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During Wednesday’s meeting, the board will review the architectural design of the proposed redevelopment the Greenwood Avenue School property.
SWAMPSCOTT — The Board of Selectmen will be holding a public meeting at Town Hall on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. to include a design review of the proposed redevelopment of the Greenwood Avenue School property.
As part of the purchase and sale agreement the town signed with Groom Construction, the board required that the project go through a design review by the board along with the assistance of a town-selected architect peer review to ensure that community and neighborhood feedback is incorporated into the design.
A notice of the board meeting posted on the town website states that Richard Bertman, of CBT Architects, has been selected by the town and will assist selectmen in the architectural review. During Wednesday’s meeting, the board will review the architectural design of the proposed redevelopment.
Bertman will provide a review of the design for the project, and residents will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the design as well.
According to the online statement, after the architectural peer review is completed, Groom Construction will then enter into the permit review process with the town. Zoning by-laws require that the project go through an administrative site plan review by the Planning Board.
Once Groom Construction has submitted their required application materials for this administrative site plan review, a public meeting with the Planning Board will be scheduled to begin the review process.
Abutters to the project will be notified via mail of the meeting once it’s scheduled – which is anticipated to take place in August. The public review process with the Planning Board will include community feedback on the project as well.
The Board of Selectmen entered into a purchase and sale agreement with the company in April for the construction of a 28-unit apartment or condominium project, which the board accepted as the primary concept, and adhered to the zoning approved at Town Meeting last year. In lieu of not offering any affordable housing, Groom would contribute $150,000 to the town’s affordable housing trust, officials said.
The company can switch to a 60-unit Chapter 40B affordable housing project, with 25 percent of the apartments or condominiums allocated as affordable, which the board approved as an alternative, if there is litigation from the neighbors for the primary concept, officials said.
