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Planning Board continues review of proposed six‑story McGrath Highway project after public concerns on parking and drainage
Summary
The board continued the public hearing on Galvin QS Development’s plan to demolish a former nursing home at 11 McGrath Highway and build a six‑story, 50‑unit residential building to Jan. 15, 2025, after public questions about parking, lot‑line proximity, Town Brook drainage and requests from councilors for neighborhood meetings.
The Quincy Planning Board continued the public hearing on Dec. 18 for a proposal to demolish the former nursing home at 11 McGrath Highway and build a six‑story residential building with 50 units and 64 parking spaces. The hearing was continued to Jan. 15, 2025, to allow additional neighborhood outreach and for the applicant to respond to peer‑review and city engineering comments.
Galvin QS Development described the plan as a six‑story building with five residential floors over a one‑level parking garage; the site would include 12 one‑bedroom and 38 two‑bedroom units with a total of 64 parking spaces (40 surface and 24 garage). The applicant said vehicle access would be from the rear via Bigelow Street because McGrath Highway has a median and does not permit left turns. The building is proposed in a Quincy Center zoning district where up…
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