A redition of a proposed mixed-use building to replace the closed CVS on North Main Street, with a glass-fronted connection to Phenix Hall.
A redition of a proposed mixed-use building to replace the closed CVS on North Main Street, with a glass-fronted connection to Phenix Hall. Credit: Ciborowski Associates

At the request of developers, the Concord Planning Board delayed a public hearing on the Phenix Hall proposal that would reimagine Main Street until Dec. 17.

Owner Mark Ciborowski plans to revive the historic theater on the upper floors of Phenix Block at 38 N. Main St. He also looks to demolish the two buildings next to it and reconstruct them as an eight-story complex with three dozen apartment units, retail space, offices and a rooftop restaurant.

The project needs a special exception to the city’s building height rules. That will require sign-off from the planning board, which eased those guidelines last year at Ciborowski’s request.

Charlotte Matherly is the statehouse reporter, covering all things government and politics. She can be reached at cmatherly@cmonitor.com or 603-369-3378. She writes about how decisions made at the New...