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Board approves demolition and mass-and-scale for 64 Washington Street project
Summary
The Design Review Board found the existing building at 64 Washington Street non‑contributing, approved demolition and signed off on the proposed mass and scale for a 27‑unit mixed‑use building with conditions on materials and façade articulation.
The Design Review Board on June 17 voted to approve demolition of the single‑story building at 64 Washington Street and approved the mass and scale for a proposed multi‑unit development that would include 27 apartments and below‑grade parking. Michael Roman of C2 Design Group presented the proposal and said the project remains within the allowable height limits (the team reported averages that meet the Unified Development Ordinance). “We’re underneath the allowed heights on both Washington and Congress frontages,” Roman told the board.
Board members generally supported the project’s massing and stepbacks but emphasized façade articulation and treatment of the vehicular entrance on Congress Street so the garage approach does not read as a service wall. “Those facades are going to become major faces of a streetscape,” Board member Karen (surname in transcript) said, urging design attention to both Washington and Congress fronts. Several members welcomed the proposal as infill of a long‑undeveloped parcel and encouraged a high quality of materials and detailing.
The board voted to approve the demolition and the mass‑and‑scale review; the applicant will return for further review of materials, window details and landscaping. The board recorded a motion approving mass and scale “as submitted or shown” and noted planning board review will address other technical matters such as site plan and utilities.
Next steps: applicant to return for final architectural review and planning board site plan review.
