Redevelopment Commission approves South Anchor mixed‑use project after designers add underground parking and lower Ash Street heights

The Redevelopment Commission voted to approve DR25‑24, the South Anchor project at Gilbert and Elliott roads, after the applicant revised designs to add subterranean parking, increase total parking, and reduce Ash Street heights to better match nearby residential context.

Lede: The approved plan covers approximately 2.8 acres at the northwest corner of Gilbert and Elliott roads. The development agreement requires at least 14,600 square feet of active commercial along Gilbert and Elliott, between 175 and 203 residential units, and construction of a parking structure with a minimum parking count; commissioners approved the developer’s revised site plan, which now proposes 176 residential units and approximately 393 parking spaces, including a below‑grade parking level.

Why it matters: the site is a southern gateway to the Heritage District and the development agreement establishes detailed design and programmatic expectations (commercial frontage, brownstone street character, public parking). The project had previously drawn criticism for a visible garage facade; the team redesigned the garage as below grade and…