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Needham disabilities commission backs 339 Chestnut Street housing project pending accessibility clarifications
Summary
The Needham Commission on Disabilities voted to support a six-unit redevelopment at 339 Chestnut Street and asked the Zoning Board of Appeals to confirm that first-floor units will be fully accessible and that at least one unit be adaptable for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
The Needham Commission on Disabilities voted April 15 to support a comprehensive-permit proposal to demolish a 1904 two-story building at 339 Chestnut Street and replace it with a three-story, six-unit residential building, while requesting firm confirmation that the two first-floor units will be built to accessibility standards and that at least one unit be adaptable for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.
Commissioners said the project, submitted by Needham Enterprises LLC, would add two affordable units to the downtown and noted the site plan shows parking at grade and no front steps. The commission’s motion asked the Zoning Board…
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