Southborough developer seeks to turn Marlborough office building into 180 apartments

[VIA WORCESTER BUSINESS JOURNAL]

Southborough-based developer is seeking to create a new overlay district to allow for the conversion of a long-vacant office building in Marlborough into an 180-unit apartment complex.

Ferris Development Group is asking the City of Marlborough to create the Lizotte Drive Overlay District, which would allow for the conversion of 130 Lizotte Drive into residential units. 

The building has been vacant for more than a decade, and the rezoning would allow Ferris to repurpose the parcel for residential use, said Ferris Development CEO David Ferris, who spoke in favor of the proposal at a Marlborough City Council meeting held on April 22.

"It could potentially be a very positive community development, given its location and proximity to some ballparks," Ferris said at the council meeting. He was referencing the Williams Street Baseball Fields, a complex containing three baseball fields utilized by the Marlborough Youth Baseball Association.