Planning Board backs NeighborWorks housing proposal, asks staff to draft formal recommendation

The Quincy Planning Board voted Jan. 15 to close the public hearing on a NeighborWorks housing proposal at 15, 152 and 156 Quincy Street and approved the application while directing city planning staff to prepare a formal favorable recommendation for the board’s next business meeting.

Why it matters: The project, led by NeighborWorks (a long‑standing nonprofit housing developer in Quincy), seeks state financing and a parking waiver. The board’s action advances the proposal toward permitting while requiring the department to complete peer‑review responses and formalize recommended conditions intended to limit construction impacts and ensure long‑term maintenance.

What the applicants said

Edward Fleming, the project attorney, said the team revised drawings in response to peer review and city department comments and that NeighborWorks has a state funding application due next month. Architect Mike Rauner and civil engineer Jim Burke described revisions including relocation of a dumpster area, a lowered handicap ramp to improve slope tolerance, additional…