The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) voted 6-0 in support of zoning variances necessary to build an addition and renovate 3-5 Quincy Court, off North Square. Petitioner Richard Traviglione Jr., owner of the abutting Ricardo’s Restaurant, has purchased the building and will extend the living space into the basement and add a partial rooftop addition. The two vacant buildings are proposed to be combined into one address, with the same number of units – three per building for a total of six.
In September 2015, the Zoning Board of Appeal denied a previous applicant to add a fourth story addition at 3-5 Quincy Court, supporting abutters who objected to the scale of the addition and negative light and air impacts to their building at 187-189 North Street. The property is located in the Freedom Trail Overlay District.
Attorney William Ferullo presented the proposal highlighting a scaled down and set back version of the 4th floor addition to help appease at least some of the abutting residents. There are no plans for a roof deck. In the discussion, abutters were mixed on the proposal with some appreciating the changes while others still had concerns regarding the added density and potential impacts.
View the video above for more details and the full discussion, taped on December 12, 2016 at the NEWNC meeting in Boston’s North End.
