Braintree infill and small developments

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ZOM Living Wins Approval for South Shore Plaza Multifamily Project​

“The Braintree Town Council approved new zoning allowing ZOM Living to construct a 300+ unit apartment complex on an unused section of the parking lot at The South Shore Plaza. Plans for this development have been in the works for several years with many neighbors speaking out against the so-called "monster project" causing ZOM to withdraw and redesign its original proposal. The approved plans include 1, 4-story building to include 325 apartments, a small retail building, and a tall landscaped berm as a larger buffer to the nearby neighborhood.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/zom-living-wins-approval-for-south-shore-plaza-multifamily-project

 

[Arenacale]

"...and a tall landscaped berm as a larger buffer to the nearby neighborhood.”

Do what you gotta do to get the thing approved, but holy cow is that some dystopian exclusionism. It lays the true reasoning for fighting this so bare that I don't know how the town can't be embarrassed by it (well, actually, I know how but I'll never be able to fully put myself in their shoes). Is the neighborhood watch now going to assign sentinels to the top of the berm to keep an eye on the invaders?

 

[Scott]

325 Units is real good but 475 parking spaces next to a highway is not good at all