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A 19th-century ornamental brick factory-turned-self-storage facility near Medford’s Wellington Circle is proposed for redevelopment as a 289-unit apartment and condominium complex.

The Davis Cos. of Boston is seeking approval under the Chapter 40B affordable housing statute to redevelop the 3.4-acre site at 970 Fellsway currently occupied by Extra Space Storage as The Residences at Fellsway, including 73 income-restricted units.

“The Residences offers great connectivity to retail, dining, entertainment and municipal resources and also to major employers in the area,” the development team wrote in application materials submitted to the city.

Designs by Boston-based architects Cube3 call for partial demolition of the brick buildings and construction of a 6-story apartment building and 11 three-story townhouses on Myrtle Street, which runs alongside the site. Approximately 127,000 square feet of the existing building would be retained, according to a submission to the Medford Zoning Board of Appeals.

At its April 30 meeting, the Medford ZBA voted to appeal the developer’s application for approval under Chapter 40B, asking MassHousing to determine if the city is exempt because low- or moderate-income housing exists on sites comprising 1.5 percent or more of the city’s total land area.

The complex was originally constructed for the Anderson Pressed Brick Factory in 1886, according to Medford Historical Commission documents.

The affordable units would be reserved for households earning a maximum 80 percent of the area median income, which equates to $89,200 for a four-person household. Rents for the income-restricted apartments would range from $1,385 for studios to $1,943 for three-bedroom units.