Lexington Small Developments

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The day after the marathon

The Lex Residences yesterday. They were having an open house so I took that as an opportunity to wander straight in

And then general wandering around Lexington yesterday

 

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Things look to be ramping up on Hartwell Ave with the big 312-unit project. This fence wasn't there at the beginning of May

 

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The day after the marathon

The Lex Residences yesterday. They were having an open house so I took that as an opportunity to wander straight in

And then general wandering around Lexington yesterday

I was wondering what this looked like so went looking for a render, guess this is it.

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Field office trailers now on site at the 312-unit project

Also here's the big new lab building on Bedford Street. I drive by it almost every single day and there are just about zero cars coming and going. Also no contractor trucks for potential tenant fit-out.

Bring back the Denny's!!!!

Now on to today around my town of Bedford. We're exploding with development! Maybe like 30 new units this year alone!!

Four units here

Also demolition beginning on where a new fire station will go up

 

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$99M in Financing Secured for Lexington Multifamily​

“A $98,732,654 mortgage through Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance has been closed on for 17 Hartwell Avenue in Lexington. Plans approved this past December call for a multifamily project to replace the existing 1970s-era one-story R&D building. The development will include 312 apartments with a 2,100 SF retail building….”

$99M in Financing Secured for Lexington Multifamily

$99M in Financing Secured for Lexington Multifamily

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Transformation is the buzzword for 17 Hartwell Ave. | CUBE 3

Transformation is the buzzword for 17 Hartwell Ave. in Lexington MA. CUBE 3 is proud to be working in partnership with BXP, Inc. to introduce a new mixed-use multifamily building to this historic, suburban town just 10 miles from downtown Boston.

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Groundbreaking ceremony today at 17 Hartwell

 

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312 more units in the pipeline!

 

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This Massachusetts town banned gas — and housing boomed anyway

Critics say stringent, pro-electrification building codes and restrictions on natural gas will impede housing developers. A Boston suburb is proving them…

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Catching up on random Lexington and Bedford from the last month and a half..... here's the Lex condos on 7/17

Bedford

17 Hartwell, the 312-unit project, on one of those early August days with the heavy Canadian wildfire smoke

440 Bedford St, which still appears to have zero tenants

All four buildings being demo'd for the 231 Mass Ave project are now vacated

And from 8/28, the site for 17 Hartwell is now abuzz with activity. It looks like a sandbox with a bunch of Tonka trucks

 

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Lowell st affordable housing

“The Lexington Affordable Housing Trust received the Select Board’s agreement to seek authorization at the 2024 Annual Town Meeting to request proposals for a 100% affordable, approximately 40-unit housing development on Town-owned land on Lowell Street. The 3-acre parcel was a gift of surplus land from the state in 1979.

The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities issues the Project Eligibility Letter August 6, 2025. The Project Eligibility Letter allows Causeway Development to proceed with the submission to the Zoning Board of Appeals. On October 15, Causeway Development submitted an application to the Zoning Board of Appeals for a November 13, 2025 public hearing. Zoning Board Application….”

Lexington Affordable Housing - Merge Architects

Located on a 3 acre, wooded site in Lexington, MA, this 100% Affordable, 40 unit project required a careful consideration of the existing site and surroundings. Rather than approach the site from the top down, we focused on creating a ...

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Lowell Street Affordable Housing | Lexington, MA

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“A building permit valued at $15.2 million has been issued for 231 Massachusetts Avenue in Lexington. The project calls for a five-story mixed-use building featuring 44 residential units, amenity spaces, and approximately 5,000 square feet of ground-floor commercial space……”

$15.2 Million Permit Issued for Lexington Mixed-Use Development

$15.2 Million Permit Issued for Lexington Mixed-Use Development

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^^ I last drove by there I think a week ago and the four extant buildings looked VERY close to demo.

The Lexington 10/23:

And 17 Hartwell on 11/1:

 

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From this month, 17 Hartwell

Quick detour to the Bedford fire station

And over to 231 Mass Ave, where on 12/2 I had work right by there and on my way in these buildings were all standing and on the way back a lot of progress had been made

And then on the 16th, all gone

 

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Town Meeting approves new LHS building project at special session Monday​

“Town Meeting voted to appropriate funds and swap land to build the new Lexington High School as it is currently designedduring its special session Monday night.

About 91 percent of voters and nearly all board and committee leaders supported the motion under Article 8, which asked the town to appropriate approximately $648 million to complete the LHS building project.

“The Bloom design (the nickname for the design of the new LHS) for a new high school is big enough, will provide a healthy learning environment…uses durable materials, and uses the latest technology. To me, that’s a good plan,” resident Todd Burger argued……”

Town Meeting approves new LHS building project at special session Monday

The members voted to appropriate the remaining $648 million to fund the project and approved swapping land so the new school can be built on the sports fields.

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Here’s what you need to know about the Lexington High School building project

For those of you who are just catching up, here's a summary of our reporting on the LHS building project, with links to dig deeper. .

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Another one on hartwell ave

Nearly 300 Units Planned for Hartwell Ave. in Lexington​

“A redevelopment proposal has been submitted for 131 Hartwell Avenue in Lexington, Massachusetts, where plans to transform a nearly vacant 1980s-era office property into the Hartwell Avenue Residences, a multifamily housing community. The five-acre site, located within the Village High-Rise Overlay district, would be redeveloped with an approximately 290-unit, five-story residential building featuring tenant amenities, along with a 4.5-level structured parking garage providing 444 spaces…….”

Nearly 300 Units Planned for Hartwell Ave. in Lexington

Nearly 300 Units Planned for Hartwell Ave. in Lexington

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440 Bedford St, which still appears to have zero tenants

Drove by this a couple nights ago and all the interior lights were on and it was apparent that not a single part of it has even the slightest bit of tenant buildout happening. Nothing but raw space and temp work lights. Crazy

 

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Hartwell 2/7

The Lex

And the new Bedford fire station

 

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49-Unit Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Lexington Town Center​

“A new 49-unit, four-story mixed-use condominium development has been proposed at the corner of Clarke and Raymond streets in Lexington, replacing an existing one-story, 12,500-square-foot medical office building and its 42-space surface parking lot. The project, set on a 40,689-square-foot parcel in the town center, calls for approximately 4,900 square feet of ground-floor commercial and retail space fronting Clarke Street, along with a below-grade garage providing 50 residential parking spaces and an additional 17 exterior spaces for visitors and commercial use….”

49-Unit Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Lexington Town Center

49-Unit Mixed-Use Development Proposed for Lexington Town Center

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I like the 1 space/unit parking ratio. Lexington, in spite of the recent backsliding, seems to be walking the walk on proper development.