Published: 6/30/2022 5:22:49 PM
As early as next week, 16 yet-to-be-built houses in Concord will be listed for sale. Construction on a new housing development on the corner of Abbott Road and Sewalls Falls Road will begin within the next 30 days.
The development will feature homes priced between $499,000 and $550,000. Each home will be between 1,800 to 2,100 square feet with a two-car garage. There will also be a trail that provides access to the wetland area on the property.
Despite neighbors’ concerns at the city planning board meeting in March about wetland protection, the new development will not interfere with the wetlands on the plot, according to Heather Shank, Concord’s city planner.
The plot, which is more than 8 acres of land, was sold in April for $905,000. There is currently a house and a barn on the property. The house will be demolished, but plans for the barn are still in flux, according to project developer Scott DeSantis.
“We are trying to figure out a way to save it on sight or have it dismantled and put up somewhere else,” said DeSantis.
According to the MLS listing, the barn currently on the property was built in Maine in the 1800s. It has been on the property since 2002.
Construction will take place in phases, with 5 to 7 houses built at a time, according to DeSantis. In total, it should take less than 18 months to build all 16 homes.
“We are happy to get housing that we desperately need,” said Shank.