McGovern Automotive Group OK’d for collision middle in Shrewsbury
SHREWSBURY — The mounds of concrete off Route 9 seen to drivers are the beginning of labor towards a collision and fill-up middle and a Flooring & Décor retailer.
The city Planning Board gave the yeas of approval Jan. 5 to Newton-based McGovern Automotive Group to construct on the 15-acre property at 420 Boston Turnpike the place two massive buildings occupy the realm.
The location shall be a collision and fill-up middle, a spot the place vehicles can come for collision repairs for the present dealerships within the space.
Demolition work has already begun on the larger of the buildings, with the entrance half already flattened. Plans present that Flooring & Décor, a flooring retailer, with a 65,300-square-foot footprint is due for development.
The rear portion of the constructing, which has a footprint of greater than 112,000 sq. ft, shall be revamped for collision and pickup providers, based on plans.
To its proper, a constructing which is visibly marked with “demo” in white spray paint, is due for razing to supply parking area.
McGovern Automotive lawyer Richard Ricker has mentioned the buildings, recognized to have been used as warehouses up to now, have been an eyesore in Shrewsbury.
“It places a state-of-the-art constructing and collision middle within the constructing the place proper now you’ve got pretty dated manufacturing buildings which have clearly been underutilized for a number of years,” Ricker mentioned final February. “Actually, among the property has been condemned by the constructing division for numerous causes earlier than McGovern bought it.”
McGovern Automotive, a automotive dealership, bought this property for $9,800,000 in September 2021, including to the stock of properties in Shrewsbury.
It additionally operates BMW of Shrewsbury and Audi of Shrewsbury.
