Kendall Common ( née Volpe Redevelopment) | Kendall Sq | Cambridge

[RandomWalk]

 

[gac108]

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Temporary pavement to control the dust. I also wasn’t aware that the Biogen building was utilizing up/down construction.

Is this the plot where the other tall building (like 500'+) is going?

 

[bigpicture7]

Is this the plot where the other tall building (like 500'+) is going?

Not quite; from the perspective of Random's photo, the tallest one is slated to go behind this Biogen building. See the Kendall Common site graphic:

Link: https://kendallcommon.com/vision/

 

[RandomWalk]

Old Volpe demo is complete and they’re backfilling until the new buildings hit the construction phase.

 

[johnmcboston]

An interesting second floor curtain on the side of the building. Air intake? Art?

 

[stick n move]

Definitely ventilation for the mech floor.

 

[jjdemello123@gmail.com]

Probably for the transformer vault for eversource and buildings electrical room.

An interesting second floor curtain on the side of the building. Air intake? Art?


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[johnmcboston]

Going up like gangbusters. Interesting that the entire Broadway North street has been removed (not sure if serew lines or just a complete re-do of the street)

 

[Rommel]

Going up like gangbusters. Interesting that the entire Broadway North street has been removed (not sure if serew lines or just a complete re-do of the street)

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Yes it's true it goes up very fast, the system has been designed very well, good job well done!!!

 

[bigpicture7]

There have been numerous articles on this history of this land and NASA's brief involvement, but this new one (10/19/26 in CS Independent) contains a photo/"rendering" of the NASA tower-that-never-was that I don't recall seeing before. In particular, this aerial view with the Pru in the background...really cool:

(Digital Commonwealth)

From:

How NASA nearly took over Kendall Square, pushing out manufacturers before plans fell apart - Cambridge | Somerville Independent

As we prepare to commemorate 400 years of the place we know as Cambridge, History Cambridge is highlighting projects and proposals that did not come to fruition in the city’s past. On Thursday, we host a fundraising event, “Un/built Harvard Square,” that examines the forces that built...

csindie.com

^Author: Kaliyah Macaraig