76 Stonley Road
OVERVIEW (updated 6/6/2016)
76 Stonley Road is a proposal by developers John Morrissey, Bryan Austin and Michael Forde for a 5.5 story 32-unit apartment building. The proposal involves a portion of the Stonybrook Neighborhood currently zoned as and used for industrial purposes. A potential transformation in this area, from industrial to residential, represents a significant opportunity to provide additional housing in an established and increasingly popular neighborhood that is pedestrian friendly and well served by the MBTA. Any proposal for this area should reflect these facts, respecting the existing uses and planning adequately for the future.
The project as currently proposed poses a number of problems in this regard and fails to fully live up to the site’s potential. Further, since the developers control several other abutting parcels, future plans for all of these lots - comprising almost .75 acres - should be considered at the same time.1 The SNA has met with the developers three times, has seen little change since their original proposal, and has requested but not received a plan for all of their parcels.
(To explore the SNA's complete 76 Stonley Rd. Project review, please download the following PDF.)
76 Stonley Road is a proposal by developers John Morrissey, Bryan Austin and Michael Forde for a 5.5 story 32-unit apartment building. The proposal involves a portion of the Stonybrook Neighborhood currently zoned as and used for industrial purposes. A potential transformation in this area, from industrial to residential, represents a significant opportunity to provide additional housing in an established and increasingly popular neighborhood that is pedestrian friendly and well served by the MBTA. Any proposal for this area should reflect these facts, respecting the existing uses and planning adequately for the future.
The project as currently proposed poses a number of problems in this regard and fails to fully live up to the site’s potential. Further, since the developers control several other abutting parcels, future plans for all of these lots - comprising almost .75 acres - should be considered at the same time.1 The SNA has met with the developers three times, has seen little change since their original proposal, and has requested but not received a plan for all of their parcels.
(To explore the SNA's complete 76 Stonley Rd. Project review, please download the following PDF.)
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