Greenwood Avenue School Redevelopment
The Town of Swampscott is looking to have the former high school/middle school on Greenwood Avenue redeveloped. The property has been vacant and unused since 2007. The site includes a large masonry building built in 1894 with later additions that were made in 1915 and 1936. The building includes approximately 106,000 square feet of interior space across three floors and a basement. The property (2.22 acres) fronts on Greenwood Avenue and stretches back to Fuller Avenue where there's a vegetated and steep slope. The site is at the top of a hill with amazing views of Swampscott Harbor, Nahant, and the Boston skyline.
The Property is located in the Greenwood Planned Development District, which is addressed in Section 4.5.0.0. of the Swampscott Zoning By-laws, Regulations Pertaining to Planned Development Districts, as amended by Article 21 of the 2016 Annual Town Meeting. This zoning district allows up to 28 residential units and a gross floor area of up to 65,000 square feet.
Current Phase
The project has been constructed. You can view pictures of the completed building here.
Redevelopment Schedule
ACTION | DATE | STATUS |
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Amend Zoning By-law via Town Meeting | May 2016 | COMPLETE |
Develop Request for Proposal along with neighborhood and community feedback | Summer 2016 | COMPLETE |
Release RFP | September 15, 2016 | COMPLETE |
Pre-Submittal Meeting | October 3, 2016 | COMPLETE |
Proposal Deadline | October 17, 2016 | COMPLETE |
Community Meeting Regarding Proposals | January 5, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Release of new RFP | February 8, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Pre-Submittal Meeting | February 21, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Proposal Deadline | March 10, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Proposal Awarded | April 5, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Purchase & Sale Agreement Signed | May 5, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Architectural Peer Review with Board of Selectmen | July 19, 2017 & August 2, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Administrative Site Plan Review with Planning Board | September 11, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Developer Application for Building Permits | October 6, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Developer Submission of Construction Management Plan | September 21, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Board of Selectmen Approval of Construction Management Plan | October 25, 2017 | |
Removal of Underground Storage Tank | October 23, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Closing Conditions Met by Developer | November 15, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Closing on Sale of Property from Town to Developer | November 30, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Developer Commencement of Remediation and Building Demolition | December 4, 2017 | COMPLETE |
Continue Abatement | February 2018 | COMPLETE |
Continue Abatement | March 2018 | COMPLETE |
Finish Abatement Utility Service Closure (Disconnect Electric, Cut/Cap Water) Start Demolition | April 2018 | COMPLETE |
Continue Demolition | May 2018 | COMPLETE |
Finish Demolition Start Site and Utility Work | June 2018 | COMPLETE |
Start Concrete Foundations Continue Site and Utility Work | July 2018 | COMPLETE |
Install New Steel Framing Continue Site and Utility Work | August 2018 | COMPLETE |
Start Building Framing Continue Site and Utility Work | September 2018 | COMPLETE |
Continue Building Framing Continue Site and Utility Work | October 2018 | COMPLETE |
Continue Building Framing Framing for Three Garages Window and Door Installation Start Siding and Shingles on Building and Garages Finish Site and Utility Work | November 2018 | COMPLETE |
Continue Building Framing Finish Window and Door Installation Continue Siding on Building and Garages Finish Shingling of Roofs Start of Interior Work | December 2018 | COMPLETE |
Finish all Structure Building Continuation of Interior Work | January 2019 | COMPLETE |
Continuation of Interior Work | February 2019 | COMPLETE |
Continuation of Interior Work | March 2019 | COMPLETE |
Continuation of Interior Work | April 2019 | COMPLETE |
Finish Interior Work | May 2019 | COMPLETE |
Final Landscaping Project Completion | June 2019 | COMPLETE |