By John Lee Grant |
Rendering of proposed six-story, 18-unit building at 15 Middlesex St., Bradford.
Despite concerns over a lack of parking, the Haverhill City Council gave approval last night to the construction of an 18-unit apartment building on the site of the former Arthur Sharp Hardware store on Middlesex Street near the Roma Restaurant.
Developer Alan Sfeir petitioned the Council to approve three zoning ordinance waivers for his riverfront property plan. Those included allowing 18 units on the quarter-acre site which is only zoned for five, allowing a 91-foot-tall building where there is a height restriction of 55 feet and allowing 18 parking spaces rather than the required 27. Adding to the parking issue, the developer previously agreed to a stipulation he provide access to the Mayor James J. Fiorentini Bradford Rail Trail including providing spaces for public parking.
By WHAV Staff |
Rendering of proposed six-story, 18-unit building at 15 Middlesex St., Bradford.
The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week.
Plans for a six-story, 18-unit building on the site of the former Arthur Sharp Hardware goes before the Haverhill City Council tonight for review and approval of three waivers.
Attorney Michael J. Migliori, representing developer Alan Sfeir, described the riverfront proposal in a letter to councilors as a “vibrant redevelopment” of the roughly quarter-acre site. In its application, the developer says three waivers are needed allowing 18 units where five are required, 18 parking spaces where 27 are required and a height of 91 feet where 55 is the maximum allowed.
By WHAV Staff |
December 16, 2020
Pat Lane has been with the business since he was in high school. (WHAV News photograph.)
A Haverhill institution Arthur Sharp Hardware is closing by Christmas and its Middlesex Street property is expected to give rise to 12 waterfront apartments.
Patrick J. Lane, who first went to work for the store when he was a 16-year-old Haverhill High School student, is retiring after being associated with the business nearly 50 years.
“After high school, I became manager for Arthur Sharp, who owned it prior to me, and then when he was retirement age, I bought it from him back in 1982. So, I’ve owned it for the last 38 and a half years,” he noted.