Multi-Family Residential Expansion on Front Street
Summary
Sixty apartment units could anchor the Front Street waterfront if two additional 3-story buildings are approved — a significant addition to the neighborhood's housing stock.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 21, 2026.
Impact analysis
Expanded housing supply and tax base along the waterfront with no direct municipal cost.
Future renters of the 60 units and the waterfront district property owners.
Nearby homeowners fear flooding, traffic, and loss of neighborhood character.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission - Nov 18, 2026
Sixty apartment units could anchor the Front Street waterfront if two additional 3-story buildings are approved — a significant addition to the neighborhood's housing stock.
Planning Commission - Oct 21, 2026
Neighbors packed the hearing worried the 60-unit project will flood, jam narrow side streets, and erode the historic character of East Front Street. The commission approved it anyway, but with conditions, noting multi-family housing is allowed there by right.
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