Paredim Partners, the developer, is planning to buy the hotel at 191 Spencer St. to convert it into a market-rate, multifamily units. Paredim Partners Managing Director David Parisier and the business’s lawyer, Dory Famiglietti, met with the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday for a pre-application discussion about the plans and to receive feedback about any concerns. Paredim Partners is planning to upgrade the existing 104 units into 84 studio or one-bedroom units and 24 two-bedroom units. The project would also create between four and six additional units in the areas used for management offices and conference rooms. Commissioner Bonnie Potacki said she was hoping the plan would have some transit-oriented development elements to it to reduce the need for parking rather than increase it. She was also disappointed that the planned apartments weren’t age-restricted or specifically for the disabled or elderly, which she feels the town needs.
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