Board approves mixed-use development at 59 Clarendon Street
Watertown Zoning Board approved a major development at 59 Clarendon Street, voting unanimously on a special permit with site plan review for a mixed-use complex that would replace industrial buildings with a five-story self-storage facility and a one-story medical equipment facility for…
Zoning Board · Meeting of August 26, 2026
Watertown Zoning Board approved a major development at 59 Clarendon Street, voting unanimously on a special permit with site plan review for a mixed-use complex that would replace industrial buildings with a five-story self-storage facility and a one-story medical equipment facility for Massachusetts General Hospital's ambulance operations. The development includes a shared-use pedestrian and bicycle path, rooftop solar panels, and extensive landscaping, with the board adding conditions for cargo-bike accommodations and year-round path maintenance. In a separate 3-2 vote, Target's request for an outdoor drive-up program at 550 Arsenal Street received approval votes from Members Baker, Girard, and Dale, with Chair Melissa M.
SantucciRozzi and Member Christopher H. Heep voting in opposition; the minutes state the petition was denied.
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Source: the Zoning Board meeting of August 26, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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