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Design board denies Seven Brew drive‑thru preliminary plans, citing vehicle circulation and parking concerns
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Somerville’s Design Review Board denied preliminary plans for a new Seven Brew drive‑thru at 1320 North Main Street, saying circulation and queuing had not been engineered and could back up onto Main Street; board asked applicant to return after engineering review.
The Somerville Design Review Board on April 23 denied the applicant’s preliminary submission for a proposed Seven Brew coffee shop at 1320 North Main Street, citing unresolved vehicle circulation and queuing risks.
Project director Mark Ber presented a redesigned building intended to fit Somerville’s vernacular — “we introduced the, uh, traditional gable roof” — and said the team replaced the corporate prototype’s blue palette with…
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