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Board approves third‑floor addition at 59–61 Cary Avenue with aesthetic and safety conditions
Summary
The planning board recommended approval for a third‑floor addition at 59–61 Cary Ave (petitioner Roy Grillo) after the applicant revised exterior siding, added closets and windows, agreed to a white roof and sprinkler system, and accepted standard planning conditions and a restriction on on‑street parking for new occupants.
The Chelsea Planning Board voted to recommend approval of a petition to add a third floor at 59–61 Cary Avenue, approving the revised design with several standard and site‑specific conditions.
Roy Grillo and presenter Raquel Greylov described the changes the board requested at a prior hearing: the exterior will use vinyl siding from bottom to top for greater uniformity, additional windows were added to match the lower floor, closets were added so every unit has storage, and a bike rack will be installed. Greylov told the board they plan to protect existing tenants during construction by maintaining existing roof coverage while work proceeds.
Board members asked about roof access and sprinkler requirements; the applicant confirmed that tenants will not have roof access and that a sprinkler system will be installed. One board member noted the requirement for a white roof as a board condition; another member requested the artist used on a previous item be from Chelsea — the board amended the motion on the earlier case to ask that local artists be hired, and the Cary Avenue approval similarly included the board’s standard design review and plan submittal conditions.
Conditions included submittal of a lighting plan (IDSA standards), rodent control and waste management plans, participation in Department of Permitting and Land Use Planning design review, and an occupant restriction making new third‑floor units ineligible for on‑street parking stickers. The board voted aye and passed the motion.
