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Board approves extended-stay hotel in Methuen
Summary
The Community Development Board last week approved a special permit for a 122-unit extended-stay hotel at 143 Pleasant Valley Street, and the developer says the building will not be converted into a state shelter.
Content
A special permit was approved last week to allow construction of a 122-unit extended-stay hotel at 143 Pleasant Valley Street near the Loop in Methuen. The developer has issued assurances the building will not be converted into a state shelter. The proposal required the permit because the site is in an industrial zone. The decision comes after the state used the Methuen Inn and Conference Center, formerly the Days Inn, as an emergency shelter.
Key details:
- The Community Development Board approved the special permit last week.
- The project is planned as a 122-unit extended-stay hotel at 143 Pleasant Valley Street near the Loop.
- The permit was needed to allow an extended-stay hotel in an industrially zoned parcel.
- The developer stated the hotel will not be converted into a state shelter.
- The approval follows the state's recent use of the Methuen Inn and Conference Center (formerly the Days Inn) as an emergency shelter.
Summary:
The approval allows the developer to proceed with plans for the extended-stay hotel under the special permit, and the developer has publicly stated the property will not become a state shelter. Undetermined at this time.
