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Planning board approves 160-unit North Canal redevelopment at Moody Street with conditions
Summary
The Lowell Planning Board approved a site plan to replace aging North Canal housing with 160 affordable units at 463 and 281 Moody St., adding 44 units and a 100‑unit senior building and 60‑unit family building. Approval carried 5–0 with conditions requiring a transportation-demand-management plan, secure bike parking, canal-edge safety measures and coordination with city engineering and wastewater teams.
The Lowell Planning Board on Thursday approved a site plan to redevelop properties at 463 and 281 Moody Street into 160 units of affordable housing, increasing the previously existing inventory from roughly 116 units. The board voted 5–0 to approve the phased project, which includes a 100‑unit, senior‑restricted building and a 60‑unit family building, after the applicant agreed to several conditions.
Attorney Catherine Flood, representing New North Canal LLC, described the goal as modernizing two aging affordable-housing sites and adding 44 units to meet state and city housing goals. "My client intends to redevelop the properties currently consisting of a 116 affordable units into a 160 affordable units," Flood told the board.
The project team said the design emphasizes durability and energy performance. Michelle Piggy of Icon Architecture described a masonry base with lighter cladding above,…
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