Planning Board approves 10 Converse Place five-story mixed-use project
Winchester Planning Board approves five-story downtown mixed-use development. The board unanimously approved a special permit for Paul Ognibene's Urban Spaces LLC to develop 10 Converse Place with 34 housing units and ground-floor retail space. The developer will pay $2 million to the Affordable
PLANNING BOARD - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE · Meeting of February 27, 2026
Winchester Planning Board approves five-story downtown mixed-use development. The board unanimously approved a special permit for Paul Ognibene's Urban Spaces LLC to develop 10 Converse Place with 34 housing units and ground-floor retail space. The developer will pay $2 million to the Affordable Housing Trust rather than provide on-site affordable units, determined by the board to be economically infeasible.
The project also includes a 15 percent profit-sharing arrangement capped at $1 million, with a working group to review calculations within 45 days. The Historic Commission, initially opposed in October 2025, reconsidered and found the revised architectural design "aesthetically positive and compatible" with the downtown.
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Source: the PLANNING BOARD - TOWN CLERK'S OFFICE meeting of February 27, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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