Plans approved for expansion of loft building in Worcester
The owner of a residential loft building on Main Street in Worcester is looking to expand the building and double its number of units.
The building, known as Kettle Brook Lofts, opened in 2009 with 53 units and a front parking area, and a bridge that crossed Kettle Brook. Now it is being proposed to add 58 units and a parking area in the back with 99 parking spaces, thereby increasing the parking capacity to 183 spaces. The project will also install utilities and stormwater management features.
Banner printing is often used at such sites to inform residents of a city of such expansion projects.
The complex of Kettle Brook Lofts was created from the renovation of what was once the Ashworth and Jones factory. The factory weas built in the mid-1800s and was used for manufacturing textiles and clothing.
Kettle Brook divides the property, flows underneath the existing building, and drains into Stoneville Brook in Auburn. The project had to be reviewed by the Worcester Conservation Commission (WCC) as a proposed paved access drive and a portion of the proposed retaining walls will take place within the 100-foot wetland buffer zone of the site. The commissioners of the WCC have approved the plans given the conditions of the construction.
The project could take up to two years to complete once construction begins.
The building, known as Kettle Brook Lofts, opened in 2009 with 53 units and a front parking area, and a bridge that crossed Kettle Brook. Now it is being proposed to add 58 units and a parking area in the back with 99 parking spaces, thereby increasing the parking capacity to 183 spaces. The project will also install utilities and stormwater management features.
Banner printing is often used at such sites to inform residents of a city of such expansion projects.
The complex of Kettle Brook Lofts was created from the renovation of what was once the Ashworth and Jones factory. The factory weas built in the mid-1800s and was used for manufacturing textiles and clothing.
Kettle Brook divides the property, flows underneath the existing building, and drains into Stoneville Brook in Auburn. The project had to be reviewed by the Worcester Conservation Commission (WCC) as a proposed paved access drive and a portion of the proposed retaining walls will take place within the 100-foot wetland buffer zone of the site. The commissioners of the WCC have approved the plans given the conditions of the construction.
The project could take up to two years to complete once construction begins.