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Planning board allows in-kind curtain-wall replacement at 28 Jacome Way
Summary
The board granted waivers to allow replacement of an aging curtain wall system with in-kind aluminum-clad storefront windows at a 40-year-old office building in Aquidneck Corporate Park, citing maintenance reasons.
The Town of Middletown Planning Board granted waivers to allow 28 Jacome Way LLC to replace an existing curtain wall system at a roughly 40-year-old office building in the Aquidneck Corporate Park with in-kind aluminum-clad storefront windows and panels.
Applicant counsel David Marland and architect Spencer McComb told the board the building—s original curtain-wall windows and flashing had reached the end of their useful life and were causing leaks into occupied space. McComb described the request as a “maintenance issue more than a design aesthetic issue” and recommended a one-for-one replacement rather than a full stylistic renovation that would incorporate divided light or traditional New England details.
Planning board members asked whether the curtain wall carried structural load, life-expectancy of replacement systems and whether rooftop equipment would be visible; the applicant—s team said the curtain wall is a façade system, the flashing and seals had failed, and the owner intends a like-for-like replacement to stop water infiltration. A public commenter supported the waivers, saying the corporate park buildings were an appropriate context for an in-kind repair. The board voted to grant the two requested waivers, finding the maintenance case sufficient to allow the replacement.
