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A trio of development companies are partnering to turn a long-vacant grocery store parcel in the heart of Somerville’s Winter Hill neighborhood into hundreds of new apartments.

Newton-based Mark Development, Boston-based Beacon Communities and Boston-based RISE have proposed a two-building, 6-story, 288-unit development on the 2.63-acre site at 299 Broadway. The proposal has its first hearing before the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Wednesday, Nov. 30.

The development will be split into two phases according to a comprehensive permit application filed with the city of Somerville: a 153,866-square-foot, 115-unit, fully-affordable building to be developed and owned by Beacon Communities and a 176,391-square-foot, 173-unit building with 10 percent of its units set aside as affordable housing, to be developed and owned by Mark Development. The buildings will be separated by a landscaped, public alleyway which itself will link two pocket parks.

Both buildings will be constructed to Passive House standards, and the developers promise to “explore” designing the building to a “Net Zero ready” standard in order to help the project meet a city goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

No on-site parking will be provided – Broadway is a major MBTA bus corridor connecting the Davis Square Red Line and Sullivan Square Orange Line stations – but nearly 300 indoor bike storage spaces will be provided in both buildings. The project is seeking a waiver for 150 on-street parking passes for residents, however.

Several amenity spaces are called out in plans filed with the city, but without specifying their function, along with a roof deck. In addition, 13,643 square feet of retail space split across six storefronts, a 2,800-square-foot community room and a 766-square-foot “arts and creative enterprise” storefront space is also included. Graffito SP has been engaged to lease the retail space to “best-in-class local retailers and restaurateurs,” documents filed with the application states.