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ZBA approves variance for carriage-house apartments at 80 Fourth Street, deems work effectively new construction
Summary
The board approved an area variance for the carriage-house portion of a redevelopment at 80 Fourth Street after concluding the rear structure is effectively new construction, making the new zoning's 700-square-foot average-apartment requirement inapplicable.
The Zoning Board approved PLZBA2025-0037 to expand and rehabilitate the carriage house at 80 Fourth Street, finding the rear structure constitutes substantial new construction and that the new ordinance's 700-square-foot average-apartment rule for existing buildings does not apply.
Applicant presentation: Kyle Engstrom of ME Studio Architects described a two-building property: a front mixed commercial/residential building proposed to contain one ground-floor commercial space and eight apartments above, and a rear carriage-house structure proposed to be reconstructed to provide four additional apartments. "The carriage…
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