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The owner of a 16.36-acre Hudson industrial property that has struggled for years to reach full tenancy is proposing to redevelop the land into 196 apartments, including 64 in a historic mill building on the site.

George Danis bought the property in 1989, according to the application, but “[a]fter many years of expensive renovations and failed marketing, he chose to move his own company, Plastic Molding Manufacturing Inc. from Leominster to the site. The buildings and general location however are not ideal. The 183,000 square feet of space on site is currently
only 67 percent occupied.”

Danis is asking town officials for permission to demolish all buildings on the site, save for the 1902 mill at 34 Tower St., and build three apartment buildings and 2,300 square feet of commercial space for a convenience store taking advantage of the town’s adaptive reuse zoning bylaw. The development program includes 98 one-bedroom apartments of about 790 square feet each and 98 two-bedroom units about 1,120 square feet each.