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WEBVTT THAT MEANS PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE WILL SEE THE STRUCTURES COME UP IN THE SPRING OF 2017. IT IS A FIRST OF ITS KIND DEVELOPMENT IN NEW ENGLAND, IN THE MAKING FOR NEARLY A DECADE. >> IT IS UNIQUE. REPORTER: THE WOODMONT COMMONS ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO REALITY, GETTING A CONDITIONAL APPROVAL FROM THE LONDONDERRY PLANNING BOARD WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PROJECT WILL EVENTUALLY HOUSE EVERYTHING FROM A HOTEL, APARTMENTS, RESTAURANTS, RETAIL, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND AN ASSISTED LIVING CENTER. BUT SOME PEOPLE, LIKE RAY BRESLIN WHO CAN PRACTICALLY SEE THE DEVELOPMENT FROM HIS FRONT YARD, HAVE SOME CONCERNS. >> WITH THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND THE CONSTRUCTION IN THIS DEVELOPMENT, IT IS GOING TO BE EVEN GREATER. I HAVE SEEN A BACKED UP 15 CARS. REPORTER: MICHAEL KETTENBACH, PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY THAT OWNS THE LAND, PILLSBURY REALTY SAYS THEY HAVE SOLUTIONS FOR THAT AND HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH NEW HAMPSHIRE DOT AND SAYS A NEW INTERCHANGE ON I-93, EXIT 4A WILL IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW. >> I THINK EVENTUALLY 4A WILL MITIGATE TRAFFIC. THE ADVENT OF PILLSBURY ROAD COMING DOWN WILL LEAVE THE TRAFFIC ON 102. REPORTER: THERE ARE ALSO SOME CONCERNS OVER SAFETY. >> I HOPE THEY ADDRESS THE SAFETY ISSUE. REPORTER: KETTENBACH SAYS THERE WILL EVENTUALLY BE POLICE AND AMBULANCE SUBSTATIONS AT THE COMMONS. AND THE NEW DEVELOPMENT WILL ATTRACT HUNDREDS OF NEW JOBS. >> IT IS GOING TO BE A FASCINATING PROCESS THAT WILL TAKE 15 TO 20 YEARS TO COMPLETE. REPORTER: ONE OF THE FIRST BUILDINGS YOU WILL SEE COME UP WILL BE A BREWPUB CALLED 603 BREWERY. THAT CONSTRUCTION WILL START IN THE SPRING OF LIVE IN 2017.

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A massive real estate project that's been in the works for nearly 10 years is taking its next steps forward. The more than 640 acres that used to be Woodmont Orchards in Londonderry will become Woodmont Commons, a mixed-use development that’s been in the works since 2008. The owners of the land got conditional approval Wednesday night to start building, with construction set to begin in spring of 2017. The project is the first of its kind in New England, and it's been in the making for nearly a decade. "It's unique in its factor that it's live, work and play,” said Michael Kettenbach, president of Pillsbury Realty, which owns the land Woodmont Commons will sit on. The project will eventually house everything from a hotel, apartments, restaurants, retail, single family homes and an assisted living center. But some people have some concerns about the development. "With this new development and the construction of this new development, it's going to be even greater,” said Ray Breslin, who lives near the project. “I've seen it backed up at least 15 cars even now." Kettenbach said his company has solutions for the traffic and have been meeting with the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, and said a new interchange on Interstate 93, Exit 4A, will improve traffic flow. "I think Exit 4A will mitigate traffic,” he said. “The advent of Pillsbury Road coming down will alleviate traffic on 102 and Gilcreast (Road).” There are also some concerns over safety. “I just hope they address that safety issue and the traffic issues,” Breslin said. Kettenbach said there will eventually be police and ambulance substations at the Commons, and the new development will attract hundreds of new jobs. "It's going to be a fascinating process, and it's going to take 15-20 years to complete," he said. The first structure to go up will be a new brewpub called 603 Brewery.