A proposal to turn a vacant office building into a 45-unit apartment building at 1625 Prince Street in Old Town.
Applicant 1625 Prince Street LLC is asking the city for a parking reduction, as well as modifications to the tree canopy and minimum side yard requirements. The building is less than 1,000 feet from the King St.-Old Town Metro station, was constructed in 1990 and bought by the American Society for Industrial Security in 1997, according to city property records. The proposal will go to the Planning Commission on Nov. 6.
The 41,411 square foot building and three other buildings on the property sit atop a two-level parking garage, and 1625 Prince Street LLC proposes to build 39,147 square feet of residential space into 31 one-bedroom and 14 two-bedroom units. The property is in a flood plain, and city ordinance doesn’t allow an underground parking garage for residential uses, according to the special use permit (SUP) application…