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Revere ZBA grants variances for 6412-643 Beach Street; project to add 13 units and two affordable units
Summary
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals voted July 23 to grant variances for Ghana Realty LLC to add 13 units to 6412-643 Beach Street with conditions including a one-year lapse clause, required recording at the Suffolk County registry, site-plan review before a building permit, and removal from the city's on-street permit parking program.
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals on July 23 granted variance relief to Ghana Realty LLC to allow a two-story transit-oriented addition at 6412-643 Beach Street that would add 13 new units to the existing structure and include two designated affordable units.
Nancy O'Neil, attorney for the applicant, said the addition would bring the building to about 50 feet and retain the existing footprint while adding two stories and a basement unit. "Overall, this proposal represents a vast improvement over current conditions that will better suit the modern transit-oriented character of the surrounding neighborhood," O'Neil said, incorporating a July 16, 2025 support letter into her presentation.
O'Neil said the project would provide two affordable units, equivalent to about 15% of the new units, and lies within roughly 500 feet of the Revere Beach Blue Line station. Ward 2 Councilor Iren Ovosolski told the board she worked with the proposer on design and supports the project. Several neighbors also spoke in favor at the public hearing; Anthony Discessory, a nearby property owner, said the development "fits in very well with the neighborhood." A neighbor, Sali Hausman, said she wants tenant protections and basic habitability improvements but also indicated support if the owner addresses those issues.
Before voting, a board member asked whether tenants would be eligible for residential parking permits. O'Neil and the applicant's representative confirmed a restriction would be part of the variance: the property will not be eligible to participate in Revere's residential and visitor on-street permit parking program and the applicant will adopt a no-permit condition for tenants.
The board approved the variances subject to conditions recorded on the public grant: the rights granted by the variance lapse if not exercised within one year; the variance and plan must be recorded in the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds with recording information submitted to the city clerk and building inspector; site-plan review approval is required before applying for a building permit; and the property is ineligible for the city's residential and visitor on-street permit parking program. The roll-call vote was unanimous of members present: Mister Lemina, Mister Lopes, Mister Pelton, Miss Pratt and Chairman Tucker voted yes; Mister O'Brien was absent.
The board's action allows the applicant to proceed toward site-plan review and building permits subject to the listed conditions.
