Worcester Planning Board postpones 139-unit apartment review
The Worcester Planning Board on Wednesday postponed plans to review a time extension for an 139-unit apartment complex in the downtown area.
The development firm for the project, the Springfield-based HHM Cube, requested the time extension to finish financing the project, complete construction drawings and submit a building permit application.
The board planned to review the extension at its April 1 meeting but HHM Cube requested to postpone the hearing to April 22. The planning board agreed to the request.
The board previously approved the project's site plan and gave HHM Cube a special permit allowing mixed-use development on Feb. 5, 2025.
Because site plan approval and the special permit both expired in February of this year, HHM Cube has to resubmit the site plan for approval and is seeking an extension on the special permit.
Of the 139 apartments, 18 will be available only to those earning 60% or less of the Worcester Metropolitan Area's area median income (AMI).
The AMI for a household depends on how many people are living in a household.
The 60% income limit in the Worcester Metro Area is $52,380 for a one-person household and $59,880 for a two-person household, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Construction of the project will not result in the creation of new parking spaces, according to plans. Instead, residents will use the Pearl-Elm parking garage, which has 819 spaces, the application reads.
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