Keep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less
For Converse Place

Keep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse PlaceKeep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse PlaceKeep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse Place

Keep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less
For Converse Place

Keep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse PlaceKeep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse PlaceKeep Our Historic Skyline: 5 Floors or Less For Converse Place
Add Your Name Today + Attend the Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall, 7pm Tuesday Dec 2. + view the digital model

Our Planning Board Wants to Hear From You

We SUPPORT development - there are many benefits

BUT

Six floors is TOO HIGH for our downtown

This is a round peg in a square hole


 - Base zoning is 40 feet of height, but 6 floors is 69 feet (plus perhaps another 6 feet due to elevator) 


- "Mass" of building to be ~4.5x larger than Laundry bldg.

- 6th floor only adds 3 housing units

- Unlike Waterfield, only a few units will count towards our Affordable Housing goals


- Inconsistent with the spirit of our zoning bylaws

- Sets bad precedent for rest of our downtown


- Contrary to spirit of: 2018 Town Master Plan, Special Permit criteria, and National Register of Historic Places listing


Resources

Digital Model of Current Proposal:

https://www.winchester.us/DocumentCenter/View/13045/251124_33-Mt-Vernon-St_Digital-Model?bidId=


Winchester News article:

https://winchesternews.org/20251121_planning-board-oks-height-waiver-for-33-mt-vernon-st-development-not-special-permit/


Planning Board Town Website (scroll down):

https://www.winchester.us/504/Current-PetitionsProjects


Images and Comments from 11/18 Meeting:

https://www.winchester.us/DocumentCenter/View/13002/2025-11-18_PB-Meeting-Packet?bidId=


WinCam of 11/18 Meeting:

https://wincam.org/programs/ondemand/

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