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Council approves special permit for four townhouses at 47 Railroad Street

Haverhill City Council · October 29, 2025
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Summary

The council approved Special Permit 25‑8 to convert a nonconforming machine shop and contractor’s yard at 47 Railroad Street into a single building containing four three‑bedroom townhouses, with 16 off‑street parking spaces and two‑car garages per unit.

The council held a hearing on Special Permit 25‑8, proposed by Early Contractors (applicant Richard Early Jr.) to replace an existing nonconforming auto‑repair/machine shop and contractor’s yard at 47 Railroad Street with one attached building containing four for‑sale townhouses.

Attorney Donald Bornstein, representing the applicant, said the lot is roughly 12,600 square feet and the existing building is in…

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