The following is the full article quoted from _The Falmouth Enterprise_ published on 5/15/26, pages 6, entitled, “Public Hearings Continue For Longfellow Hotel On Falmouth Heights Road”.
The former Red Horse Inn at 28 Falmouth Heights Road is on its way to a raze and rebuild, proposed to become a new hotel with a total of 34 rooms between three buildings. The project continued its site plan review process with the Planning Board on Tuesday, May 12.
Chairman John L. Druley said the board received comments from the engineering department shortly before its meeting, and that would limit the board’s ability to engage in discussion.
Attorney Kevin P. Klauer II represented the property owner—28 Falmouth Heights Road, LLC—which is managed by Mark R. Bogosian, president and founder of Longfellow Design Build. Across nearby Falmouth Harbor, Bogosian owns The Flying Bridge Restaurant Marina at 220 Scranton Avenue and The Tides Motel at 267 Clinton Avenue, in addition to several other properties in Falmouth.
The first public hearing for the site plan review was held on March 24. At the end of that meeting, the project was continued to allow time for the applicant to review and respond to comments from the engineering department.
The property has operated as a hotel since the 1950s, Klauer said, and it has previously operated a pool on site. The pool closed in 2001.
Klauer said the project will involve the demolition of two existing buildings, the construction of three new buildings and an in-ground swimming pool, and a revision of the lot’s parking layout. The project is seeking a special permit to allow parking within five feet of the property line and a site plan review, Klauer said.
The 35,913-square-foot property is at the corner of Falmouth Heights Road and Jericho Path. Of the three proposed buildings on the site, one building will have 10 units, one will have 16 units and another will have eight units. All of the proposed buildings will be two stories high, and the second stories will feature second-floor decks. The property is connected to the town sewer.
An egress that was originally planned for the site, through which cars would pass from Falmouth Heights Road onto Jericho Path, has been removed from the revised plans, Klauer said, based on concerns from abutters at the first hearing.
No members of the public attended the recent meeting to speak about the project.
Board member Thomas A. Zine asked Klauer what the purpose of the small white building near the in-ground pool would be. Klauer said the building will have a bathroom and a bar with a small kitchen area for hotel guests only. The building will also be where guests check in.
Zine also asked if bollards could be added to the site plan to protect the site and prevent cars from driving through it in the event of an accident. Bogosian said he would prefer if structural bollards could be added to the structure of the new buildings, rather than on the property lawn. He said it would be more aesthetically pleasing without the bollards, and said he would include concrete parking stops. The board was amenable to Bogosian’s response.
Parking at the future hotel will feature 38 spaces between a gravel lot and a lot with eight spaces that back out onto Jericho Path.
Druley asked if there were any additional safety measures that could be added to that parking area, since abutters at the first public hearing voiced concern about road safety. Klauer said removing the original egress on the plans will help improve vehicle/pedestrian safety.
The board will review the engineering report and be prepared to ask questions at the next public hearing, which was scheduled for June 9.