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Planning board approves 74‑unit, 67,000 sq ft Chandler Street project; staff conditions focus on interconnection, windows and trashroom glazing
Summary
The board approved a five‑story, 74‑unit, 67,000 sq ft multifamily building in the downtown BG‑6/CCOD district with conditions: a TDM plan for parking access to an adjacent garage, enhanced building identification, window details for historic context, trash‑room glazing or door relocation, and pedestrian/lighting considerations.
The Worcester Planning Board on Aug. 5 approved a five‑story, 67,000 square‑foot multifamily building containing 74 dwelling units near Chandler and Irving Streets, subject to numerous staff conditions and clarifications.
"The application proposes a 67,000 square foot gross floor area, 74 unit multifamily development," Sam Elfronti, the applicant's engineer, told the board. Michelle Smith of the city's planning division recommended that the applicant provide a formal Transportation Demand Management (TDM) plan to document how the development will use an adjacent, commonly owned parking garage, and requested easement documentation to ensure rights to interconnect to that garage. Staff also recommended design refinements including more prominent building identification, specific window muntin patterns to respect nearby historic properties, glazing in the trash room roll‑up door or relocation of the man door to Irving Street, a direct bike‑room interconnection (if feasible), and photometric adjustments to reflect existing fencing and reduce light spillover.
DPW advised that a permit‑stage bonding requirement may apply. Public support from the Chamber of Commerce and a Worcester resident was recorded; the board voted 4–0 to approve the project subject to the listed conditions.
