A rendering of the Residences at rockaway showing the access road running toward the top of the image. a land court judge has agreed that although not public, the easement could be used by the developer for access and utilities.

By Christopher Haraden

A state Land Court judge ruled in favor of the developer of a proposed 12-unit condominium project in the Rockaway Annex neighborhood during a hearing last month on a suit over an access easement across a neighboring property.

The abutter has appealed, asserting that the judge’s legal theory was flawed and requesting a complete reversal of the ruling.

The proposed Residences at Rockaway was approved by Hull’s zoning board of appeals in May 2025, but uncertainty around an easement over abutting land, needed for access and utilities, prevented developer Alan McKenzie from moving forward. Mckenzie is seeking to build six modular, four-story townhouse-style buildings with two units each on the .63-acre property at 25 Ipswich Street.

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