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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Comments on 301 Essex Street (Jerry’s) – Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA)
The following letter was first submitted to the Salem Redevelopment Authority (SRA) regarding resubmitting HSI comments from July 12, 2022 for the proposed project design at the Jerry’s building at...
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
301 Essex Street (Jerry’s) Comment Letter
Edited on September 14, 2022In response to the plans submitted by the applicant, we resent the letter below with this cover note: Historic Salem has reviewed the submitted plans for...
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
Crescent Lot Design – Letter to Design Review Board (DRB)
The following letter was submitted to the Salem Design Review Board (DRB) regarding changes to the building design for the Exchange building at the Crescent Lot at 252 Bridge Street....
Monday, May 9, 2022
Bridge Street Neck Overlay – Letter to City Council (OLLA)
The following letter was submitted to the Salem Ordinances, Licenses and Legal Affairs committee (OLLA) regarding proposed changes to the Overlay District. May 9, 2022 Megan Riccardi, ChairOrdinances, Licenses and...
Friday, February 25, 2022
St. Chretienne Campus, Former Loring Villa
Hidden behind the trees at the top of the hill on Salem State’s South Campus are beautiful 19th- and early 20th-century buildings of the former St. Chretienne School and Convent....
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
6 Lathrop Street – Demolition Delay Waiver Request
The following letter was submitted to the Salem Historical Commission (SHC) prior to their February 16, 2022 meeting. February 16, 2022 Larry Spang, ChairSalem Historical CommissionCity of Salem90 Washington StreetSalem,...
Friday, January 28, 2022
Salem is at a critical juncture.
The following was originally published in The Salem News on January 28, 2022. Salem is at a critical juncture. Large, out-of-context building designs are beginning to overwhelm our defining...
Thursday, January 13, 2022
Essex Street Sidewalk Reconstruction
January 13, 2022 There has been significant utility work done on Essex Street (the stretch near the YMCA). Plans to repair the surfaces, including sidewalks have been in development for...
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Crescent Lot Development – Letter to Design Review Board (DRB)
The following letter was submitted to the Salem Design Review Board (DRB) regarding changes to the building design for the Exchange building at the Crescent Lot at 252 Bridge Street....
Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Something Has Gone Very Wrong…
4 Franklin Street (the former HMA car wash) sits on a major entrance corridor to our historic downtown and inside the North River Canal Corridor (NRCC). The Planning Board is...
