A couple of weeks ago the developers of the DeWolfe building, which has been acquired by a law firm, presented plans for renovation that were met with serious concerns by the neighbors. The building, which was built in the mid-1800s, sits in the Milton Historic district. The plans for expanding the building’s footprint and enlarging its overall size did not appear to acknowledge the historic legacy and setting. Hearing the neighbors concerns the developers went back to the drawing board.

At the last meeting of the Planning Board on 3/4 they reported that they had met with the adjacent community and “We have concurrence on the direction we need to go.” They are going to “preserve the [building’s] facade.”

A member of the team, Bill Christopher, said that they did not yet have formal designs to submit but he did show some preliminary sketches that reflected changes to buffers, parking, and the building. The latter preserving “the character of a typical house.”

One of the residents, George Lovely,  who had very critical of the initial design, told the Planning Board, “[I want to ] reiterate what you were told. We are pleased to see that [the developers] listened to what we had to say.” Stephen O’Donnell of the Historical Commission also stated that he was gratified to hear of the plans to modify the building.