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Commission approves 701 Hampshire changes but bars proposed fourth floor amid tenant displacement concerns
Summary
After tenant advocates alleged buyouts and coercive relocation tactics, the commission approved alterations to 701 Hampshire with conditions to exclude the proposed fourth floor and to minimize tenant disruption, voting to 'take Doctor' and approve amended plans.
The Planning Commission approved modifications to a renovation and addition proposal for 701 Hampshire Street on Sept. 6 but removed the sponsor’s proposed fourth-floor addition after tenant advocates and neighbors argued the vertical expansion would effectively demolish units and force long-term relocations.
Planning staff had recommended approval of the broader discretionary review — including two accessory dwelling units, parking changes and a vertical addition — as a code-compliant project with revisions. But multiple public speakers, tenant advocates and a doctor/requester argued the proposed fourth-floor…
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