URBAN DESIGN ASSOCIATES
discussion of the Broad Street Parkway is
located in the Transportation Appendix.)
Bronstein Apartments
Currently an inward facing public hous-
ing project, the Master Plan proposes a
transformation of the 48 units of public
housing into a 100-unit, mixed-income,
mixed-financed neighborhood. The ori-
entation and condition of the existing
units are such that rehabilitation or mod-
ernization will provide only marginal
improvements in the quality of life.
The Master Plan proposes extending
Palm Street, Ash Street, Vine Street, and
Chestnut Street through the Bronstein
site to an extended Myrtle Street. Four
simple, developable blocks are thus cre-
ated for medium-density housing. The
County Health and Human Services
building would be moved from its cur-
rent location, and the block would be
used for additional housing, providing a
new front door to this Downtown site. A
small park, central to the new housing
would be built which would be an
amenity for the Tree Streets Neighbor-
Nashua Downtown Master Plan
hood linking the new housing to the 4I
existing neighborhood. The redevelop-
ment of Bronstein Apartments could be
phased and implemented without relo-
cating any of the existing residents.
Millyard Redevelopment
The Millyard represents one of Down-
town's most promising redevelopment
possibilities. The Millyard possesses a
rich mix of industrial buildings and prox-
imity to urban amenities. It is a prime
location to create living-wage jobs along
with loft housing and live/work units.
In addition to rehabilitating the
existing structures, several sites have been
identified for new construction . The
extension of Pine Street and a new loop
Bronstein
Apartments
Illustrative Plan of
Bronstein Apartments
(top)
Proposed view of the
redeveloped Bronstein
Apartments along
Central Street (bottom)
