MARLBOROUGH – The Burrow is getting ready for more neighbors.
An amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance, approved by the City Council on Monday, June 26, will allow Marlborough Apartment Partners LLC, the land owner, to build more units adjacent to the Post Road Residential development off Simarano Drive.
The parcels are within the city’s Executive Residential Overlay District.
Under the approval, the cap on the number of units will increase from 475 to 950.
On June 14, the City Council’s Urban Affairs Committee heard from Andy Montelli of the developer, Post Road Residential, and attorney Arthur Bergeron.
Following an issue discussed at the public hearing on May 22, Bergeron reported that from January to late May the development had four Marlborough Fire Department calls and five Marlborough Police Department incidents.
“The call volume didn’t seem like a lot,” said Bergeron. “It’s been pretty quiet.”
The committee also received a letter from the Planning Board supporting the amendment.
Chairman Sean Fay said the board said the zoning amendment would be “beneficial to the city” and “is consistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood, and is isolated from single-family homes.”
Committee members said the developers have been very receptive to the city’s requirements.
“You care about the community,” said Ward 3 Councilor J. Christian Dumais. “You are a role model for any other developer coming to Marlborough.”
“You are one of the few developers that has over delivered on what they said,” added Council President Michael Ossing.
The Burrow is part of phase one of the Green District residential community. Phases one and two, which started construction in 2021, cover the old cap of 475 units; the new cap will enable the developers to build phases three and four within the next few years.
The amendment will also allow mixed-use development.
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