Coggeshall School Adaptive Reuse & Duplexes
Description
A preliminary plan to turn the former Coggeshall School into 26 apartments and build three duplex buildings on merged adjoining lots, with a special use permit, a parking variance, and a height variance for third-floor dormers. A public hearing was scheduled but no outcome is recorded.
Impact summary
Brings 32 long-term rental units — 40% workforce-priced — to the North End, renovates the playground and field, improves drainage, and saves a deteriorating historic building.
Applicant
- Name
- BCM Realty Partners, LLC
- Address
- 0 Van Zandt Avenue & 0 Evarts Street, Newport, RI (nearest intersection Van Zandt Ave & Malbone Rd)
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 0
- Total mentions
- 1
Last vote · Planning Commission
Last discussed Jun 1, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (3)
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