Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

^ Yea that first one was the only one I could find and its definitely a placeholder. That second one seems like it could be it though.
 
This should be interesting. Office to residential conversion on Mass Ave in Central. In 2020 the building sold for $100M. It sold this year for $25M.

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Seattle Real Estate Firm Buys Cambridge Office Building for $25 Million, Plans Residential Conversion - Boston Real Estate Times

CAMBRIDGE, MA–A Seattle-based real estate firm has purchased an office building in Cambridge for $25 million and plans to transform the property into housing, according to a report by the […]
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Dr. Rosen Rosen said:
This should be interesting. Office to residential conversion on Mass Ave in Central. In 2020 the building sold for $100M. It sold this year for $25M.

bostonrealestatetimes.com

Seattle Real Estate Firm Buys Cambridge Office Building for $25 Million, Plans Residential Conversion - Boston Real Estate Times

CAMBRIDGE, MA–A Seattle-based real estate firm has purchased an office building in Cambridge for $25 million and plans to transform the property into housing, according to a report by the […]
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This is a great neighborhood; close access to Harvard Square, Central Square, the Charles River, and some very nice old neighborhoods all around. Mass Ave along there has some nice restaurants and bars. The Cantab Lounge is an old family favorite.
 
Dr. Rosen Rosen said:
This should be interesting. Office to residential conversion on Mass Ave in Central. In 2020 the building sold for $100M. It sold this year for $25M.

bostonrealestatetimes.com

Seattle Real Estate Firm Buys Cambridge Office Building for $25 Million, Plans Residential Conversion - Boston Real Estate Times

CAMBRIDGE, MA–A Seattle-based real estate firm has purchased an office building in Cambridge for $25 million and plans to transform the property into housing, according to a report by the […]
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Only bummer is that it should be torn down and replaced with something twice as tall.
 
Dr. Rosen Rosen said:
This should be interesting. Office to residential conversion on Mass Ave in Central. In 2020 the building sold for $100M. It sold this year for $25M.

bostonrealestatetimes.com

Seattle Real Estate Firm Buys Cambridge Office Building for $25 Million, Plans Residential Conversion - Boston Real Estate Times

CAMBRIDGE, MA–A Seattle-based real estate firm has purchased an office building in Cambridge for $25 million and plans to transform the property into housing, according to a report by the […]
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Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. purchased the Cambridge building for $101 million on March 18, 2020, shortly after the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic and the United States declared a national emergency.
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Unbelievable timing. I feel like if you were really savvy you maybe would've tried to break the deal by early to mid March.
 
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I wonder if theyre going to reclad it. It seems like they usually do with glass office buildings like this that probably have pretty inefficient old cladding, but it would be kinda cool to just keep it as is externally.
 
The Cambridge Redevelopment Authority’s purchase of a portion of the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House’s parking lot for $3.5 million, with plans to develop mixed-income homeownership housing, has drawn mixed reactions from residents of The Port who have used the property as a gathering place for generations.
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CRA's $3.5 million purchase of Margaret Fuller parking lot divides Port residents

The planned housing development will help fund renovations to the historic neighborhood house, but residents fear the loss of parking and community space
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Cambridge has rolled out a new housing development dashboard:

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City of Cambridge Launches New Housing Development Dashboard

The City of Cambridge is pleased to announce the launch of a new Housing Development Dashboard, an interactive, public-facing tool designed to provide accurate, comprehensive, and up‑to‑date information on housing development across the city.
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Cambridge has given final approval for a hotel on the Somerville line, which will also join two paths.
From the article: "Behind the proposed building is where the final section of the yet-to-be-built Grand Junction path in Cambridge extends from Gold Star Mothers Park across O’Brien Highway to meet the Community Path in Somerville along MBTA green line railroad tracks. Ownership of the hotel has been working with path advocates for 10 years to provide an easement on the property for that link, said Rafferty and leaders of the Friends of the Community Path organization."

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Awesome, another LGS light gauge steel building. Supposedly 30-50% faster build times than wood plus less waste. Cost is a little higher but its made up for with cheaper labor due to faster construction. Higher quality building overall. It also allows buildings to make sense financially in that 7-13 story range that usually doesnt pencil out with cip concrete or structural steel. Exciting.
 
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Awesome, another LGS light gauge steel building. Supposedly 30-50% faster build times than wood plus less waste. Cost is a little higher but its made up for with cheaper labor due to faster construction. Higher quality building overall. It also allows buildings to make sense financially in that 7-13 story range that usually doesnt pencil out with cip concrete or structural steel. Exciting.
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How does LGS do for sound insulation in residential? That is a big benefit of CIP Concrete -- much higher quality residential experience in a multifamily environment.

(Most wood frame 5 over 1's are horrible in this respect -- every noise echoes through the building.)
 
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Cambridge has given final approval for a hotel on the Somerville line, which will also join two paths.
From the article: "Behind the proposed building is where the final section of the yet-to-be-built Grand Junction path in Cambridge extends from Gold Star Mothers Park across O’Brien Highway to meet the Community Path in Somerville along MBTA green line railroad tracks. Ownership of the hotel has been working with path advocates for 10 years to provide an easement on the property for that link, said Rafferty and leaders of the Friends of the Community Path organization."

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I'm confused by the description of how the Grand Junction Path will meet the Community Path. There's the obvious part (green), but then will it
  • continue under O'Brian Hwy, under the the GLX, and under the bike skybridge (yellow)?
  • continue east along Gore St, move north through Gold Star, parallel O'Brian Hwy, and then turn north right before CX (blue)?

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It’s closer to the blue. It will cross McGrath at the hotel and meet up with the community path at the base of the bridge over the Fitchburg line.
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The base of the bridge is a bad place for the paths to meet. It is probably the most dangerous section of the path with the steep downhill and blind curves. I saw a pretty nasty head on collision there a few months ago, and I've come across a few other crashes. Not sure what could be done to make it a safe intersection with the new path.
 
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