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Planning Board approves Rivers Edge final phase with thirty-two units

Lowell Planning Board approves final Rivers Edge phase and two subdivisions. The board unanimously advanced the final phase of Rivers Edge, adding thirty-two units to the 181-unit planned residential development for a total of 187 income-restricted units at 165 Nelson Avenue and 33-113 Adie Way. A

Planning Board · Meeting of August 17, 2026

Lowell Planning Board approves final Rivers Edge phase and two subdivisions. The board unanimously advanced the final phase of Rivers Edge, adding thirty-two units to the 181-unit planned residential development for a total of 187 income-restricted units at 165 Nelson Avenue and 33-113 Adie Way. A definitive subdivision for Markley Lowell LLC and related entities to subdivide properties at 2 Prince Avenue, 48 Newhall Street, and 56 Newhall Street into four lots was approved 4-1, with Associate Member D.

Tenczar opposed, including conditions for soil testing and tree planting prior to demolition. Meadowbolt LLC's subdivision of 45 Bolt Street into two lots received unanimous approval with conditions requiring soil analysis prior to demolition and roadway completion before any lots are sold.

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Source: the Planning Board meeting of August 17, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.

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