Zoning Board Approves 209-Unit Stafford Street Project

Zoning Board · Meeting of August 10, 2026

WORCESTER — The Worcester Zoning Board of Appeals approved zoning relief for six projects Monday, led by a 209-unit rental development on the former Worcester Academy fields at 232 Stafford Street. Chair Jordan Berg Powers and the board voted 5-0 to grant frontage and height variances plus a parking special permit for the project, after Cherry Valley resident Greg Buteau cited Massachusetts Department of Transportation counts of roughly 12,300 daily vehicles near the site and called the plan's traffic analysis something he "respectfully, very strongly disagree[d]" with. The developer will pay 3 percent of construction costs into the city's Affordable Housing Trust Fund in lieu of on-site affordable units.

The board also unanimously approved a two-unit duplex at 69 Orient Street, a fire-extinguisher company headquarters at 6 Woburn Street, a Taco Bell drive-through at 79 Pullman Street, a parking-lot special permit at 30 LaGrange Street, and a six-month extension on Camp Street, while continuing a 149 Plantation Street hearing to August 31.

In the full story:

• 149 Plantation Street: Special Permit Continuance
• 69 Orient Street: Lot Split for a New Duplex
• 6 Woburn Street: A Fire Extinguisher Company's New Headquarters
• 232 Stafford Street: 209-Unit Development on Former Athletic Fields
• 79 Pullman Street: Taco Bell Drive-Through
• 27-29 and 31 Camp Street: Extension of Time
• 30 LaGrange Street: Non-Accessory Parking for Beacon Street Housing Conversion
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,898 words

Source: the Zoning Board meeting of August 10, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.