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Board approves area variance allowing smaller average unit size for conversion of 39'—5 Congress Street
Summary
An area variance was approved to permit an average dwelling-unit size below the zoning code requirement so a former dormitory can be converted to 71 market-rate apartments; the applicant cited historic layout and thick block walls as constraints tied to use of historic tax credits.
The Zoning Board approved an area-variance request for 39'—5 Congress Street that allows the average apartment size in the converted building to be smaller than the code-required 700 square feet.
Redburn Development's representative, Joseph Peranchero, and company president Elizabeth Young described the project as a conversion of the former Manning Hall dormitory (owned by Russell Sage College) into 71 market-rate apartments. The building's existing interior walls are thick concrete block and the upper floors…
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