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Board denies plan to convert 85 Center St. bar into two new apartments, cites parking concerns
Summary
The board voted 7–0 to deny Polanco & Sons LLC's application to convert a first‑floor bar into two new apartments at 85 Center St., citing neighborhood parking and density concerns despite the applicant's offer to add landscaping and reorient units.
The Clifton Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied an application to convert a first‑floor bar at 85 Center St. into residential apartments, citing the site’s chronic lack of parking and the potential for increased density.
Attorney Joel McClock, representing owner Polanco & Sons LLC, asked the board to allow the property — historically a mixed commercial/residential building — to return the first floor from a bar to residential use, proposing two apartments (a one‑bedroom facing the street and a two‑bedroom in the rear). Architect Arlena Dominguez testified the applicant revised plans to address prior reviewer comments and to provide required…
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