33 & 35 South River Road senior housing concept
Bedford
Description
A long-time Bedford resident proposes a five-story, 16-unit senior apartment building with underground parking and a wraparound porch; the board liked the design but flagged height, waivers, and neighborhood scale.
Impact summary
Early feedback was positive on design but the board wants height/scale context renderings and fewer waivers before a formal application.
Applicant
- Name
- Purnima & Jayakumar Patil
- Address
- 33 & 35 South River Road, Lots 46-34 & 46-35
At a glance
- Hearings
- 1
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 1
Recorded in the meeting · Planning Commission
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Meeting timeline (1)
Related issues (2)
Senior housing supply in Bedford
Three separate senior housing projects surfaced tonight — a 62-unit extension, a 16-unit apartment concept, and a 66-unit assisted living concept — showing strong demand for 55-plus housing in town.
Market & Main traffic and parking conditions
Board members called the South River Road corridor one of the town's worst traffic and parking trouble spots. The Bowman Gardens extension was cut to 90 days to force a concrete plan for studying and fixing it.
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