporting one. As mentioned in a previous post, please wrap your tree in a tarp, sheet, or drop cloth when carrying it out of the building to avoid leaving a trail of needles.
And lastly, there seems to be more action in the works for the back section of the building that’s currently vacant. There’s a public hearing with the Zoning Board at City Hall on the 9th at 6:30, primarily about a waiver of the minimum off-street parking requirement.
If you’re interested in the plans for the structure, there are a number of documents available via the links below. Some of the documents are inconsistent because the number of proposed units changed from 29 to 23 after pushback from neighbors during a hearing in May of 2020. The old layout is still appearing on some of the documentation but one certainly hopes that’s just an oversight.
Here’s the direct link to what seems to be the latest version of the floor plans. There are some interesting things to take note of, changes to our loading dock area for one (more specifics here). I’d rather see those bushes as a flower bed and make the ramp wider and straighter but overall I think it’s a vast improvement over the mess there now. And I find it interesting that as far as I can see they have no freight elevator and no access to ours (which was on the table at one point), nor can they use our loading dock entrance; all of which is good for our building’s security and is something of a pain for them.
https://www.lowellma.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/1090 https://www.lowellma.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/2307 https://www.lowellma.gov/DocumentCenter/Index/2123
Looking over the old versus new plans, a major improvement.
My take on parking. There’s a garage right next door. There shouldn’t be an issue for parking.
Also, it looks like the back stairwell and freight elevator will not be available once renovations are complete.
Overall, a decent layout.
I noted all the same things. We should go to talk about loading ramp and landscaping ( which I mention when they were before the boards in 2019. ) Just my take but these units have amazingly small to no storage and to move n will be a hassle without a freight elevator and a long walk through the lobby to one the size of our front elevator.
. We should go to talk about loading ramp and landscaping ( which I mention when they were before the boards in 2019. ) Just my take but these units have amazingly small to no storage and to move n will be a hassle without a freight elevator and a long walk through the lobby to one the size of our front elevator.