PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Worcester Planning Board
120 Washington Street (Lot 3B)
(MBL 05-005-0003B)
Rossi Development, LLC applied to the Planning Board seeking extensions of time for their (1) Definitive Site Plan approval and (2) Special Permit approval for relief from parking dimensional requirements (Article IX, Section 7.E.) under the requirements of the City of Worcester Zoning Ordinance. Presently on the premises is a vacant lot. The property is located within the BG-6.0 (Business, General) zoning district, the Commercial Corridors Overlay District - Downtown (CCOD-D) and the Downtown/Blackstone Canal Sign Overlay District (DSOD). The applicant seeks two-year extensions of time for their approvals to construct a 6-story mixed-use building with ±90 residential units over five (5) floors, two (2) commercial/retail spaces on the first floor, one (1) floor of podium parking with ±35 spaces, ±43 surface parking spaces, and to conduct associated site improvements (PB-2026-033).
A public hearing on the application will be held on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, at 5:30PM in the Levi Lincoln Chamber, 3rd floor of the City Hall, 455 Main Street, Worcester, MA. Meeting attendees will additionally have options to participate remotely by joining online using this link https://worcesterma.zoomgov.com/j/1617314979 and/or calling 1-669-254-5252 (Access Code: 161 731 4979 #). Note: if technological issues interrupt the virtual meeting component, the meeting will continue in person.
Application materials may be viewed online at: http://www.worcesterma.gov/planning-regulatory/boards/planning-board, or at City Hall, 455 Main Street, Rm. 404, Worcester, MA from 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Mon-Fri.
For more information concerning this meeting please contact the Planning Division by email (preferred) at planning@worcesterma.gov or phone at (508) 799-1400 x 31440. Please send written comments, requests for reasonable accommodation, or requests for language interpretation 48 hours or more in advance of the meeting.
Worcester Planning Board
c/o Division of Planning & Regulatory Services
planning@worcesterma.gov (preferred)
(508) 799-1400 x 31440
4/29, 5/6/2026