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Zoning Board Approves 12‑Unit Crompton Street Development with Two Affordable Units
Summary
The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14 approved variances allowing a four‑story, 12‑unit apartment building at 18–20 Crompton Street, including two inclusionary affordable units, with staff conditions and an added requirement for architectural details to better match the neighborhood.
The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals on July 14 approved a variance package allowing a four‑story, 12‑unit apartment building at 18–20 Crompton Street, with two units set aside as affordable housing. The board voted unanimously to grant relief from minimum lot area and frontage requirements with conditions recommended by city staff and an added architectural condition requested by the board.
The applicant, represented by Rafael Hernandez of Acropolis Design, told the board the project will provide 12 one‑bedroom units (each generally under 750 square feet), with one parking space per unit (nine enclosed in a garage and three in a rear lot), covered bike storage for 12 bicycles, 20% EV parking, stormwater management measures…
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