216 and 221 Chandler Street

Context

Six-story mixed-use building at 216 Chandler Street (28 residential units, 1,020 SF retail, up from 21 units in a similar proposal approved in 2024) with parking at 221 Chandler Street (PB-2026-075). Definitive Site Plan plus Inclusionary Zoning and Commercial Corridors Overlay District (CCOD) parking special permits. Applicant's attorney Joshua Lee Smith; architect Jesse Hildenberg.

Status

Special permits approved 4-0 and Definitive Site Plan approved 3-0 on 2026-09-16 with staff conditions, including a construction management plan.

Log

• 2026-09-16 - Planning Board - Item 9: special permits approved 4-0, site plan 3-0. One resident supported it; Jeff Madison objected to reduced parking, foot traffic across the street without a signal, and construction staging. The earlier IZ approval required a pedestrian beacon.