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VII E - SPECIFIC SITES FOR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IDENTIFIED BY THE
TOWN
Several sites have been identified by North Andover town officials or participants at the public
forum as potential places to consider for housing. These sites may present some interesting
opportunities, but a more detailed real estate market evaluation and engineering site assessment will
be necessary to better ascertain actual development and market potential. Additionally, the
underlying zoning should be examined to determine what can be built or whether zoning
amendments might be contemplated. Zoning was addressed in more detail above.
Bradstreet School at 70 Main Street
This is currently a vacant school sitting on a 50,166 square foot site in the downtown area of North
Andover. Given its location near goods and services, Town Hall, and the senior center, the site
seems ideally situated for senior citizen housing. This plan identifies the need for such housing, and
such a project would not significantly exacerbate any infrastructure issues.
The Greenery at 75 Park Street
This was a privately owned and operated nursing home located on 2.547 acres adjacent to the
current site for the police station. Since it is still in private hands, the Town needs to look for
opportunities to work with the property owner to redevelop the site. If the property owner is
unwilling or unable to redevelop the site, the Town should attempt to seek potential developers that
may have the resources to do so. To that end, zoning incentives could be contemplated to
encourage such redevelopment. Since the site is adjacent to the police station, if the Town decides
to move the station, there may be additional land to develop, which may be more attractive to
potential developers.
Lucent at 1600 Osgood Street
Originally owned by Western Electric, the Lucent Technologies Merrimack Valley Works plant at
1600 Osgood Street is an extensive compound located in North Andover’s northernmost industrial
area since the mid-1950s. The site consists of 169 acres, including 40 acres on the south side that
have never been developed. In addition to nearly 2 million square feet of manufacturing, office and
warehouse space in 30 permanent and temporary buildings, the property includes 40 acres of
roadways and parking, 6,000 parking spaces and four little league ball fields. The centerpiece of the
site is its 1.5 million square foot manufacturing facility. Western Electric built the North Andover
plant between 1954-1956. 16 Currently, the property is mostly vacant, although some new tenants are
moving into the development, including North Andover’s Division of Community Development.
This site, currently being considered by the town for a large mixed-use project, is located next to a
MBTA commuter rail line. The proposed mix may include office, small- and medium-scale retail,
residential and recreational uses. A number of public meetings and hearings have already been held.
The owner has been consulting with the Town on the proposed development, including
consideration of a Smart Growth Zoning Overlay District pursuant to M.G.L. c. 40R.
16 http://www.townofnorthandover.com/
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