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Planning Board unanimously grants multi‑year extension for New England Business Center hotel permit
Summary
The Needham Planning Board voted unanimously on Nov. 11, 2025 to grant Needham 9 Owners LLC a local extension on a 2015 special permit for a hotel site behind the Residence Inn, extending the permit's local lapse date to Nov. 18, 2029.
The Needham Planning Board voted unanimously on a motion by Adam Block, seconded by Natasha Espada, to grant a local extension to the 2015 major site project special permit for the parcel behind the Residence Inn in the New England Business Center, setting the local lapse date at Nov. 18, 2029.
Attorney Bob Smart, representing Needham 9 Owners LLC, told the board that the hotel user lined up under the earlier permit did not proceed and that sustained market weakness after COVID left the parcel vacant. "We've tried to find other hotel users…
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