Article 53 Stephen Revilak Materials

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From: Stephen Revilak (TMM, Precinct 1)

Date: May 7, 2026

Re: Article 53 - mixed use buildings permitted in the last year

Much of the discussion around Article 53 has focused on the size of commercial spaces in

mixed-use buildings. As such, I would like to provide Town Meeting with a list of mixed-use

buildings that the Arlington Redevelopment Board has permitted in the last year. One building

was permitted in the Major Business (B2A) District and three were permitted in the Mass

Ave/Broadway Multifamily (MBMF) District. These are listed in the following table, with

square footages provided by the Department of Planning and Community Development.

Address District Commercial sq. ft.

1513-1519 Mass Ave B2A 930

840 Mass Ave MBMF 3375

259 Broadway MBMF 1785

126-128 Broadway MBMF 3568

Together, these total 9658 square feet of new commercial space; 930 in the B2A district and 8728

in the MBMF district.

Given the inter-relationship between off-street parking requirements and the size of ground

floors in mixed-use buildings, there are two other factors that Town Meeting may find relevant:

 The applicant for 1513-1519 Mass Ave did not request a parking reduction, but chose to

provide the minimum number of off-street parking spaces required by the Zoning Bylaw.

 The three MBMF applicants provided transportation demand management plans, and

received parking reductions on the order of 50% (give or take).

Respectfully submitted,

s/Stephen Revilak/

Precinct 1