4-12 Parker Street offers the next developer the opportunity to acquire and complete a substantially advanced, by-right mixed-use redevelopment in the heart of Downtown Gardner. The approved program combines 16 residential apartments across roughly 13,000+ square feet with four street-level commercial spaces, positioning the project to participate in both downtown housing demand and neighborhood-serving commerce.
Because the residential program is permitted by right, the project did not require a zoning variance or discretionary zoning relief, and the property sits within one of Gardner's federally designated Opportunity Zone tracts in the Downtown Urban Renewal Plan Area. Meaningful progress has already been made: the interior is substantially framed, much of the electrical equipment is already on site, and National Grid has recently installed the transformer infrastructure down the road that the project is expected to tie into. The building envelope has also advanced, with a new roof, new windows, and exterior siding work completed or underway. Substantial work remains, but the next owner is stepping into an active, de-risked redevelopment rather than a raw concept.