Planning Board approves prior minutes, advances 29 Water Street preapplication
Planning Board · Meeting of March 2, 2026
AMESBURY — Planning Board hears preapplication for six-unit residential conversion of historic mill at 29 Water Street. Applicant 21 Water Street Realty Trust, represented by Mike Sanchez of Construction Operations Group, seeks a Historic Special Permit to add condos on floors two and three of the 1878 building in the Industrial Commercial zone, with ground floor reserved for mechanical and storage space due to floodplain constraints. The proposal requires a waiver of nine required parking spaces, proposing instead use of the nearby municipal Water Street lot; the applicant indicated openness to paying in lieu for one required affordable unit and exploring landscaping easements and public-private partnership options for ground-floor activation.
No formal Board vote was recorded; discussion is ongoing. Chair Pascal Rettig and Planning Director Nipun Jain also led a working discussion on administrative procedures for submission deadlines and waiver documentation standards.
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Source: the Planning Board meeting of March 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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