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Design board approves Nightingale Wealth Solutions second-floor sign after location debate; vote 3-1
Summary
Board members debated whether a second-floor sign would set a precedent for the building before approving Nightingale Wealth Solutions' 36-inch-high panel sign with a condition to shift and center it over the first second-floor window.
The Needham Design Review Board on Aug. 11 approved a second-floor sign for Nightingale Wealth Solutions at 1036 Great Plain Ave., after a lengthy debate about placement and precedent for future signage on the multi-tenant building. The measure passed 3–1, with member Steve Dornbusch voting no.
The board approved the proposed fabricated aluminum pan-face sign with 3-D letters and a vinyl-gradient logo, but it required the applicant to move the sign horizontally so it is centered over the first second-floor window to better align with the building’s architecture and pedestrian entrances. The approval followed concerns that allowing a sign at the originally proposed location would “open Pandora’s box” by encouraging other…
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