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Trammell Crow residential redesigns facades, but traffic and phased access keep project open until November
Summary
Developer Trammell Crow presented revised architecture and site changes for a proposed 752-unit development at the former Palmer/Armstrong site. The board continued the application to Nov. 12 to allow outstanding peer reviews — traffic, civil, water and sewer — to be completed and to finalize conditions tied to phasing and access.
Trammell Crow Residential returned to the Braintree Planning Board on Oct. 14 with revised architectural drawings and site adjustments for the proposed 752-unit redevelopment of the former Palmer-Armstrong parcel at 10 Plains Street.
Attorney Frank Marinelli summarized changes since the board’s September hearing and a Sept. 25 staff work session: the project now preserves about 58% open space, divides a previously long Building 4 into two smaller buildings, opens a view corridor into an east courtyard for Building 5, and replaces a concept for a rotating food-truck area with a permanent playground and family amenities.
Architect Steve Shetler said the team moved away from flat-roof, institutional massing toward a residential vocabulary…
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