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Developers win approval for 160‑unit mixed‑use building on Duval Street in Fall River

6434125 · October 17, 2025
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The Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 16 approved special permits and a variance for a proposed 160‑unit mixed‑use building on Duval Street, allowing a building up to 89 feet, 10 inches with reduced parking‑dimension standards and other dimensional relief.

Fall River — The Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 16 approved special permits and a variance for a proposed 160‑unit mixed‑use building on Duval Street, allowing a building up to 89 feet, 10 inches with reduced parking‑dimension standards and other dimensional relief.

Attorney Gregory Brilliant, representing 577–609 Duval Street LLC, told the board the parcel is long, narrow and slopes up toward Turner Street and the MBTA rail line, and that the elevation changes and site geometry required the higher building and several dimensional waivers. “What we’re ... asking to do is build a building 89 feet, 10 inches,” Brilliant said during his presentation.

The proposal calls for 160 apartments (104 one‑bedroom units, 36 one‑bedroom plus a flex room and 22 two‑bedroom units), two parking decks, on‑grade parking,…

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