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Board backs beefing up Brighton bank building for housing

By adamg on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:13pm
Proposed new building

Architect's rendering.

The Zoning Board of Appeal today approved plans to add four stories to a former bank building between two other still open banks on Market Street in Brighton Center to add 23 housing units and new retail space.

Developer Henry Chew's plans for the dormant building between Rockland Trust and Santander Bank would also include 23 parking spaces. The BPDA board approved the roughly $4.5-million proposal in August.

BPDA filings.

Neighborhoods: 
Brighton
Topics: 
Development
Free tagging: 
ZBA
Brighton Center
Market Street


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By Tim Mc. on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:31pm.

or maybe like it's sinking into a swamp.

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By MisterMagooForYou on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:49pm.

The “Where’s the beef lady” was mondo awesomeness. Magoo.

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By bostnkid on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:56pm.

not coming back?

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By Will LaTulippe on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 7:51pm.

There was a Woolworth there?

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By Hoodoll on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 9:27pm.

For a while, until the roof caved in back in 2008-ish!

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By Will LaTulippe on Thu, 10/29/2020 - 5:51am.

But had forgotten it (and the roof collapse) was a thing until you reminded me just now.

I went there to give Ritalin a try circa 2005. Not for me.

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By anon on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 5:43pm.

I remember going in there, they had a lunch counter, as I recall.

Scroll down the page:

http://www.bahistory.org/MarketStreet.html

Now all we get are Dollar Stores.

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By CopleyScott17 on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 3:57pm.

Bravo!

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By anon on Tue, 10/27/2020 - 6:34pm.

I’d suggest putting a bank on the ground floor, but no need, as there’s yet a third bank just across Washington Street.

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By FloridCounterpoint on Wed, 10/28/2020 - 10:06am.

Hopefully this plus the buildings going up on Washington in front of Rogers Park and on Market where the Brighton Beer Garden used to be means more foot traffic into Brighton Center to support the business district there. Even better if we can stop putting banks in valuable business district storefronts---but that would require some actual policy action.

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