Arlington Redevelopment Board Continues Chase Bank Permit, Approves Two Housing Projects

Redevelopment Board · Meeting of July 20, 2026

Arlington Redevelopment Board continues Chase Bank permit and approves two residential projects. The board voted 4-0 on July 20 to send the Chase Bank special-permit application for a 4,426-square-foot branch at 635 Mass Ave. back to a September 14 hearing, citing unresolved long-term bicycle parking, insufficient construction drawings for the ADA entrance ramp and masonry infill, and a signage package exceeding the bylaw's 40-square-foot-per-tenant wall-sign limit. Chair Kenneth Lau told attorney John Leone that applicants cannot "just ask for a relief saying there is no bicycle parking" and must explore basement storage or a covered sidewalk shelter.

The board voted 4-0 to conditionally approve Santini Realty Trust's addition at 26 Dudley Street, accepting a solar-ready upper roof in lieu of panels after a study by Revision Energy found only a 10-kilowatt system feasible, and voted 3-0 to grant site-plan-review approval for four new residential units at 12 Lachlan Avenue under the Neighborhood Multi-Family Housing Overlay District, conditioning both on town-engineer sign-off on stormwater drainage.

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Source: the Redevelopment Board meeting of July 20, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

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