. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. The parcel is owned by AP Cambridge Partners II, LLC and O'Neill Properties Group. In 2002 the Town of Belmont approved a zoning bylaw that allows for the commercial development of this site. The current plans propose a commer- cial building and structural parking on approxi- mately acres. The MDC Planning Office and the Town of Belmont have negotiated a Conservation Restriction (CR) to preserve and enhance the remaining acres of upland and wetland habitats. The O'Neill Properties Group has agreed to
. Alewife Reservation & Alewife Brook master plan. Wetlands; Wetland conservation. The parcel is owned by AP Cambridge Partners II, LLC and O'Neill Properties Group. In 2002 the Town of Belmont approved a zoning bylaw that allows for the commercial development of this site. The current plans propose a commer- cial building and structural parking on approxi- mately acres. The MDC Planning Office and the Town of Belmont have negotiated a Conservation Restriction (CR) to preserve and enhance the remaining acres of upland and wetland habitats. The O'Neill Properties Group has agreed to gift this CR to the MDC. In ad- dition they will provide habitat enhancement, forest management that enhances biodiversity, long-term maintenance of the CR area, and a public trail that connects to the MDC Alewife Reservation trail network. (Refer to the Master Plan fold-out map in Appendix E for areas rec- ommended for Conservation Restriction). he development of the Belmont Uplands site ., ill have negative effects on the habitat value of the whole Reservation given the loss of for- ested land and decreased habitat connectivity. However, the MDC has worked closely with the developer to define measures that protect and enhance the remaining open space and its connection to the Alewife Reservation. (See Open Space Maintenance Plan, Belmont Up- land Site, by Epsilon Associates, revised May 2002 for further details.) A5. Acorn Office Park Redevelopment In 2001 the Bulfinch Companies and the McK- innon Company, the owners of the Acorn Of- fice Park (formerly Arthur D. Little headquar- ters), developed a master plan that outlines the redevelopment of this office building complex. Currently Bulfinch Companies uses MDC land, the former ADL parking lot, to satisfy the company's parking needs. The MDC issued Bulfinch a permit for the use of the existing lot. Proceeds from that permit have helped fund a large amount of this Master Plan. The MDC plans to reclaim this land within the nex
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