Thursday, May 9, 2013
Developers returned for a Planning Board hearing Tuesday night after having met twice with the Design Review Board on the latest one-building plan for 150 Main St. in Wayland.
The Planning Board Tuesday thanked developers for responding to Design Review Board feedback, but asked them to continue tweaking the newest plan for 150 Main St. Developers have proposed what they say is intended to be a plan that meets all of Wayland's setback, zoning, parking and other requirements, thereby making it a "by-right" development. The plan calls for a single building, a CVS, to be constructed, along with the necessary 103 parking spaces required by Wayland's bylaw based on the size of the proposed building. Questions were raised Tuesday night, however, about whether the current proposal does in fact meet all those requirements, particularly as it relates to the construction of new sidewalk along Main Street. There also …
Thursday, April 25, 2013
The new plan meets all of Wayland's zoning and bylaw requirements, though there remain questions about mitigating traffic issues at the nearby intersection.
Developers for 150 Main St., also known as the Finnerty's site, met with the Planning Board Tuesday night for a public hearing on a new, one-building plan for the Cochituate corner. Wayland residents Matthew Levy and Jesse Adelman, the developers, already have Planning Board approval for a two-building development on the site. In March, however, they withdrew their special permit request related to parking and signage relief after learning they would need Zoning Board of Appeals approval to construct outdoor seating at the planned restaurant. Town Planner Sarkis Sarkisian explained that the developers could pursue their remaining special permits through the ZBA since they needed some zoning approval for their project anyway. In the …
Friday, March 29, 2013
We know there are lots of questions surrounding the redevelopment of 150 Main St., the Finnerty's site. Here's the latest.
The redevelopment of 150 Main St., also known as the Finnerty's site, has been in Wayland's headlines for months. Most recently, developers Matthew Levy and Jesse Adelman withdrew their special permit application for the site -- which was considered the next step after the Planning Board voted site-plan approval in January. The plan already approved for the site features two buildings: one, a CVS and the other, a mixed-use building expected to house a restaurant and some additional retail space on the first floor and office space on the second. The total approved project consists of 27,374 square feet of commercial space. This week, however, a second site plan, this one featuring only a CVS building, was submitted to Wayland's planning …
Friday, March 22, 2013
The special permit application for 150 Main St., in Wayland, was related to parking and signage at the former Finnerty's site.
The developers of 150 Main St., in Cochituate, also known as the Finnerty's site, have informed the town planner that they want to withdraw, without prejudice, their application for special permits related to parking and signage at the site. Developers Matthew Levy and Jesse Adelman spent months in Design Review Board and Planning Board hearings on the way to site plan approval for a project that features two buildings: one, a CVS and the other, a mixed-use building expected to house a restaurant and some additional retail space on the first floor and office space on the second. The total approved project consists of 27,374 square feet of commercial space. The next step appeared to be a special permit hearing before the Planning Board …
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Several agenda items were continued to later dates.
The Wayland Planning Board had the Finnerty's project, medical marijuana and the proposed River Road Department of Public Works facility on its Feb. 5 agenda. All but one of those hearings was continued to a later date. Here are three things you missed at Tuesday's meeting. 1. Finnerty's Special Permit Hearing. Developers for the 150 Main St. (Finnerty's) project were scheduled to meet with the board for a public hearing regarding special permits for signage, parking on residentially zoned land and fewer parking spaces than required by Wayland's bylaw. That hearing was continued, without discussion, to March 5 at 7:35 p.m. 2. Medical Marijuana Zoning. The board was also scheduled to discuss a zoning bylaw change designed to make opening a …
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The project first appeared before the board in mid-2011. Months of public hearings and studies culminated with an important Planning Board vote Tuesday night.
[Update] The final, approved site plan is now attached to this article. Additionally, a PDF of the Planning Board's decision can be downloaded. [Original article] Site plans for the redevelopment of 150 Main St., known as the Finnerty's property, got the green light, with modifications, from Wayland's Planning Board Tuesday night. Board members voted 5-0 to approve the site plans, which call for two buildings to be constructed on the site -- one a CVS and the other a mixed-use building expected to house a restaurant and some additional retail space on the first floor and office space on the second. The total proposed project consists of 27,374 square feet of commercial space. The approval comes after months of discussions about and …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
The Finnerty's redevelopment project continues to move forward, with the Planning Board Tuesday night reaching a decision about a Main Street curbcut and making plans to approve the site plan with modifications at its next meeting.
Planning Board members Tuesday night paved the way for approval of the 150 Main Street site plan, even as they voted against a proposed Main Street curbcut that will necessitate some site plan modifications. Wayland residents Matthew Levy and Jesse Adelman purchased the property, commonly known as the Finnerty's property, on the corner of West Plain and Main streets in 2011. They have since drawn up plans to redevelop the corner with two new buildings -- a CVS and a mixed-use, two-story commercial building featuring a restaurant, other retail shops and upstairs office space. The plans for the development called for three curbcuts, two on West Plain Street and one on Main Street. An independent traffic engineer suggested Tuesday night that …
Thursday, January 10, 2013
The Planning Board public hearing for 150 Main Street in Cochituate continued Tuesday night.
Tuesday night's Planning Board public hearing drew significantly fewer residents than previous sessions regarding the redevelopment plans for 150 Main Street, also known as the Finnerty's site. Still, passionate response to the project emerged. Planning Board Chairman Kent Greenawalt explained that the town's traffic expert had not had sufficient time to review the traffic studies and Main Street curbcut request, so the hearing would not address those items. Instead, the hearing focused on the developers' request for a reduction in required parking and approval for parking in a residential zone as well as some design elements of the buildings. When it comes to parking, attorney Ann Sobolewski explained, the developers are seeking approval …
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
More than 50 people filled the large Hearing Room at Wayland Town Building for a public hearing about a peer review traffic study of the Finnerty's redevelopment plans.
A recently completed traffic study related to the redevelopment of the Finnerty's site at 150 Main Street revealed that the project can be "safely and efficiently accommodated" provided some suggested improvements are completed, according to an independent traffic engineer. Current plans for the development include two buildings, a CVS and a second building housing a restaurant with patio seating and office space. Entrances and exits to the development are planned on West Plain Street and Main Street. Kevin Dandrade with TEC Inc., completed the peer review traffic study for the town of Wayland and reported his findings during a joint meeting of the Planning Board and Board of Public Works Monday night. (Read a PDF of his report.) In …
Friday, December 14, 2012
Developers for the 150 Main Street project presented their revised plans to the Design Review Advisory Board Wednesday night.
Design Review Advisory Board Chairman Bill Sterling said developers of the Finnerty's property in Cochituate have made "substantial" changes to the original plans and the DRB is "generally pleased" with the results. Developers Matthew Levy and Jesse Adelman met with the DRB Wednesday night to discuss multiple changes they've made to their plans to redevelop 150 Main Street into a site featuring two buildings, one a CVS and the other a multi-use building that will include a restaurant and office space. The revisions include doing away with a drivethrough at CVS in exchange for a larger building (up to 11,900 square feet from 10,900); moving the Main Street curbcut into the commercial district (closer to the instersection); keeping the …
Bruce Cummings
10:09 pm on Friday, May 10, 2013
I think Wayland needs to do a better at deciding either to stop a business project in town or help it move forward and extract extract concessions as Boston does with developers. As the developer burns money carrying these properties, that is less and less money that will go into the building, landscaping etc. Maybe the concession approach works in Boston as you have a Mayor with more individual … more ›