60 Shrewsbury Street (BDDW-26-21)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions and the posted minutes; names and details may be misheard.
- What: Building Demolition Delay Waiver BDDW-26-21 (parcel 01-040-00012) to remove garage doors and add a pedestrian door and windows at 60 Shrewsbury St., so Robert Branca can add 10 apartments.
- Where it stands: resolved. The Historical Commission granted the waiver 7-0 on 2026-09-03.
- Next: building permits and construction; no further Commission step is recorded.
The project
- The rear part of the building (former Wormtown brewery production space) is joined with 72 Shrewsbury St. and sits behind the front building on Shrewsbury St.; the altered side faces a restaurant and the parking lot, not the street.
- Two levels, 10 apartments, one pedestrian entry (where a silo now stands) giving access to all units, and two rows of windows matching those already added on the other side.
- Brick to be repointed; new brick added in the rebuild about ten years ago, so a match should be easy (painting was offered as a fallback, as at another property he owns).
- The owner argued the building has changed repeatedly, and that housing keeps it in use. The earlier tap room openings had been approved by the Commission.
Decision
- Commissioners called it a "wonderful project" and a good adaptation. No public comment.
- Waiver granted 7-0: removing and replacing the garage doors would not be detrimental to the city's historic or architectural resources.
Discussion time
About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-03 - Historical Commission | 7 |
Log
- 2026-09-03 - Historical Commission — Presented by Branca in person; asked about new brick and a single access door; public comment none (one unidentified caller declined); demolition delay waiver granted 7-0.