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COUNCILLORS-ATLARGE THOMAS H.FUREY WARD COUNCILLORS
2003PRESIDENT
LAURA A.DeTOMA
THOMAS H.FUREY DEBORAH E.BURKINSHAW CLAUDIA IA CHUBER
CITY CLERK REGINA R.FLYNN
KEVIN R.HARVEY JOAN B.LOVELY
ARTHUR C.SARGENT III LEONARD F.O'LEARY
KIMBERLEY L.DRISCOLL
MICHAEL A.BENCAL
JOSEPH A.O'KEEFE,SR.
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Mr. WalterB. Power, III
18 Loring Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
Dear Mr. Power:
At a regular meeting of the Salem City Council, held in the Council Chamber on
March 13, 2003, the enclosed was adopted.
This action was approved by Mayor Stanley J. Usovicz, Jr. on March 17, 2003.
Very truly yours,
DEBORAH E. BURKINSHAW
CITY CLERK
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Enclosure
cc: Board of Appeal
Zoning Officer
Solicitor
Board of Assessors Chairman
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In the year Two thousand ?nd three
An (Orbinattre to amend an Ordinance relative to a Zoning Map change.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Salem, as follows:
,ertiart 1, The City of Salem Zoning Map, dated August 27, 1965, as amended, shall
be further amended by setting forth thereon the boundaries of an area in Ward Three in
Salem, to be changed from B-2 to R-3, bound and described as follows:
A certain parcel of land situated in the City of Salem, Essex County, Commonwealth. of
Massachusetts, bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at a point at the most northwesterly corner of the parcel at a point on the
southwesterly sideline of First Street, Said point being distant N 37°39'20" W, a distance
of 366.39 feet from the intersection of the southeasterly sideline of Highland Avenue
with the southwesterly sideline of First Street;
Thence running S 37°39'20" E, a distance of 627.66 feet along the southwesterly sideline
of First Street to a point on the northwesterly boundary line of land now or formerly of
Pequot Association;
Thence turning and running S 60°06'57" W, along said northwesterly boundary line of
land now or formerly of the Pequot Association, a distance of 378.41 feet to a point;
Thence turning and running N37°39'20" W, along the northeasterly boundary line of
land now or formerly of The Second Pickwick Trust, a distance of 481.69 feet to a point,
Thence turning and running N 16° 55'21" E, a distance of 116.08 feet to a point;
Thence turning and running N 52'12'18" E, a distance of 261.97 feet to a point;
Thence turning and running N 03'17'10" W, a distance of 32.56 feet to the point of
beginning;
Containing an area of 212,592 square feet or 4.880 acres as shown on a plan entitled
"Hawthorne Commons II, Salem, Mass., Revised Zone Lines and Property Lines" dated
October 31, 2002, prepared by H.W. Moore Associates, Inc.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall take effect as provided by City Charter
In City Council November 14, 2002
Referred to the Planning Board to schedule a joint public hearing
Public Hearing held on December 19, 2002
Planning Board recommendation received and referred to Committee on Community and
Economic Development on January 23, 2003
In City Council February 27, 2003
Ordinance adopted for first passage by unanimous roll call vote of I 1 Yeas, 0 Nays 0
Absent
In City Council March 13, 2003
Adopted for second and final passage by roll call vote of 9 Yeas, 1 Nay, 1 Absent
A motion for immediate reconsideration in the hopes it would not prevail was denied.
Approved by the Mayor on March 17, 2003
ATTEST: DEBORAH E. BURKINSHAW
CITY CLERK
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For Immediate Release: March 6,2003
Media Contact:
Beth Sylvester
617-896-7314
Hawthorne Commons and John M. Corcoran & Company
win Community Excellence Award
--Greater Boston Real Estate Board's Rental Housing Association
Honors Salem Property—
SALEM,MA—The Rental Housing Association(RHA),a division of the Greater
Boston Real Estate Board,recently honored John M. Corcoran& Co, with it's Market
Rate Community of Excellence award for the Hawthorne Commons. The award honors
high-quality, Massachusetts Properties that demonstrate a solid program of resident
services. The sixth annual award was presented at the RHA's President's Awards
Dinner.
Hawthorne Commons,completed in 2001,is the first significant rental apartment
community in Salem in more than twenty years. John M. Corcoran and company
transformed the site of the former Vincent's Potato Chips Factory into 120 market-rate
housing units. The company chose a colonial-style design and manicured grounds to
compliment Salem's character.
"We had some wonderful properties enter the competition this year. However,
Hawthorne Commons really stood out for their thoughtful design and resident services,"
said RHA President William McLaughlin.
In addition to luxurious apartments,Hawthorne Commons offers residents a fitness
center,business center and high-speed pons for data and Internet connections and several
other amenities.
"All of us at John M. Corcoran are honored to be chosen by our peers as a Community of
Excellence. Although we are a young property,we look forward to many happy years in
Salem,"said Richard J. High,
The Greater Boston Real Estate Board(GBREB)represents over 6,000 members of the
state's real estate industry. GBREB is comprised of five divisions including the Rental
Housing Association, Building Owners and Managers Association, Commercial Brokers
Association and the Real Estate Finance Association. For more information visit
www. breb.com
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SERAFINI, SERAFINI, DARLING & CORRENTI, LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
63 FEDERAL STREET
SALEM, MASSACHUSETTS 01970
JOHN R. SERAFINI, SR. TELEPHONE
JOHN R. SERAFINI, JR. 976-744-0212
JOHN E. DARLING 781-581-2743
JOSEPH C. CORRENTI TELECOPIER
978-741-4683
August 29, 2002
Hand-Delivered
Joseph P. Walsh, Director of
Planning and Community Development
City of Salem Department of
Planning and Community Development
City Hall Annex
120 Washington Street
Salem, MA 01970
Re: Hawthorne Commons, Phase II
Dear Mr. Walsh:
As you know, this office represents the John M. Corcoran
Company, developer of Hawthorne Commons luxury apartments located
on Highland Avenue and First Street. I trust that you are pleased
with the results of this new highly successful residential
community. With construction now complete, the Hawthorne Commons
is now at a ninety percent occupancy rate. We anticipate that soon
there will be a waiting list of tenants.
To address the continuing demand for housing, the Corcoran
Company has identified a five acre parcel on First Street which
they have put under agreement to purchase. The site, which is
behind Hillcrest Chevrolet, was the subject of permitting for the
now withdrawn Gables Tennis and Fitness Club. On this site, my
clients would like to permit and build a "Phase 2" to Hawthorne
Commons of roughly the same size and scale as Phase 1. Preliminary
plans have been prepared and we would like to bring these plans to
you and the neighbors for review and comment. As was the case with
Phase 1, the primary permitting issue involved with this proposal
is that the site is zoned B-2 and would require zoning relief to
allow the residential use. Also, we would appreciate your thoughts
on identifying and addressing any other issues early on so as to
insure a smooth process.
Joseph P. Walsh, Director of
Planning and Community Development
August 29, 2002
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Salem by the client speaks volumes of how Salem is viewed by the
development community. We look forward to working with you on this
project.
JOHN M. CORCORAN & CO.
By its attorney,
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September 23, 20'02
BY FAX AND OVERNIGHT MAIL
Lynda Hooley
Pequot Highlands Apaprtments
Winn Management
12 First Street
Salem, MA 01970
RE: Thursday, October 3 Neighborhood Meeting
Proposed Apartment Project
First Street, Salem, MA
Dear Ms. Hooley:
We are excited to be working on a plan for a gecond phase of Hawthorne
Commons.
,Hawthorne Commons, an apartment rental community, located on Highland
Avenue on the north side of First Street, was completed in the spring of this
year. - .It is,,.essentially fully rented. Our experience with the City and the
neighbors has been very good.
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At this point, we are considering a second phase to the project on a
parcel of land directly behind Hillcrest Chevrolets which fronts on First
Street. The proposed project will be of similar quAlity, size and scale to
the existing project.
We invite you and the members of the Pequbt Highlands Apartments
association to join us along with other First Street -lYeighbors at 6:30 PM for
a presentation of the project in the clubhouse/rental office at Hawthorne
Commons. It is our hope that you will attend to hear about the project and
so that we can attempt to deal with your concerns arid answer your questions.
We look forward to meeting with you.
"S�- ely,
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- Vice President .,
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Cc:. Rick High -
. Nancy-Gaudeti
Chery,l.�Bergeron
Kevin. Young. .. . -
Joan Lovely
_ . .Joe Walsh