LYNNFIELD — The nine-home Tuttle Lane subdivision under construction off Summer Street will honor a town resident and World War II veteran killed in action.
Charles Wesley Tuttle was an Army Air Corps gunner killed in the Pacific on August 7, 1943, according to subdivision developer Brian Hannon who credited the information to local American Legion members.
“We were approached early on in the project by the American Legion in Lynnfield about the prospect of naming the road for a Lynnfield veteran who was either killed in action or missing in action. Our team thought this was an excellent idea,” Hannon said in an email interview.
Hannon’s New Hampshire-based development and property firms hopes to start construction in late spring or early summer in Summer Street’s 300 block with Grasso Construction hired to build the houses.
“Pricing is something we will be working on between now and then. Our goal first and foremost is to deliver an extremely high quality product that fits very will with the existing character of the town,” Hannon stated.
Site preparation work began in early February with erosion controls put in place and tree clearing. Work moved into March with demolition of the small homes at 333, 339 and 349 Summer Street and work progressing on the buffer zone between the development and Reedy Marsh.
“Our wetland scientists have flagged all the plants we will remove/replace with native plants in the buffer zone. This will ensure a robust thriving buffer at the end of Tuttle Lane,” Hannon stated in a project update regularly posted in the town planning office.
Tuttle Lane underwent extensive Planning Board and Conservation Commission review “running over many months,” said town planning and conservation director Emilie Cademartori.
“The most recent project of this scale was Zepaj Lane off Green Street,” she said.
Hannon’s development team has historically focused on Massachusetts and New Hampshire commercial property, including office space, manufacturing and medical and retail space. It recently completed a 24-unit condominium project in Massachusetts.
“Lynnfield is an attractive town for many reasons: It’s unique combination of rural, historical feel and proximity to a major city probably being the main one,” Hannon said.
