Lower Broadway District Urban Renewal Plan City of Everett, MA April, 2015 SUBMITTED TO: PREPARED FOR: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND CITY OF EVERETT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EVERETT REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY 100 CAMBRIDGE STREET, SUITE 300 484 BROADWAY BOSTON, MA 02114 EVERETT, MA 02149 PREPARED BY: PREPARED IN ASSOCIATION WITH: BSC GROUP INC. NINIGRET PARTNERS 33 WALDO STREET 11 SOUTH ANGELL STREET WORCESTER, MA 01608 PROVIDENCE, RI 02906 Contents Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................................... 1 I. Introduction ...................................................................................................................................... 1 II. Urban Renewal Area Description .................................................................................................... 1 III. Statement of Need ............................................................................................................................ 2 IV. Project Goals and objectives ............................................................................................................ 3 V. Project Vision .................................................................................................................................. 4 VI. Commonwealth’s Sustainable Development Principles .................................................................. 6 12.02 (1) Characteristics – Requisite Plans and Associated Information .................................................. 10 Section 1: Maps .................................................................................................................................. 10 Section 2: Existing Characteristics .................................................................................................... 33 12.02 (2) Eligibility .................................................................................................................................... 40 Section 1: Eligibility – Background Information ............................................................................... 40 Section 2: Area Eligibility Designation ............................................................................................. 51 Section 3: Area Eligibility Acquisition, Clearance and Disposition .................................................. 54 Section 4: URP Conformity with Comprehensive Plan ..................................................................... 56 12.02 (3) Project Objectives ...................................................................................................................... 58 Section 1: Urban Renewal Goals and Objectives .............................................................................. 58 Section 2: Overall Redevelopment Strategy ...................................................................................... 58 Section 3: Implementation ................................................................................................................. 61 Section 4: Economic Benefits ............................................................................................................ 61 12.02 (4) Financial Plan ............................................................................................................................. 62 Section 1: Land Assembly ................................................................................................................. 62 Section 2: Site Preparation Costs ....................................................................................................... 62 Section 3: Relocation Expenses ......................................................................................................... 62 Section 4: Public Improvements ........................................................................................................ 62 Section 5: Gross Project Costs ........................................................................................................... 63 Section 6: Sources of Funding ........................................................................................................... 64 12.02 (5) Requisite Municipal Approvals .................................................................................................. 65 12.02 (6) Site Preparation .......................................................................................................................... 66 Section 1: Demolition to Support Traffic Improvements on Broadway ............................................. 66 Section 2: Demolition to Support Redevelopment of 30 Beacham Street .......................................... 66 BSC Group, Inc. Lower Broadway Urban Renewal Plan i 12.02 (7) Public Improvements .................................................................................................................. 67 Section 1: Infrastructure Improvements ............................................................................................. 67 Section 2: Roadways and Circulation ................................................................................................ 67 Section 3: Parking .............................................................................................................................. 68 Section 4: Drainage/Stormwater ........................................................................................................ 68 Section 5: Pedestrian/Bicycle Circulation .......................................................................................... 68 Section 6: Open Space ....................................................................................................................... 68 12.02 (8) Relocation ................................................................................................................................... 69 12.02 (9) Redeveloper’s Obligation ........................................................................................................... 70 12.02 (10) Disposition ............................................................................................................................... 71 12.02 (11) Citizen Participation ................................................................................................................. 72 Attachment A: URA Parcel Ownership Table and Map Attachment B: Declaration of Necessity Attachment C: Evidence of Public Hearing Attachment D: Local Approvals Attachment E: Legal Counsel Opinion Attachment F: Public Participation Attachment G: Market and Economic Analysis LIST OF FIGURES Figure A-1: Project Location and URA Boundary ..................................................................................... 11 Figure A-2: Aerial Photography with URA Boundary .............................................................................. 12 Figure A-3: Topography ............................................................................................................................ 13 Figure B-1: Boundaries of Proposed Clearance and Rehabilitation Areas ................................................ 14 Figure C-1: Existing Property Lines, Building Foot Prints and Parking Areas ......................................... 15 Figure C-2: Proposed Property Lines, Building Foot Prints and Parking Areas ........................................ 16 Figure D-1: Existing Land Use .................................................................................................................. 17 Figure D-2: Existing Zoning ...................................................................................................................... 18 Figure E-1: Proposed Land Use ................................................................................................................. 19 Figure E-2: Proposed Zoning ..................................................................................................................... 20 Figure F-1: Existing Roadways, Public Rights-of-Ways and Easements .................................................. 21 Figure F-2: Proposed Roadways, Public Rights-of-Ways and Easements ................................................ 22 Figure G-1: Parcels to be Acquired ............................................................................................................ 23 Figure H-1: Lots to be Created for Disposition ......................................................................................... 24 Figure I-1: Buildings to be Demolished ..................................................................................................... 25 Figure J-1: Buildings to be Rehabilitated .................................................................................................. 26 BSC Group, Inc. Lower Broadway Urban Renewal Plan ii Figure K-1: Buildings to be Constructed ................................................................................................... 27 Figure S-1: Project Area Location – USGS Locus .................................................................................... 28 Figure S-2: Structure Age .......................................................................................................................... 29 Figure S-3: Environmental Constraints Map ............................................................................................. 30 Figure S-4: MassDEP Oil and/or Hazardous Material Sites .....................................................................