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Revere ZBA grants variances for multi-parcel warehouse project with conditions
Summary
The ZBA granted variances for River Mass Owner LLC to consolidate five industrial parcels on Lee Burbank Highway and build a technology-enabled warehouse, subject to recording the variance, site-plan approval and other standard conditions; presenters cited 335 fewer daily trips and an estimated $400,000+ in annual tax revenue.
The Revere Zoning Board of Appeals voted unanimously to grant the variance requests for application A2430, allowing River Mass Owner LLC to consolidate five industrial parcels on Lee Burbank Highway and proceed toward a modern, code-compliant technology-enabled warehouse, subject to standard recording and site-plan review conditions.
Attorney Nancy O'Neil, representing the applicant, described the parcels as blighted industrial lots containing dilapidated warehouse and utility structures and said the proposal would consolidate the five parcels into two, demolish outdated buildings, install screening and plant "over 100 new trees," and place parking and loading toward the front of the site. O'Neil cited a traffic study prepared by BHB Engineering (Nov. 5, 2024) estimating the project would result in "335 fewer vehicle trips per day" compared with current conditions and said six existing curb cuts would be consolidated to improve safety.
Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio, speaking in support, repeated the traffic and tax-revenue figures and said the project had mayoral and ward support. "You are going to actually have less traffic coming out of this new project than what's currently there," he said, adding the project would generate new tax revenue estimated at more than $400,000 per year.
Before the vote, the chair read standard conditions required by state law: the variance must be recorded in the Suffolk County registry of deeds, the applicant must submit documentation of recording to the city clerk and the building inspector, and the appellant must obtain site-plan review approval before applying for a building permit. The board approved the variances by unanimous roll-call vote, with the grant conditioned on those requirements and the permit-extension limitations described at the hearing.
The board did not detail final site-plan approvals at this meeting; applicants were reminded that recording and site-plan review remain prerequisites to building permits and that certain permit rights lapse if not exercised within the statutory period.
