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A remaining storefront on the south side of Water Street would become eight apartments if the Haverhill City Council tonight steps back from a conviction it declared two years ago.
The owners of the nine-story 1 Water St. building already facing opposition from one city department plans to convert an existing commercial space to bring the total number of residences in the building from 164 to 172.
“The creation and preservation of street level commercial space in our downtown is critical to providing the mix of commercial uses to complement the expanding commercial/residential base in downtown,” Economic Development and Planning Director William Pillsbury Jr. wrote in a letter to city councilors.