By John Lee Grant |
5 hours ago
Architect Matthew E. Juros in front of the 86 Essex St., Haverhill, building that was approved for redevelopment. (WHAV News photograph.)
One of city’s last remaining mill buildings will see new life as a combination residential and commercial building in the heart of downtown Haverhill.
The Haverhill City Council gave the okay last night to Boston-based Rise Development to restore the building at 86 Essex St., creating 42 apartments as well as a number of ground floor commercial spaces. Donald F. Borenstein, a lawyer representing the developer, described the property.
“It’s an interesting building. It comes to sort of a point in one corner. Built in 1910, been vacant or at least well underutilized for decades. It’s one of the last remaining, undeveloped mill buildings in the core of the downtown. I really see it as, sort of, one of the last missing teeth in what has become a pretty bright smile in downtown Haverhill,” he told councilor
By John Lee Grant |
5 hours ago
Haverhill City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua presented this photograph as evidence of the private trash collection problem downtown. (Courtesy photograph.)
The Haverhill City Council meeting included some trash talking this past Tuesday.
City Councilor Joseph J. Bevilacqua presented a photograph he took of an overflowing dumpster downtown, using it as example of what he cited as an ongoing issue.
“This is a continual problem with dumpsters that are overflowing and in the public view where we encourage people to visit and shop and spend money and live. The other problem is that when the dumpsters are emptied, the trash that you see on the left side of the dumpster is not picked up. That’s left there, which is a public health hazard, I believe, and a safety hazard,” he said.
By John Lee Grant |
Haverhill City Hall. (WHAV News file photograph.)
The Haverhill City Council last night approved a special permit to construct six triplex condominium homes on a new subdivision at 1240 Boston Road.
Currently, that three-acre site is occupied by a single-family home owned by David W. O’Leary. Development plans would keep O’Leary’s home on the property, while moving it back 240 feet.
Attorney Paul A. Magliochetti, representing development company Boston Haverhill told the Council this is a well-thought-out plan.
“This is a project that actually started well over a year ago. This isn’t something that was put together quickly or in haste. We’re not seeking any variances or any waivers for this development, so it conforms completely with zoning in that area. Requested use preserves the character of the site and the neighborhood. It will have a minimal impact on the neighborhood,” he said.
Haverhill City Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien. (WHAV News file photograph.)
With two public schools and a recreation area on the street, Haverhill city councilors Tuesday night resolved to find solutions to a lack of consistent sidewalks and off-street parking on Concord Street.
Councilor Mary Ellen Daly O’Brien highlighted the issue, noting she saw skaters at Round Pond this past winter parking on the low, soft curbing of the street or parking on both sides making passage difficult.
“We went from people being parked on the street, which was at times very tricky sometimes there were cars parked on both sides of the street so that it was single file going through, either up or down Concord Street, and now that we’ve moved into the spring, and we have fishing and people out and about in that area because it is a lovely place to walk, they’re parking on the sidewalk,” she explained.
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