Attorney Matthew Green, representing 101 Water Street, told the Commission on the City Plan on Nov. 18 that the long‑vacant, largely commercial building is proposed for adaptive reuse into about 58 residential units (33 studios, 13 one‑bedrooms, 12 two‑bedrooms) with roughly 3,000 square feet of ground‑floor commercial space. Green said a ZBA variance has been granted to allow more residential than commercial on the first floor and described limited exterior changes and modest landscaping.

City staff and engineers raised a single key outstanding requirement: a stamped, engineered site plan that demonstrates compliance with floodplain and FEMA rules. The city’s floodplain administrator warned that improvements in a flood hazard area can trigger full flood‑proofing obligations when interior work exceeds thresholds; staff also noted transformer locations and EV parking will need flood protection or mitigation.

The city engineer and planning staff recommended continuing the public hearing so the applicant can provide the required stamped site plan and technical documentation. Commissioner Ella Miles and others agreed the commission should not act without those materials. The commission voted to continue the hearing to Dec. 16, 2025.

The continuation preserves the ability of staff and the city engineer to require additional site‑level measures (flood‑proofing, utility protection, EV charging mitigation, and detailed stormwater/erosion control) and leaves open subsequent approvals by the building department, fire marshal and any health‑district review required for residential occupancy.

If the applicant submits the engineered site plan and supporting documents before the Dec. 16 meeting, staff indicated the commission could take up the application then.