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Haverhill council approves conversion of 43 Jackson St. to three units, limits total bedrooms to six

Haverhill City Council · September 30, 2025
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Summary

The City Council approved a special permit to convert a deteriorated two‑family at 43 Jackson Street into a three‑family dwelling, conditioned to a total of six bedrooms and subject to development‑review safety checks, after hearing the applicant and debating egress, sprinklers and square footage discrepancies.

The Haverhill City Council approved a special permit on Monday to convert an existing two‑family dwelling at 43 Jackson Street into a three‑family property, with the council conditioning the approval to a maximum of six bedrooms. The vote was 10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent.

During a public hearing, applicant Marcos Devers described work to demolish and rebuild a deteriorated rear structure and to reconfigure the interior to add a third unit. He said the property sits on 0.17 acres and that structural…

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