l-r: David Tatelbaum, Big Value; Jamie Hughes, Vision 3; Lara Stone, Dartmouth board; Carl Taber, BayCoast; Stanley Mickelson, selectman; Roland Valois; and Ann Ramos-Desrosiers, BayCoast.
Dartmouth, MA – BayCoast Bank announced that it has begun construction on a new branch location at South Dartmouth, that will be the bank’s 18th location throughout the south coast region. Groundbreaking ceremonies took place on August 14.
The building was designed by Jamie Hughes of Vision 3 Architects and is being constructed by R.P. Valois & Company.
The open design concept will feature the latest in technology, including a technology center for staff to assist customers with on-line banking, mobile banking, mobile deposit and bill paying functions.
The new branch will have a person teller machine, also known as an interactive automated teller, or virtual teller; a lobby coin machine, a smart drive-up ATM, and two drive-through lanes; as well as a community conference room, and after-hours meeting space.
Carl Taber, executive vice president chief lending officer, and Ann Ramos-Desrosiers, senior vice president chief community banking officer, greeted guests at the groundbreaking.
Attendees included Alan Heureux, civil engineer for the new branch, along with project manager Robert Shaker, president of PACE Project Management. Valois & Company was represented by Roland Valois. Other attendees included Ira Tatelbaum, manager of Dartco,LLC, the owner of the shopping center, and David Tatelbaum, owner of Big Value Outlet, as well as several individuals from the Dartmouth town offices: vice chairperson of the select board Lara Stone, select board member Stanley Mickelson, director of inspectional services Paul Murphy, finance director Gregory Barnes, director of development Deborah Melino-Wender, and planning board member Kevin Melo, who is also the branch manager of BayCoast’s Fairhaven location.
