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Needham Planning Board closes hearing on revisions to 63 Kendrick Street project; decision due in two weeks
Summary
Developers presented a renovation and partial enclosure of the courtyard at 63 Kendrick Street, seeking amendments to a 1997 major project site plan special permit. Board received technical reviews from the building commissioner, health department and town engineer; hearing closed and decision to be drafted for next meeting.
The Needham Planning Board closed a public hearing Jan. 21 on proposed revisions to the major project site plan special permit for 63 Kendrick Street, and directed staff to prepare a draft decision for the board to vote on at its next meeting two weeks later.
The proposal, presented by attorney George Shinta Jr. for Edgewater Development, would alter the 105,900-square-foot commercial building on parcel 6 (assessor's map 300) in the New England Business Center zoning district. The applicant described two small additions to create vestibules, enclosure of a central courtyard to make interior space, removal of part of a second floor to create double‑height space, and reconfiguration of rear loading and trash areas. The plan keeps the building footprint and primary parking locations but alters internal layouts, landscaping and some front‑lot parking striping.
Board Chair Natasha Espada read into the record technical comments submitted for the file. Building…
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