EV Vol. 33, No.43 -FREEEVE ER TT www.advocatenews.net Your Local News & Sports Online. Scan Here! ADDOCCO TEAT Free Every Friday R/S Dental Hosts Grand Opening of Broadway Offi ce 617-387-2200 Friday, October 25, 2024 Zoning Board tables two proposals for expanding residential units By Neil Zolot T wo projects being reviewed by the Zoning Board of ApMayor Carlo DeMaria presented a citation to the owners of R/S Dental to commemorate the grand opening of their Everett offi ce located at 373 Broadway. Shown back row, from left to right; prominent local business owner Rocco Luongo, Ward 3 Councillor Anthony DiPierro, Offi ce Manager Deep Rana, Lead Dentist Dr. Garima Rana, DMD, and Mayor Carlo DeMaria. Shown in front row, niece Rayna Lootens, daughter, Gia Rana, 9, and son, Aidan Rana, 9. See page 13 for grand opening photo highlights. (Advocate photo) SINCE 1921 Messinger Insurance Agency 475 Broadway Everett, MA 02149 Phone: 617-387-2700 Fax: 617-387-7753 NEW COMPETITIVE AUTO RATES AND BENEFITS AVAILABLE ACCIDENT FORGIVENESS DISAPPEARING COLLISION DEDUCTIBLE 11% DISCOUNT WITH SUPPORTING POLICY 10% COMBINED PAY IN FULL DISCOUNT AND GREEN DISCOUNT 10% GOOD STUDENT DISCOUNT Celebrating 100 years of excellence! Monday thru Friday: 8am to 6pm Saturdays 9am to 1pm! Check out our NEW website! www.messingerinsurance.com peals (ZBA) could have signifi - cant impacts on their neighborhoods. At 10 Woodlawn Ave., using the company name NDC Real Estate, owner Nicholas Cristiano wants to convert a portion of the building occupied by a ground-floor bar and restaurant, The Line Steak & Brew, to residential units and add a story on top for additional units. A hair salon on the other side of the building, facing Elm Street, would remain. At 16 Liberty St., petitioner Alyssa DeSantis wants to expand from two units to a nine-unit building. The 10 Woodlawn petition reads, “The applicant would like to replace the bar/restaurant use with three first-floor residential units and add three additional units on the second fl oor by extending the second fl oor over the existing one-story portion of the structure. The existing hair salon is proposed to stay.” The 16 Liberty petition is a proposal “to raze a two-family dwelling and construct a three story nine-unit residential building with parking on half of the bottom fl oor.” Both cases were continued at the ZBA meeting on Monday, October 21 because only four of the fi ve members were present, with Jean Thermitus absent. Given that approval requires four votes, it was felt all members should be present to eliminate the need for unanimous approval. The next meeting is November 18. The delay will also give ZBA members time to familiarize themselves with the particulars, and applicants time to continue to formulate plans, although Chairwoman Rebecca Edmondson-Korom warned that further continuances are possible. Representing Cristiano, local attorney Anthony Rossi argued alterations may be “by right” if the footprint of the building is shrunk by a foot. “It would add a fl oor, but not expand the footprint,” he said. “If you build withZBA | SEE PAGE 2
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