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Zoning board grants variances for 51-unit mixed-use project at 1308 Elm Street over neighbor objections
Summary
The Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 to allow Grant Earth LLC to build a six-story, 51-unit mixed-use building at 1308 Elm Street, granting relief from minimum buildable lot area and corner visibility rules after residents raised parking, billboard visibility and affordability concerns.
The Manchester Zoning Board of Adjustment voted 3-2 to grant variances allowing a six‑story, 51‑unit mixed‑use building at 1308 Elm Street, a site now occupied by the North End Superrette.
The decision lets applicant Grant Earth LLC proceed with a mixed‑use development that will include ground‑floor commercial space, structured parking on the first two levels and residential units above. The board granted relief from section 8.04 (minimum buildable lot area) and section 8.27(e) (visibility at corners).
Board members heard a detailed presentation from Daniel Mueller of Cronin, Lisonbee & Zielinski, who said the parcel has 9,233 square feet of buildable land area where 27,000 square feet is required and described a plan for 51 dwelling units, a mix of studios and one‑bedrooms, 39 parking spaces within the structure and…
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