Developers propose converting 105 Cabot Street data center to self‑storage; board seeks building‑inspector guidance and fiscal analysis

Developers seeking to reuse a former data center at 105 Cabot Street presented a preliminary plan to convert the building to self‑storage and asked for early feedback from the Planning Board. The applicant and their attorney described the building as unusually large but suitable for storage with limited exterior changes, and they said self‑storage would generate far fewer vehicle trips than many other allowed uses.

Attorney George Gunther and Richard Griffin of RJ Kelly described the property’s history and constraints: the lot was created by an ANR in 2011, a three‑story building was completed in 2013, the building contains roughly “128,750 square feet of floor space” on a 96,889‑square‑foot lot, and the special‑permit decision that allowed the building included a small parking allocation (45 spaces) and…