245 Bryant Street Affordable Rental Housing

At a glance

  • What: Amendment of a special permit for a three-story, 100 percent affordable building at 245 Bryant Street, changing 35 homeownership units to 36 rental units (Asian Community Development Corporation).
  • Where it stands: Planning Board approved the amendment with conditions on 2026-09-09 (6 yes, 1 abstention); the permit's expiration was extended to 2028-09-09. State funding not yet secured.

Log

  • 2026-09-09 - Planning Board - Letters of support from Gary Christenson and Chris Simonelli; a neighbor opposed the loss of homeownership; approved after reconsideration (from auto-captions).

Sources

2026-10-26 - Historical Commission

The Historical Commission agenda listed demolition-delay status for 245 Bryant St, along with 15 Ferry St, One Salem St and 808 Salem St, and possible amendments to the delay ordinance (Title 4.24).