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Historic post office five-story project back on

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By Grace Lovins


Following the expiration of the final site plans for a five-story addition to Birmingham’s historic post office, 320 Martin St., the city’s planning board reapproved the designs during the Wednesday, June 22, meeting, granting another year for the project to get started.


Originally approved in July 2022, the five-story addition to the Martin St. building is set to include first floor retail space along Maple Rd., two floors of office and two floors of residential units. The building will also include a rooftop use and a ‘thread park,’ per planning director Nick Dupuis, which adds a unique park connection between the building and surrounding area.


Dupuis explained that the plans have essentially remained the same since the board’s approval in 2022, with slight changes to the parking layout. The original designs planned for two floors of underground parking accessible through an elevator lift for vehicles to access the floors. Now, rather than two floors of underground parking there will be one floor with additional parking on the main level.


A valet attendant will be on hand as an amenity to park vehicles using the elevator lift, but the architect, Kevin Biddison with Biddison Architecture and Design, assured the board that the lift is user-friendly and will be available for use if the valet attendant is not present.


Biddison also told the board that they are ready to submit for building permits with the city next week but permits require non-expired site plan approval.


Board members briefly gave their input on the development itself, saying they were in favor of seeing the plans for the building executed. Member Robin Boyle made the request that the detailed layout of the residential units be added back into the final plans with the city from the original site plan approval.


With little discussion, members voted unanimously, 6-0, to reapprove the final site plan and design for the new addition. Conditions were set to comply with all city departments and include the design layout for the residential units in the final material sent to the city.


Board members Bert Kosek and Janelle Boyce were absent from the meeting, with alternate member Naseem Ramin voting instead.

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