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Design board grants preliminary approval for Lincoln Square townhomes with design conditions
Summary
The Somerville DRB gave preliminary approval to the Lincoln Square townhome (HPR) project, asking the developer to treat the product as single‑family attached for design standards (facade/color variation), preserve perimeter trees where feasible, and provide detailed landscape, pump‑station screening, and circulation drawings for final review.
The Somerville Design Review Board on April 23 granted preliminary approval to the Lincoln Square townhome development, subject to multiple design and landscape conditions aimed at improving neighborhood fit and pedestrian experience.
Jason Hutchinson, civil engineer for the project, told the board the product is an HPR (home‑product regime) comprised of townhomes sold without land transfer and that the revised layout added internal circulation to break up ponds and create more open space.…
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