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Committee advances conditional-use plan to convert 1856 Heard House into 10 apartments amid neighborhood parking concerns
Summary
The committee moved forward a conditional-use plan to convert the landmarked Heard House at 429 West Downer Place into 10 market-rate apartments; staff reduced units from the developer’s earlier proposal, allowed a 25,500 sq ft lot minimum and 43% lot coverage, and left parking to 1.5 spaces/unit with a zoning-administrator trigger to add spaces if needed.
The Building, Zoning & Economic Development Committee on April 23 recommended advancing an ordinance to establish a conditional-use plan and approve a development plan for the historic Heard House at 429 West Downer Place, allowing conversion to 10 residential units.
Senior planner Jill Morgan said the property is locally landmarked and was built in 1856 for pharmacist David Heard; as a landmark structure, any exterior changes will require Preservation Commission approval. The petitioner seeks a conditional-use plan to…
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