The Quincy Planning Board on Sept. 15, 2025 continued a public hearing on a proposal to convert a vacant warehouse at 80 Independence Ave into four townhome condominiums after residents raised concerns about emergency access, parking and right‑of‑way ownership. The board set a continuation date of Oct. 15, 2025 to give the applicant time to refine plans and address abutter concerns.

Attorney Patrick Foley presented the project on behalf of 80 Independence Ave, LLC and said the site is an 8,238‑square‑foot lot about a tenth of a mile from the Quincy Adams MBTA station. Foley said the proposal would demolish the existing vacant warehouse and replace it with four three‑story townhouses, each with a two‑car garage, and four additional guest spaces at the rear — for a total of 12 parking spaces. He said the units are proposed as owner‑occupied condominiums.

Architect Brian Saluti described the proposed building footprint (roughly 55 feet by 54 feet) and elevations; he said each townhome would include a ground‑floor two‑car garage and mechanical/storage spaces and roughly 2,900 square feet of gross area per unit. Engineer Jed Hannon said the project reduces existing lot coverage from about 92% to 74.3% and that stormwater calculations and a HydroCAD report were submitted to the city; he said the plan complies with DEP best practices for pre/post storm events.

Several abutters and neighbors spoke at the public hearing. Cindy Brandy of 52 Independence Avenue said she supports the project and that the property “has been a disaster lately,” adding that redevelopment would be an improvement. E. B. Tamboury of 91 Independence asked about turning radii and the narrow side passages, saying emergency vehicle access and backing from garages appeared tight. Abutter Joseph Parlevecchio of 74 Independence said the building bulk and 0.5 FAR “seems big for the space” and expressed concerns about parking counts and a traffic‑study waiver. Phil Weinberger of 71 Independence said he supports redeveloping the site but requested assurances the finished building would resemble the presented elevations.

Owner‑developer Michael O’Hearn told the board the angled parking that currently narrows the nearby right of way was not placed by the present ownership and that large trucks had once used the site while it operated as a storage facility; he said removing the warehouse would be an improvement. The project team agreed to consider aesthetic changes to utility or sprinkler access doors on the front elevation and to review garage backing sight lines and access. Attorney Foley said condo documents will prohibit leasing if that is the board’s preference and that the homeowners’ association would manage landscaping maintenance and trash service after units are sold.

The board voted to continue the public hearing to Oct. 15, 2025, to allow the applicant time to respond to abutters’ questions about sight lines, the right‑of‑way width and parking stripe relocations. No final vote was taken at this meeting.