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Watertown, MA
Planning Board and Zoning Board Date of Report: 12/13/2023
Recently Submitted Applications
Case # Street Name Street # Project Description Status Hearing
Date
Pending Applications
Case # Street Name Street # Project Description Status Hearing
Date
PB-2023-03
Manley Way
(Aka
20 Seyon St)
10-30
Special Permit with Site Plan Review for the reuse
of a 95,000 SF light industrial building, last used for
light industrial/warehouse use and indoor
recreation. The project includes repurposing the
existing structure for lab/R&D/non-nuisance
manufacturing use. Site improvements include new
landscaping, new stormwater retention system and
connections from Pleasant St to the City’s recently
acquired ‘Walker Pond’ property.
Pending
PB
Requested
Continuance
to
02/14/2024
PB-2023-05
Boyd St
9, 11, &
13
Site Plan Review Approval for the conversion to a
daycare use of the industrial portion of a mixed-use
and nonconforming building and site, maintaining
the existing residential on the second floor (other
portions of the building are not included).
Pending
PB
12/13/2023
PB-2023-04
Pleasant St
Rosedale Rd
Acton St
313
&275
84-86
60
Special Permit with Site Plan Review to redevelop
the site into a life science campus consisting of new
construction of a four story 133,324 GFA lab/R
&D/Office building (including below -grade
parking), a separate two story 9,847 GFA retail
building attached to an adjacent six level above-
ground parking structure, an outdoor pavilion, as
well as existing four story 53,183 GFA Lab/R &
D/Office building along Pleasant St and surface
parking space shared on a 5 acre site. Proposed Site
improvements include enhanced public and open
Pending
PB
9/13, 10/11,
11/8, 12/13
and
requested
continuance
to 1/10/24
Click on the Case # link to see more detailed information and any associated documents. Please contact the
Department of Community Development and Planning for any questions at (617) 972-6427.
Approved/Denied Applications
Case # Street Name Street
#
Project Description Status Hearing Date
PB-2023-01
Arsenal St
550
Master Plan Special Permit with Site Plan Review
for the Watertown Mall Transformation Project
(parcels of land including 446, 458, 500 and 550
Arsenal St). The new mixed-use redevelopment,
carried out in phases, will include laboratory/R&D,
residential, retail, office, commercial and amenity
space within 8 buildings, with supporting
structured and surface parking. Petitioner
proposes to replace gross floor area of
approximately 415,000 square feet in existing
buildings with approximately 974,000 square feet
in new buildings while increasing open space and
making site and public realm improvements.
Granted
PB
11/8/2023
ZBA-2023-05
Arsenal Way
480
Special Permit/Site Plan Review and Amendment
(01-32SP) to allow a portion of the existing parking
to be replaced with a 5 to 6 level parking garage
that will support the parking needs of the existing
office/lab R&D building on site and the proposed
Watertown Mall Transformation Project. The site
changes also include updated landscape and
pathway connections.
Granted
ZBA
11/29/2023
space, improved landscape connections to
surrounding neighborhoods and Charles River
Greenway, and stormwater management systems.
ZBA-2023-10
Acton St
221
Special Permit Finding to allow a full second story, a
half story attic and new roof within existing non-
conforming front and rear yard setbacks.
Pending
Continued
to ZBA
1/24/2023