North River Apartments in Salem advances

According to the Salem News, the Salem Board of Appeals approved the North River Apartments, a large apartment complex proposed along the North River.

The Board cleared a major hurdle for the project last week when it voted unanimously to grant variances for Riverview Place, a residential and commercial project planned on the site of the Salem Suede and Bonfanti leather factories. The variances will allow the developer to build more apartments than zoning allows and to put the buildings closer to nearby residences than current regulations permit.

Read the Salem News article