PETITION
TO
RELEASE FACADE EASEMENT
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF NASHUA:
Alia Maak Properties, LLC, owner of 452 Amherst Street since 1995, respectfully
petitions the Board to release the Fagade Easement which burdens the property.
In 1981, the owners of 452 Amherst Street converted the existing house into the
Country Tavern Restaurant. A condition of approval imposed by the Zoning Board of
Adjustment for the use variance to allow a restaurant, was to maintain the aesthetic of the
building. The attached Fagade Easement was recorded at the Hillsborough County
Registry of Deeds in August 1982. Over the years, the successive owners of the property
and the operators of the Country Tavern Restaurant have honored the Fagade Easement.
Today, Alia Maak Properties, LLC intends to sell the property. Given (1) the age, size,
and layout of the property; (2) the development of Amherst Street since the early 1980's:
(3) the Amherst Street traffic counts; and (4) the Park Industrial/Mixed Use Zoning, we
expect the building to be demolished and replaced with a retail or commercial business.
The Easement worked well for 35 years. The Facade Easement now burdens the
property to the detriment of the owners. In 2019, the Fagade Easement acts as an
impediment to any potential sale and re-development of the site. We therefore respectfully
request the City release the Easement.
