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Commission approves 8‑unit special permit for Gregory Street infill project
Summary
Driven Properties received approval to build an eight‑unit, three‑story residential building on Gregory Street after presenting site design, historic‑district review results and 10 off‑street parking spaces; commissioners noted required special‑permit standards and design review conditions.
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved a special permit allowing Driven Properties to increase a by‑right six‑unit building to eight units at 269–281 Gregory Street.
Ed Alyssi, the applicant and principal of Driven Properties, presented a three‑story small general building plan emphasizing design review approval, a commitment to 10 off‑street parking spaces (one per unit), and sidewalks and street trees as part of off‑site improvements. He told commissioners the project "fits the character of the neighborhood" and that the historic‑district commission had reviewed and supported the facade design. After public comment — including requests from neighborhood representatives that the developer meet the NRZ — commissioners moved and voted to approve the special permit, noting staff conditions tied to design‑review feedback and required off‑site improvements.
The approval includes the standard condition that the new building maintain required sidewalk and street‑tree installations and that any expansion of existing commercial footprints (for example, the liquor‑store footprint on nearby applications) would require separate certificate‑of‑location approval. The commission recorded the vote as carried.
