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Design Review Board approves minor Wingate site changes including bocce court, dog run and EV chargers
Summary
The Needham Design Review Board unanimously approved minor site-plan modifications for the Wingate redevelopment at 589 Highland Ave, adding a bocce court, small dog run, two EV chargers (four-vehicle capacity), an extended sidewalk and three parking spaces; the changes are described as modest and largely cosmetic.
Design Review Board Chair Mark Glusing said the Needham Design Review Board on May 19 unanimously approved minor site-plan modifications for Wingate Development’s project at 589 Highland Ave.
David Feldman, senior vice president of Wingate Development, told the board the application sought “approval for some minor site plan modifications” that include a small dog run, a bocce court, extension of an internal sidewalk, the installation of two EV chargers (to accommodate four vehicles) and restoring three previously removed parking spaces.
The changes are part of the conversion of the former Wingate nursing home into 63 independent-living…
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