Lexington historical panel imposes 21-month demolition delay
Lexington historical panel orders 21-month delay on Concord Avenue demolition. The commission voted 4-0 that a plan to tear down the first and second floors of a 1910 bungalow at 416 Concord Avenue, filed as a "partial demolition," was in fact a full demolition of the historic structure.
Historical Commission · Meeting of September 16, 2026
Lexington historical panel orders 21-month delay on Concord Avenue demolition. The commission voted 4-0 that a plan to tear down the first and second floors of a 1910 bungalow at 416 Concord Avenue, filed as a "partial demolition," was in fact a full demolition of the historic structure. "I don't see any difference.
The historic first and second floor is being completely demolished," one commissioner said. Owner Xiangyang Huang can shorten the delay only by proving a "bona fide effort" to sell the house to a preservation-minded buyer or redesigning around the existing structure. The same night, the board unanimously approved a sensitive addition at 40 Fern Street and agreed to back a Select Board zoning amendment closing a loophole that let a developer demolish a documented carriage house at the Edgewood project while still keeping its density bonus.
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Source: the Historical Commission meeting of September 16, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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