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Trammell Crow unveils revised design for 752‑unit Plain Street project; traffic, MBTA crossings and phasing remain under review
Summary
Trammell Crow presented architectural revisions to the large Plain Street redevelopment — breaking long facades into smaller masses, adding gabled roofs, and committing to new public amenities — but the Planning Board kept the project open to additional peer review on traffic, water/sewer and MBTA grade‑crossing impacts and continued the matter to Nov. 12.
At a continued public hearing Oct. 14, the Trammell Crow Residential team presented substantial design revisions for a proposed 752‑unit redevelopment of the former Palmer‑Armstrong site (approximately 30 acres) on Plain Street. The applicant described phase 1 as roughly 427 units and phase 2 as the remaining units; the team said it expects to close on the second parcel within 12 months and to sequence site access accordingly.
Architect Steve Shetler showed major architectural changes intended to break…
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