Pemberton Market to be demolished and rebuilt

[ron_newman]

I received the following announcment from a Porter Square mailing list. Note that this is the "old" Pemberton Market at Mass. Ave. and Rindge Ave., not the "new" Pemberton Farms at Mass. Ave. and Day Street.

North Cambridge Stabilization Committee will address this project at their August 9 meeting. (2050 Mass. Ave, 7 to 9PM)
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The property owners hope to demolish the one-story Pemberton Market & Liquors building and replace it with a four-story structure that includes enclosed parking for 15 vehicles. The retail market would occupy the new ground-floor storefront, and the upper floors would consist of 15 one- and two-bedroom condominiums.

Consultant Linda Haar (formerly chief planner for the Boston Redevelopment Authority) will join us to present the proposal and take questions and comments. As currently envisioned, the project would be denser in terms of the number of condos, more massive in terms of floor space and height setbacks, and taller than city zoning regulations allow without a hardship variance.
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Here's a link to the project Web site, which is still under construction.

http://www.pembertoncorner.com/

Comments

[beezy515.livejournal.com]

I also agree. It would be much better for the cars to be accommodated on the nearby residential streets. I do think this is a project with great potential and think that Mass. Ave would be greatly improved if there were four-story developments along its entire length. I wish the city would get rid of the parking requirement, though.

[artic-monkeys.livejournal.com]

I would think that is more unrealistic. Right now developers should be required to provide additional parking for any increase traffic or parking deficiency that they will create with any new development. There is too many cars parked in street-parking as it is. It is a good idea for everyone to start thinking about time restrictions for truck deliveries and garbage pickups. Especially during dense commuter hours. As neighborhoods grow denser these are the kind of solutions we are going to need to discuss.