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Developer previews mixed-use alternatives for Muzzy site; board asks for studies and outreach
Summary
Bulfinch presented alternatives to the previously approved life‑science plan for the Muzzy site, saying market and cost conditions have prompted consideration of senior housing, multifamily, medical office and hotel uses.
Bulfinch representatives told the Needham Planning Board on June 3 that persistent weakness in the life‑sciences market and rising construction costs have prompted the firm to explore other uses for the Muzzy property, including senior housing, multifamily rental, medical office and a possible hotel.
The proposal revisits a plan the board previously approved as roughly 480,000 square feet of office and laboratory space with about 1,400 parking spaces and 10,000 square feet of ground‑floor retail. Robert Schleger, a principal with Bulfinch, said the firm does not want the site to remain vacant: "rather than leave a graveyard type of, large parcel of land at the entrance to the community, we would explore alternative uses." Tim Sullivan, counsel for Bulfinch, and…
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