Revere ZBA grants variance for 12-unit building at 1165–1167 North Shore Road

The Revere Board of Appeals on Jan. 21 granted a variance to permit a four-story, 12-unit residential building at 1165–1167 North Shore Road, approving the relief with the board’s standard conditions.

Attorney Jerry D'Ambrosio, representing the petitioner and the principals Chris and Tracy Chamela, told the board the project would reconfigure an existing, “fairly dilapidated” structure into a four-story building with parking on the first floor and a total of 12 units: six two-bedroom and six one-bedroom units. "This is a project for 1165 North Shore Road," D'Ambrosio said, calling the site "transit oriented" and noting it is near the Wonderland MBTA station.

The attorney cited recent approvals on North Shore Road and nearby streets to argue the proposal was consistent with prior ZBA decisions. He said the development includes six basement parking spaces and characterized the site as a five-minute walk from the MBTA; he also referenced several letters of support filed with the board, and a neighbor present who spoke in favor.

The clerk read the board’s standard conditions into the record: if the rights authorized by the variance are not exercised within one year the variance lapses; the variance is not valid until the appellant records the variance and plan in the Suffolk County Registry of Deeds and provides recording numbers to the city clerk and building inspector; the appellant must obtain site plan review approval before applying for a building permit; and the property is ineligible for the City of Revere’s residential and visitor on-street permit parking program. The board voted unanimously to grant the variance.

Because the variance requires recording and site plan review, the project must satisfy those administrative steps before a building permit can be issued.