Zoning Board approves garage-to-townhouse conversion and aging-in-place home addition
Lowell Zoning Board approves two residential variances, tables student housing. Chairman Van Pech and the board unanimously approved variances for Kazanjian Enterprise, Inc to convert an eight-bay garage at 297 University Avenue into four townhouse units and for Dan Tenczar to add a ground-floor
Zoning Board of Appeals · Meeting of April 27, 2026
Lowell Zoning Board approves two residential variances, tables student housing. Chairman Van Pech and the board unanimously approved variances for Kazanjian Enterprise, Inc to convert an eight-bay garage at 297 University Avenue into four townhouse units and for Dan Tenczar to add a ground-floor aging-in-place addition at 69 Baltimore Avenue, both conditioned on engineering and planning coordination. The board unanimously voted to continue a variance petition by TLGLE, LLC to convert 123 University Avenue into two commercial units and twelve studio apartments to June 8, citing unresolved parking concerns in a densely parked neighborhood that board members said cannot absorb additional student vehicles without private parking agreements.
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Source: the Zoning Board of Appeals meeting of April 27, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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