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The Worcester Planning Board has unanimously approved a revised definitive site plan for The Cove, a mixed-use development in the Polar Park ballpark tax district, cutting the planned project from 13 stories to seven.
With the main development delayed yet again, the secondary one cut in half, and the third development proposal only committed to a small phase, the City might have to expand the tax district again to pay for its stadium debt, pulling away resources for other government services.
The proposal has been reduced to seven stories, 173 residential units, 16,000 square feet of commercial space, and 99 garage parking spaces.
A $3-million property deal between the Worcester Redevelopment Authority and developer Churchill James that will clear the way for the construction of a 13-story tower in the Canal District is set to close Dec. 1, said Chief Development Officer Peter Dunn at Friday morning’s WRA meeting.
WORCESTER — The owners of several properties in the Canal District are filing plans to build a 13-story mixed-use development on Green Street. The Planning Board next week will take up site plan approval for 85, 89, 99 and 103 Green St.; 2 Plymouth St.; 5 and 7 Gold St.; and a portion of 62 Washington St. Gold Block Real Estate LLC is seeking to demolish the existing buildings and build a 13-story, 380,580 square-foot mixed-use building, with 318 "dwelling units," around 29,000 square-feet of retail or food service space, and a 152-space parking garage. Located at 89 Green St. is th...