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Williamsburg council approves special‑use permit to convert Midtown Row retail into five apartments
Summary
After a lengthy public hearing, the City Council approved PCR 24‑022 to convert 8,467 square feet of first‑floor retail at Midtown Row Building 1 into five apartments (two 4‑bed, three 3‑bed; 17 bedrooms) with conditions limiting exterior/interior window displays and requiring coordination on a privacy treatment with the Public Art Council and ARB.
The Williamsburg City Council voted to approve PCR 24‑022 on Nov. 14, authorizing Broad Street Realty’s request to convert 8,467 square feet of vacant first‑floor retail in Building 1 of Midtown Row (221 Monticello Avenue) into five apartments. The motion passed by roll call, 5–1, with Vice Mayor Dent dissenting.
City planner Ms. Griffin told the council the project consists of two four‑bedroom units and three three‑bedroom units (17 bedrooms total) on the building’s first floor. She said the conversion would increase Building 1’s residential gross floor area to about 63.5% of the building — below the 80% threshold set for mixed‑use buildings in Midtown Row — and therefore meets zoning criteria requiring a special‑use permit. Staff analysis, supported by the city engineer, showed lower trip generation and lower water and sewer flows with the apartments than with full retail occupancy: the presentation cited 549 daily trips assuming full retail versus 251 daily trips with the proposed…
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