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Planning board hears 86-unit affordable senior housing plan for 410 Great Road; hearing continued
Summary
Developers presented a phased redevelopment of 410 Great Road that would deliver 86 affordable senior units, community amenities and stormwater upgrades. The board and residents asked detailed questions about unit affordability (targeting 30–60% AMI), parking, stormwater and access; the board continued the public hearing to Aug. 6 for further review.
The Planning Board on July 9 reviewed site-plan and stormwater applications for a proposed 86-unit affordable senior housing building at 410 Great Road and continued the public hearing to August 6.
Morgan Pearson, representing the project proponent, told the board the project aims to fast-track affordable senior units and described an interlocked master plan that includes retail and relocation of a historic house to support the development. "We're talking about moving a historic building... providing affordable housing almost all at once," Morgan Pearson said while outlining the project's phased approach.
Designers described a five-story building with a four-story corner element, ground-floor communal spaces (fitness, salon, small market), and laundry on each residential floor. An architect on the team said the ground floor is dedicated to resident amenities and that the building steps down to respect the form-based code near Great Road.
Board members questioned unit affordability and mix. One member asked how many units would be "deeply affordable," and the applicant said the current plan targets units in the 30–60% area median income range, with some conversations about expanding to 80% for a subset of units as funding details are finalized. "That's our understanding as well," Morgan Pearson said in response to the question on the 30–60% plan.
Parking and access were also scrutinized. The applicant said the current design provides roughly 95 parking spaces (about 1.1 spaces per unit) with opportunities to share parking with later phases; the project consultant said a planning guideline of 0.75 spaces per unit is typical for similar senior housing. The team said they are coordinating with the local water district on sewer capacity and that a pump station may be required and could be funded through mass-works grants.
Several residents and stakeholders testified in favor of the project, praising the developer’s partnership with an experienced affordable-senior-housing operator and urging the board to support a timely review to secure state funding. "This is a very, very important project here in the town of Littleton," one resident said.
After questions about waivers and peer-review timing, a board member moved and the board voted to continue the 410 Great Road site-plan and stormwater public hearing to August 6 at 7:15 p.m. for follow-up, peer review and additional materials.
Next steps: the applicant will supply requested clarifications (detailed parking justification, handicapped-parking layout, and sewer coordination updates) and the board will reconvene the hearing on Aug. 6.
