585 Kendall | 585 Third Street | Kendall Square

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Regardless of the prime aB cliche, the proportions and massing of this tower would just be so much
better if it was like 20 percent taller, thanks Cambridge NIMBYs/zoning, FAA or whoever at fault for that...

Well, an aB'er did offer a counter-proposal for this site that takes inspiration from the present design:
http://archboston.com/community/threads/585-kendall-585-third-street-kendall-square.6058/post-431432

 

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4.13.25

 

[Longfellow]

Photo isn’t great but this is pretty prominent in the skyline already

 

[bigpicture7]

Yesterday (4/18):

 

[type001]

This already looks great.

 

[bigpicture7]

April 23:

 

[bigpicture7]

April 30: Tarps down on east side, revealing glass wall of theater space:

 

[DZH22]

4/24 From Pine Banks, Melrose

IMG_0239 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0249 by David Z, on Flickr

 

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[Arenacale]

 

[DZH22]

5/14 I got a bunch of pics so am posting most at a smaller size. Click in to view them larger.

IMG_0336 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0341 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0351 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0360 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0365 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0367 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0386 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0387 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0390 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0395 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0396 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0397 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0398 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0402 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0417 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0418 by David Z, on Flickr

 

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May 17, 2025