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Applicant seeks use variance to convert former data center at 105 Cabot Street into self-storage; board asks for legal precedent
Summary
RJ Kelly Acquisition LLC asked the Needham Zoning Board of Appeals for a use variance to convert a 128,750 sq ft former data center at 105 Cabot Street into a roughly 800-unit self-storage facility, arguing unique building constraints and minimal traffic impact justify relief. The board asked for more case law and continued the hearing to Jan. 15.
Needham — RJ Kelly Acquisition LLC told the Zoning Board of Appeals on Dec. 10 that its three-story building at 105 Cabot Street, originally constructed and permitted as a data center, cannot be repurposed under current zoning without relief and should be converted to an interior self‑storage facility.
Attorney George Junto Jr., representing the applicant, described the parcel as roughly 96,889 square feet, with an existing 128,750-square-foot building, 45 on‑site parking spaces and a layout built for computer equipment rather than regular human occupancy. He said market changes led Newmark, the broker that marketed the property, to conclude self‑storage is the highest-and-best use.
Junto told the board the planning board previously granted a special permit increasing the floor‑area ratio to 1.33,…
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