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Norwood Commerce Center gets conservation approval with 471‑space cap and stormwater review trigger
Summary
The Conservation Commission approved an Order of Conditions for after‑the‑fact and proposed work at 61 Endicott Street (DEP 251‑0560) with a condition limiting construction to the proposed 471 parking spaces; any increase will trigger review by Norwood’s stormwater authority and may prompt a local 'loophole' pollution designation.
The Norwood Conservation Commission voted May 28 to approve an Order of Conditions for work at 61 Endicott Street (DEP 251‑0560, Norwood 2024‑12), a longtime industrial/commercial complex now called the Norwood Commerce Center. The approval covers a mix of after‑the‑fact paving and new improvements intended to reduce untreated stormwater flowing to Hawesbrook.
Applicant representatives described a multi‑year effort to consolidate lots, add landscape islands, repave degraded areas, remove some pavement near the riverfront, and install stormwater controls including sediment forebays, stormwater treatment units and subsurface infiltration chambers sized to capture lost recharge. Attorney David Hearn (representing ownership) and project manager Kevin Holtzer said the proposal reduces previously unpermitted pavement, adds stormwater treatment, and would provide compensatory flood storage in…
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