34 Market St
A single 6.67 sq ft projecting blade sign for Gallagher at 34 Market Street was approved by the Planning Board on February 10, 2025; building permits are required prior to installation.
AI summary
34 MARKET STREET LLC proposes one projecting blade sign for Gallagher at 34 Market Street with an overall area of 6.67 sq ft and approximate dimensions of 4'-0" by 37-3/4". The Design Review Board requested raised lettering (0.50") and warmer lamp color (2700–3000 K); the Planning Board approved the sign on February 10, 2025. The applicant must obtain building/electrical permits from the Building Inspections Office before installation.
Project details
What is proposed
The applicant proposes a single projecting "blade" sign for Gallagher to be mounted on the façade at 34 Market Street. The submission is a commercial sign application that includes scaled drawings, material specifications, color references, and proposed mounting details.
Where and how big
The sign is shown mounted on the building frontage at 34 Market Street. The design drawings list an overall sign area of 6.67 square feet and show principal dimensions of approximately 4'-0" by 37-3/4", with the globe logo element shown at about 1'-5" in the supplied elevations and street-level view.
Materials and appearance
The design package specifies a 0.125" thick aluminum sign face painted white and 1/2" thick flat-cut acrylic letters painted to match the dark blue color (identified as PMS 2956C / PMS 2965C) with a first-surface vinyl logo overlay. The structural frame is specified as 2" x 2" aluminum tube painted white, and mounting uses 1.5" x 1.5" square downtubes painted black with an aluminum flat bar at the top to bolt to an existing horizontal support. The Design Review Board requested, and the applicant agreed, that the globe graphic and the “Gallagher” letters be raised to 0.50" thickness.
Lighting and installation notes
The sign is intended to be a projecting blade sign affixed to the building via downtubes and bolted supports. The DRB asked that the external sign lamps be replaced with fixtures in the 2700–3000 K color temperature range; the applicant confirmed that change. The Planning Board approval is limited to the sign design and does not substitute for any building or electrical permits required under the State Building Code.
Status and next steps
The Design Review Board reviewed the proposal on January 22, 2025 and requested the raised letter thickness and warmer lamp color; the applicant confirmed those changes in a January 23, 2025 letter. The Planning Board voted to approve the sign application at its February 10, 2025 meeting and issued an approval memorandum on February 13, 2025 attaching the sign package.
Before installation, the applicant must obtain any required building and electrical permits from the Building Inspections Office. The Planning Board approval does not certify compliance with the State Building Code; final compliance will be determined through the Building Inspections permit process.
Discussion at meetings
- APPROVEDavid Frick motioned to approve the sign application for 34 Market St. as presented.
