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Looks like work has begun on the 101-105 Washington project in Brighton.
(Excavators, tree removal, pile drivers all busy this morning)

Excerpting Ty's post from another thread, as I believe this project is big enough for its own thread (73-unit residential on one side of parcel, re-built Synagogue on the other)

tysmith95 said:
Some renderings released from the PNF in August (We aren't on top of things).

The BCDC has also unanimously approved this project.

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I don't have pics, but the foundation for the underground garage is now pretty far along/dug out. The existing small buildings haven't been demo'd yet, and I am guessing that more foundation work will need to be done.

There are some high-quality renderings posted on the architect's site (similar versions of which tysmith posted previously):
https://www.rodearchitects.com/105-washington-residences
 
Thought I'd take a moment today to update several of the Brighton projects that are chugging along at a solid clip, despite being somewhat under-the-radar here on aB.

This development has been u/c for almost a year. It appears that construction of the right/rear-most structure (Mikvah building) is now complete, which would suggest that the new Synagogue portion will go u/c soon, followed by demo of existing Synagogue to make way for the apartment building.

Pic from a feature in Architect Magazine -
Residential building (73 rental units) on Left...Synagogue on Right:
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North Street said:
I’m surprised that they are building this with all concrete.
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I was surprised when Winthrop tower was cast in place as well as the Parcel 12 building. I read that cast/ reinforced concrete benefits has to do with slightly less design costs, material lead-time, easy to obtain materials locally and steel requires laydown space. The two towers and this building appear to be lacking laydown space so that could be some of the reasoning.
 
Still chugging along. I noticed they are installing a PVC / polymer window brand I have not seen before. I'm suprised they are not white. The top lite is fairly large with a thin profile, they must have reinforcing in the frame. We'll see if they hold up on the sunny side of the building.

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dhawkins said:
Still chugging along...
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Thanks for the updates in/around Brighton today @dhawkins . This project, in particular, is intriguing (in a good way). I cannot recall the last time (if ever) a 6-story residential building in this area was framed entirely in concrete. There are a couple of versions of renders upthread, but based on the massing and footprint your photos show, it seems like the design they're building is close to this one (though the windows have changed):
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It seems like there's a chance it will have a nice brick facade. I look forward to seeing how it comes out.
 
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bigpicture7 said:
Thanks for the updates in/around Brighton today @dhawkins . This project, in particular, is intriguing (in a good way). I cannot recall the last time (if ever) a 6-story residential building in this area was framed entirely in concrete. There are a couple of versions of renders upthread, but based on the massing and footprint your photos show, it seems like the design they're building is close to this one (though the windows have changed):
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It seems like there's a chance it will have a nice brick facade. I look forward to seeing how it comes out.
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The developer is local, maybe they care about construction quality - hence the concrete.
 
bigpicture7 said:
Thanks for the updates in/around Brighton today @dhawkins . This project, in particular, is intriguing (in a good way). I cannot recall the last time (if ever) a 6-story residential building in this area was framed entirely in concrete. There are a couple of versions of renders upthread, but based on the massing and footprint your photos show, it seems like the design they're building is close to this one (though the windows have changed):
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It seems like there's a chance it will have a nice brick facade. I look forward to seeing how it comes out.
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Heres what I could find, youre right the massing definitely lines up with the one you posted.

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From the developers site Rode Architects
 
Starting exterior materials towards the back.
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It appears the air /vapor barrier is spray applied, I have not seen this product in use around New England. Brick can be started in the back, looks good and they have pre-cast window sills, that's nice!
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Awning at entrance and Pre-cast materials
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king_vibe said:
This building is of a demonstrably better quality than nearly any other residential construction in the area
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as someone who knows nothing about construction quality, what makes you say that?
 
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