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Lowell planning board approves 24-unit site plan at 50 Payne Street
Summary
The Lowell Planning Board approved a site plan for GreenTree Properties LLC to convert a former livery depot at 50 Payne Street into 24 townhouse-style condominium units, with conditions on snow removal, a 12.5-foot access corridor for a future canal walkway, landscaping approval, stormwater coordination and no-parking signage.
The Lowell Planning Board on Feb. 20 approved a site plan for GreenTree Properties LLC to redevelop 50 Payne Street — a former livery depot — into 24 townhouse-style condominium units, voting 5–0 to approve the plan with conditions.
The project seeks to convert a largely dilapidated, underused industrial lot near Clemente Park and the Upper Pawtucket Canal into three residential buildings (two multi‑unit buildings and one duplex), with on-site garages and parking, private trash service and a proposed deeded 12.5-foot corridor to connect to a future canal walkway. John Gary, attorney for the applicant, said the buildings are "dilapidated and unfit for any use whatsoever" and described the proposal as zoning-compliant and subject to site plan review under section 11.4 of the city ordinance.
The board and applicant emphasized immediate…
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