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Board approves conversion of former commercial building at 14 Russell Avenue to two-family use
Summary
The Zoning Board approved variances allowing Harold Cabrera to convert a former commercial/social-club building at 14 Russell Avenue into a two-family dwelling, finding reuse appropriate given the block’s residential zoning and the property’s small lot and steep topography limit parking expansion.
Architect JB Hernandez told the board the 14 Russell Avenue property had been a commercial social club when it was zoned NB and later rezoned to R2-70; a 2014 variance previously granted for a two-family conversion was determined by the building department to have lapsed because work was not initiated. The current owner seeks area…
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