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Planning Board approves 340-unit Harrison Road residential development

Salem Planning Board approves 340-unit Harrison Road development after design debate. AvalonBay Communities won approval 7-0 with two abstentions for the first phase of Forest River Residences, which includes 524 parking spaces, a conservation trailhead connection, and 10 dedicated parking spaces

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Government · Planning Board

Salem Planning Board continues five development applications

Salem Planning Board defers five development applications. Chair Kirt Rieder led the board through unanimous votes to continue all five active development applications to April 23, including two phases of Forest River Residences totaling 485 units: Winn Development's 145-unit adaptive reuse of

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Dunkin renovation, continues housing projects

Planning Board approves Dunkin renovation, continues major housing projects. The Planning Board approved a renovation of the Dunkin Donuts facility at 248 Highland Avenue, reducing drive-through lanes from two to one in a 7-0 vote. The board continued several major residential developments to March

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board Hears Feedback on AvalonBay Development

Planning Board reviews AvalonBay's 340-unit Forest River Residences and continues four applications. The joint Planning Board and Design Review Board hearing on AvalonBay Communities' mixed-use development featured architectural presentations for 340 residential units with landscaped commons. Board

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves 301 Essex Street mixed-use residential project

Salem Planning Board approves 301 Essex Street mixed-use project with 30 residential units. The board voted 8-0 to authorize conversion of the ground-floor parking garage into commercial space and increase residential units from 20 to 30, allowing attorney Scott Grover's client Jerry's, LLC to

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Planning Board approves school Welcome Center with coastal resilience

Salem Planning Board unanimously approves school Welcome Center with flood-resilient design. The board voted 9-0 to approve the approximately 3,017 square-foot two-story addition to Salem Public Schools at 30 Leavitt Street, featuring wet floodproofing and strategic flood ventilation as recommended

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