DHCD - CERTIFICATION AND LETTER OF APPROVAL - JUNE 7, 2017 Commonwealth of Massachusetts
DEPARTMENT OF DOUSING &
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Charles D.Baker,Governor ♦ Karyn E.Polito,Lt.Governor ♦ Chrystal Komegay,Undersecretary
NI.G.Lo CHAPTER 40V
Dousing Development Incentive Program(HDIP)
CERTIFICATE OF APPROVAL,
HDIP Zone, City of Salem Downtown ID Zane and Plan
Properties: As set forth in Exhibit A
Date: -�[>ne -7 ;-,of
Pursuant to its authority under Chapter 40V, §2, of the General Laws,the Departanent of Dousing and
Community Development hereby certifies that it has approved the Downtown Salem HD Zone and Plan
submitted by the City of Salem and dated April 2017.
Executed as of this th day of 2017,
COMMONWEALTH OF MM A SSACHYIUSETTS,
through the Department of Housing and Co:., , unity
Deve..lo anent
By
Chrystal ornegay {
Its Undersecretary `
THE COMMON-VTEALTH OF MIASSACHUSETTS
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this 74-th day of aJ—Ime— , 2017,before me,the undersigned notary pubs c,person0y appeared
. ,the Undersecretary of the Department of Mousing and Coaranunity
Dev 4opment of the-4oat-non-wealth of Massachusetts,proved to me through satisfactory evidence of identification,
=,vhich was my personal knowledge of the identity of the principal, to be the person whose name is signed on the
preceding doc=ent, and acknowledged the foregoing instrument to be the free a,c'r and deed of the Co=onwoalt l
of Massachusetts.
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Parcel List Downtown HD Zone Exhibit A
Street Address Map & Lot Acreage Owner of Record
65 Washington St Map 35, Lot 0600 0.515 Essex County
29 Federal St Map 35, Lot 0409 0.25 Salem RA
15 Federal St Map 35, Lot 0196 1.29 Salem RA
32-50 Federal St Map 26, Lot 0413 1.96 Essex County
252 Bridge St Map 26, Lot 0408 0.84 City of Salem
50 Washington St Map 35, Lot 0023 0.55 Tabernacle Church
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City of Salem
Commonwealth of %MassachLISMS
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING &
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Charles D.Baker.Govemor * Karvn E.Polito.U.Govemor + Chrystal Komegay.Urdersecretw-y
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The Honorable Kimberly Driscoll, Mayor
Salem City 14-a- 11
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RE-. Downtown SaRem HD Zone &Plan®Approval
Dear Mayor Drised.11:
The Department of Housing and Community Development(the Department) is in receipt of the City of
Salem's application under the Housing Development Incentive Program SIP)for approval of its
Downtown Salem HD Zone and HD Zone Plan substantially submitted on April, 27,2017.
As further detailed in the city's appEcation, the Downtown Salem HD Zone is comprised of sh-,parcels
totaling approximately 5.4 acres in the northern section of the Downtown Salem Urban Renewal Area.,
near-the intersection of Bridge and Washington Streets. The close proximity to the Salem MBTA
Intennodal Station and the associated potential for transit-oriented development of an area characterized
by relatively undeniailized,publicly-owned properties offer a strong rationale for the proposed HD Zone
as a mech m, *sm, to catalyze housing development. While the city's application documents that the
proposed HD Zone would support several potential redevelopment opportunities,the concurrent 62-unit,
mbxed-use redevelopment proposal for the site of Salem's former District Court at 63 Washington Street is
tangible e7iidence of both the need for multifamily housing and the type of reinvestment that The,
.establishment of the HD Zone will support.
Pursuant to M.G.L.Chapter 40V and 760 CMR 66.00 the DepaAmmt has, reviewed ihe proposed HD
Zone designation and HD Zone Plan and makes the following
* The application is complete;
* There is a documented-need for multi-unit market rate housing in the proposed HD Zone;
* The proposed HD Zone is appropriately located to support the objectives of the HD Zone Plan;
* Implementatdon of the proposed HD Zone Plan will meet the goals •of the HDIP, including
increasing residential grovith, expanding diversity ofhous L-ngstock, supporting economic
develop-m-ent,and promoting neighborhood stabilization in, the-pro-posed HD Zone; M. d
* The FIDIP Axaa Median Income,used by the City to calculate the Target Household Income for
prii-cing mafhket rate housing-Lm-its inn HD Pry-jp-as is a,W- Daprlazo.
Tbt�Df,-r t appfovos the Down-nown SalltLn 1-T) 'Zont ar—all 1TD-1-Zona Plan.
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Zone,Plan hecorjaes effective upon the recording of the Department's Certificate of-Approval, including
attachments, with the appropriate registry of deeds and/or land court registry. The timely recording of the
Certificate of Approval and forwarding of a copy to the Department is the responsibility of the
municipality. A determination on the Preliminary or Conditional Certification of the initial HD Project
may be delayed until the Department has received this documentation.
Please contact Pill Reyelt,Principal Planner, Smart Growth Programs, at(617) 573-1355 or at
william.revelt@state.ma.us if you have any questions or need assistance. We look forward to working
with you on implementation of the city's first HD Zone Plan.
Sincerely,
Chrystal rnegay f
Undersecretary
cc: Senator Joan B. Lovely
Representative Paul F. Tucker
acne Milo, City Council President
Tom Daniel,Director of Planning&Community Development