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1.3M SF Mixed-Use Air Rights Development Poised to Move Forward in 2013
Located over the Mass Turnpike, Fenway Center, Boston, MA will offer residential, retail and commercial space, garage parking and access to new commuter rail station. Developer: MK Parcel 7 Development, LLC | General Contractor: John A. Moriarity Associates
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nvisioned as a “Smart Growth”, transit- and sustainable energyoriented development (TOD), phase one of the $450M, 1.3M square foot Fenway Center designed by The Architectural Team is slated to break ground next spring.
Boston’s latest air rights development is permitted and will soon transform unsightly surface parking lots and wind-swept bridges over the Massachusetts Turnpike into a vibrant, new destination neighborhood. Fenway Center, designed to knit together the existing Fenway, Kenmore and Longwood Medical Area neighborhoods, will offer market-rate apartments, service-oriented retail, commercial and a new commuter rail station. Its TOD design incorporates significant green space with pedestrian-friendly walkways, and improved vehicular connections intended to create lively public spaces and to enhance the neighborhood as a desirable place to live, work, and play. In keeping with the development’s original master plan by New York-based Carlos Zapata Studio, TAT’s design emphasizes the gradual increase in building height and scale from the Beacon Street neighborhood to the development’s central tower and transitions to a lower scale along Brookline Avenue,” said Michael Binette, AIA, principal at TAT. Phase one is comprised of four buildings, and will offer 420 residential units, 200 underground parking spaces, and a shared-use parking garage to accommodate an additional 750 vehicles. Phase two—a 27-story mixed-use tower designed to be an architectural icon adjacent to Yawkey Station and a gateway to Boston from the west—will provide residential, commercial, and retail. According to the developer, John Rosenthal, president of Meredith Management, the development will create more than 1,700 construction jobs, provide substantial economic benefits to Massachusetts, and strengthen the vitality and quality of life in the city of Boston and surrounding neighborhoods.
@ your FINGERTIPS For more than 30 years, Historic Tax Credits have been the driving force behind restoring historic gateways and long-abandoned structures into new vibrant, mixed-use communities. Read how Bob Verrier, FAIA, co-founder and managing partner has helped clients save more than 150 historic buildings utilizing these critical tax credits. Visit the firm’s website at www.architecturalteam.com for this and other news.
Photos by © Andy Ryan
Burgeoning baby boomer population spurs growth in amenity-focused developments
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inwood Mill (top) in Northbridge, MA, and LEED Gold Certified Barstow Village (bottom), in Hanover, MA are two of the latest senior housing developments designed by The Architectural Team.
Before EA Fish Development envisioned these new developments, Linwood sat as a deteriorating cotton mill complex and Barstow was an empty wooded site. Combined, they are now providing over 141 affordable units for local seniors.
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“Our team thrives on working collaboratively with developers to help them achieve their vision for unique, responsive, and holistic service-driven housing for this growing population,” says Michael Binette, AIA, principal at TAT. “Developers such as EA Fish continually transcend traditional senior housing boundaries by creating
communities with lifestyle programming and ensure proximity to existing neighborhood amenities.” Today, developers are adding more inventory of healthy, affordable living accommodations in tandem with support services that work to improve the residents’ daily experience. At both Linwood and Barstow, onsite resident and project management services are provided by Peabody Properties, Inc. including wellness, educational, cultural and intergenerational programs designed to improve the health, safety and welfare of residents.
Examples of the more than 60+ senior housing developments in the firm’s portfolio include the renovations of historic adaptive reuse properties Franklin Square House and Kenmore Abbey, Boston, MA, (for Preservation of Affordable Housing) and Samuel Kelsey Apartments in Washington, D.C., (for WinnDevelopment) which TAT originally converted over 25 years ago. Today, the firm is providing second generation renovations to ensure these buildings meet current code requirements, and continue to provide safe, quality, affordable housing for the growing U.S. senior demographic.
Awards Felton Lofts, Steelton, PA, receives the 2012 Public/Industrial Award from Preservation Pennsylvania for the historic adaptive reuse of the former elementary school into 83 units of quality, affordable multifamily housing.
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he Architectural Team is sponsoring a Student Design Competition for Boston Architectural College (BAC) in celebration of its 41st anniversary.
Launched in the fall semester, the new course entitled “TRANSFORMING BOSTON’S NEIGHBORHOODS:
THE FUTURE OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING” was created to engage students in real-world,
urban design challenges. “This competition’s spirit and program will focus on encouraging multidisciplinary, imaginative ideas for our urban future,” says Robert J. Verrier, FAIA, co-founder and managing principal at TAT. “It aims to build on our belief that engaging in creative efforts with our local communities can create sustainable, innovative, affordable living environments for all people.” The competition, juried by BAC-selected members of Boston’s architectural design community, will offer a $2,500 cash prize shared between two winning entries, which will be announced in December. The firm donated $5,000 to fund the inaugural course.
Photo courtesy of developer, Pennrose Properties
The Homes at Old Colony (Phase One), South Boston, MA, receives the Affordable Housing Finance Magazine’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Urban Development. The new construction of Phase One provides 116 LEED Platinum Certified affordable housing units and a LEED Gold Certified learning center on the formerly distressed Old Colony public housing site.
“The Architectural Team has long been committed to educating emerging generations of socially committed designers. This program reflects the firm’s belief that leadership in our profession includes entering rigorous competitions that generate work on behalf of those who might not ordinarily receive the benefit of services from our best designers,” said Ted Landsmark, president of BAC.
Key examples of the firm’s notable Boston multifamily projects Developer: Beacon Communities Development Photo by Andy Ryan
Oliver Lofts, Roxbury, MA - involving the historic adaptive reuse of former factory buildings into a new LEED for Homes Platinum Certified, mixed-income multifamily housing development is the recipient of the 2012 J. Timothy Anderson Award for “Achievement in Sustainability” from the NH&RA; and the 2012 Grand Award for a Mixed-Income Development from Multifamily Executive Magazine.
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Developer: WinnDevelopment Photo by Andy Ryan
F.Y.I. A tour of The Homes at Old Colony, South Boston, MA was led by TAT Associates, Ed Bradford, AIA, project designer and Jay Szymanski, AIA, senior project manager, as part of ArchitectureBoston Expo 2012. Rendering by TAT of The Residences at Wingate
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The Residences at Wingate Needham, Massachusetts
Currently under construction, the new $15.6M, 82,000 square foot “aging in place” healthcare facility will offer 91 state-of-the-art apartments comprised of 42 assisted living units, 12 supportive independent living and 37 memory care units. The new development is located on the campus of an existing skilled nursing facility also designed by the firm and will feature a full range of resident amenities to include an open kitchen concept with three dining rooms, bistro lounge, library, fitness area, health care, spa/salon, four outdoor landscaped patios with dining area and fire pit. The memory care wings will also provide a private, secured entrance, activities room, main living and dining rooms, and secure outdoor area. Developer: Wingate Healthcare | Contractor: Callahan Construction Inc.
93 Grand Street Worcester, Massachusetts Contributing to the ongoing neighborhood revitalization efforts currently underway in Worcester, the firm is designing the conversion of a historic mill located on the former Crompton Loom Works campus. The new mixed-income multifamily housing development will provide 94 rental units, a fitness room, laundry room and surface parking. The building’s restoration and renovation involves removing newer additions to return the structure to its original appearance; retaining heavy timber columns, beams and ceilings and exposing interior brickwork. The project is currently in construction documents and is expected to be completed in 2014. Developer: The Community Builders | Contractor: Dellbrook Construction
Watertown Mews Watertown, Massachusetts Located on the site adjacent to the existing condominium development Repton Place previously designed by the firm, Phase Two is currently in construction documents and is expected to break ground this year. Convenient to public transportation, downtown Watertown, and shopping centers, the new rental development will provide 206 mixed-income units, a state-of-the-art health club, community center and pool, and underground parking, with an expected completion date in early 2014. Developer: Mill Creek Residential Trust LLC | Contractor: MCRT Northeast Construction LLC
Recent ribbon-cuttings include Loft 550 in Lawrence, MA, involving the adaptive reuse of two historic mill buildings located on the former Malden Mills - Polartec manufacturing site into 75 units of mixed-income housing; and Rice Silk Mill in Pittsfield, MA, involving the historic adaptive reuse of a former mill building into 45 units of mixed-income housing. Adding to TAT’s residential portfolio include project groundbreakings: Valley Brook Village, Lyons, NJ - a new 62 unit permanent supportive housing development for homeless U.S. Veterans located on the VA Medical Center Campus; two HOPE VI funded projects: Fairfax Garden Apartments and Parcel 6A, Taunton, MA - the redevelopment of an existing public housing site and the new construction on a separate site to provide 88 mixed-income units and 72 new units respectively; and Phase Two of The Homes at Old Colony, South Boston, MA - the new construction of 129 affordable housing units, which broke ground on November 7. TAT welcomes new hires: Allyson Fairweather, Michelle Fograse, Jason Gier, Nick Gregsak, Lee Hemenway, Noberto Leon, Janelle Leroux, and Siera Van Der Gaag. The firm also congratulates Abe Brachmari, AIA - recently appointed to the Zoning Board of Appeals in the Town of Sharon, MA; and Brad Griffin, AIA, LEED AP - newly registered MA architect.
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