New Dunkin' Donuts Coming to West End

A new Dunkin' Donuts store is expected to rise soon on a long-vacant lot at West Front Street and Clinton Avenue after receiving preliminary site plan approval from the Planning Board.

At the end of the lengthy hearing, Planning Director Bill Nierstedt called it "the first project in the West End in some time."

The 1,850-square foot store will take up just a small part of the nearly half-acre site on the northwest corner of the intersection. Applicant Mo Khalid will have to satisfy certain board concerns, including traffic circulation on the site, before final approval is granted.

Attorney Jason Tuvel (sitting) and Planner and Site Engineer Harry Tuvel present the case.
The store will have 11 parking spaces and will be open 24 hours, though from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. purchases may only be made at a drive-up window. Khalid, who owns 14 stores, said the site will be monitored by security cameras that he can view on his phone and which will also be recorded by a security firm. He expects to have about five employees.

The store will have one major delivery per week and daily deliveries of fresh-baked goods in smaller trucks. Much of the application reflected Dunkin' Donuts standards for designing and operating stores, but the board won concessions on signage and logo display, saying other chains such as McDonald's and White Castle agreed to Plainfield's requirements.

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