Neighbors press council on 95 Stanov Street redevelopment as lawyer seeks nine units

A lawyer representing the property owner presented a special-permit plan to replace a 110-year-old building at 95 Stanov Street with a nine-unit residential building and parking on the ground floor; neighbors and councilors raised concerns about height, utilities and trash placement.

"This building has 110 years," the presenting attorney (identified in the record as Nacion) said while outlining the proposed replacement and a seven-foot increase in height. The owner, identified in the presentation as Mr. Patel, is described in the record as a small-business owner rather than a private developer.

Why it matters: Neighbors said the site has long-standing issues with trash and rodents, and asked the applicant to reduce unit count (the applicant had originally proposed more units), provide new water lines, install fencing and change the dumpster location so it is not adjacent to nearby properties. One councilor said reducing units from an earlier plan made the proposal easier to consider; another councilor expressed broader concerns about cumulative new development in the neighborhood.

Council response and next steps: Councilors asked that the outstanding technical issues — including water-line sizing, fence requirements and a better dumpster location — be resolved with the zoning department before returning to the full council. "We can work these details with the department of zones," a councilor said; another said he could not support the proposal without changes to scale and neighborhood protections.

The transcript does not include a final recorded vote on the 95 Stanov special permit during the session; the item remained under review with conditions requested by councilors and neighbors.