A long-idle former industrial site in Newport is set to become a new housing development with 342 townhomes and apartments.
Last March, developer PLK Communities proposed 195 townhome-style apartments; now, the developer has increased that number to 342 units at the city’s request for higher density. The location is about 17.23 acres along Route 9 at 910 Lowell St. and has sat vacant for around 25 years.
The Newport Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the concept development plan at its meeting on March 24…