Big changes are envisioned for the 75-year-old Kowloon restaurant property off Route 1 in Massachusetts, new documents presented to the Saugus Planning Board show.

Plans call for the distinctive eatery that seats 1,200 to be torn down and replaced by two six-story mixed-use buildings. There would be just under 200 apartments in the buildings, with commercial space on the first floors.

Michael McKeown, who works for Dennis Mires The Architects, said the proposed development "would be all high-end commercial construction" with a modern feel.

A rendering of the second building that would house the Kowloon. Saugus Planning Board

Kowloon redevelopment plans

"There's splashes of color and accent and open materials to signify where the retail spaces are," he told the board last week. "An

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