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cowperthwaite OP t1_ja7tsyy wrote

>PROVIDENCE − A plan for a hulking 1,400-unit, five-story self-storage complex off Branch Avenue received initial approval from the City Plan Commission on Tuesday night, drawing praise for maintaining the brick façade of the building.

>Attorney Joseph Brennan said the site, 50 Branch Ave., was chosen by developer Trunk Space LLC of Quincy, Massachusetts, because of the location. The biggest neighbors are the North Burial Ground, the Dryden Mill strip mall and other businesses. No one lives nearby. The location also means high visibility on Branch Avenue and Route 95.

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>No one from the public commented on the proposed project.

>Brennan said it was "rare" for no neighbors to show up to a proposed self-storage development, especially since it was the subject of a Providence Journal article before the meeting.

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Status_Silver_5114 t1_ja83duv wrote

"No one lives nearby" seems a bit odd since it's spitting distance of Duncan/Cypress/Abbott etc. What a terrible waste of space. There's literally a huge storage complex over by the Post Office.

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GotenRocko t1_ja8o675 wrote

I used to live on Duncan, this is the old board of elections building and right next to nikkis. North main Street really does separate the two sides though, even though we would want to walk sometimes to the old bennys or Nikki's we would rather drive since it was safer.

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