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Planning board approves minor modification at 125 Union Street to allow Shake Shack
Summary
The Braintree Planning Board approved a minor modification to Planning Board file 23-01 allowing a smaller easterly building for Shake Shack, finding vehicle trips would fall about 52% from the previously approved Chick‑fil‑A and that off‑site mitigation already committed will be completed before opening.
The Braintree Planning Board voted to approve a requested minor modification for 125 Union Street that reduces the approved easterly building and allows Shake Shack to occupy the smaller space.
Frank Marinelli, representing the applicant team, told the board the easterly building’s footprint was reduced roughly 35% — about 1,800 square feet from the prior Chick‑fil‑A approval — and that weekday vehicle trips are estimated to drop about 52% compared with the earlier approval. Marinelli said the reduction and a…
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