03-18-2016, 05:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-18-2016, 05:35 PM by gomesjustin.)
Housing planned for former Cambridge junk yard
"CAMBRIDGE — Piles of junked cars are gone, but the cleanup may take the rest of the year at the former Nieson Auto Wreckers.
Norrich West Homes has purchased the 2.8-hectare site straddling Munch Avenue, between Sekura Street and Kovac Road. The deal closed in October, with plans to build townhouses on the site, said Jim Dodd, land acquisitions director at Norrich West.
"Who wouldn't want to see a junk yard cleaned up? There's a lot of risk with that," Dodd said. "We had to be very careful about what we were getting into."
The junk yard was there before city development rules determined it should be used for single-family homes — like most of the houses surrounding it.
Norrich West is thinking about building about 170 townhouses on the site. That's a rough estimate, based on the size of the property and land needed for streets and storm water management, Dodd said.
A final number will be part of a rezoning application and site plan application expected to be submitted to the city in about a month. The public will have a chance to comment on the plans at public meetings later in the year.
Norrich West sent a letter to surrounding residents before the cleanup started, Dodd said......"
"CAMBRIDGE — Piles of junked cars are gone, but the cleanup may take the rest of the year at the former Nieson Auto Wreckers.
Norrich West Homes has purchased the 2.8-hectare site straddling Munch Avenue, between Sekura Street and Kovac Road. The deal closed in October, with plans to build townhouses on the site, said Jim Dodd, land acquisitions director at Norrich West.
"Who wouldn't want to see a junk yard cleaned up? There's a lot of risk with that," Dodd said. "We had to be very careful about what we were getting into."
The junk yard was there before city development rules determined it should be used for single-family homes — like most of the houses surrounding it.
Norrich West is thinking about building about 170 townhouses on the site. That's a rough estimate, based on the size of the property and land needed for streets and storm water management, Dodd said.
A final number will be part of a rezoning application and site plan application expected to be submitted to the city in about a month. The public will have a chance to comment on the plans at public meetings later in the year.
Norrich West sent a letter to surrounding residents before the cleanup started, Dodd said......"