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Developers present 51‑unit 55+ Hawthorne Preserve; planning board continues site plan review to Feb. 11

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Hawthorne Preserve LLC presented a site plan for 51 age‑restricted townhomes on two parcels (7 Hawthorne Road & 338 Elm Street). The board heard extensive public comment on traffic, drainage, tree removal and open space and continued the hearing for peer review and department comments.

The Braintree Planning Board on Jan. 14 heard a detailed presentation and public comment on the proposed Hawthorne Preserve, a 51‑unit, age‑restricted (55+) townhouse condominium project on parcels at 7 Hawthorne Road and 338 Elm Street, and voted to continue the site‑plan review hearing to Feb. 11 to allow peer review and department comments.

Attorney Michael Modestino and developer George Clements presented the project as a 51‑unit condominium community with a community room, private association maintenance of roads, snow removal and trash, and a plan to preserve roughly one‑third of the site as open space. Clements said the project would replace under‑maintained, timbered parcels and that his team has removed…

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