74M (EDGE Assembly Sq.) | 74 Middlesex Ave | Somerville

[BeyondRevenue]

As someone who despises surface parking lots I am very happy with ASQ. This building is definitely going to be the most prominent among the whole development projects.

 

[greenlinetobrooklyn]

my wife and i have been arguing about what the happy birthday message was, me arguing KYLA and her thinking i'm crazy because it says ANNA. I just noticed in these pictures that they're both there!

 

[Javier]

 

[Czervik.Construction]

I am sorry to ask this, but after digging around, I could not find it, but how tall is the taller one going to top out at (behind the La Quinta hotel)?

 

[Equilibria]

I am sorry to ask this, but after digging around, I could not find it, but how tall is the taller one going to top out at (behind the La Quinta hotel)?

320 feet, which will kick it slightly past MIT's SOMA Building 4 to 4th tallest in MA outside Boston.

 

[NorthshoreCity]

320 feet, which will kick it slightly past MIT's SOMA Building 4 to 4th tallest in MA outside Boston.

Latest plans (page 16) for 74M show 299'-8" from grade to top of mechanical penthouse with Brickyard at Assembly (120 Middlesex) being 299' to the t.o. mechanical penthouse. Still remarkably tall for Somerville and will give Assembly Row a proper skyline in the coming years.

chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/Plans%20&%20Drawings.pdf

 

[DZH22]

Latest plans (page 16) for 74M show 299'-8" from grade to top of mechanical penthouse with Brickyard at Assembly (120 Middlesex) being 299' to the t.o. mechanical penthouse. Still remarkably tall for Somerville and will give Assembly Row a proper skyline in the coming years.

Union D2 is 297' so the city is kind of stuck right at/under 300' with no concrete plans to eclipse this mark.

 

[Equilibria]

Latest plans (page 16) for 74M show 299'-8" from grade to top of mechanical penthouse with Brickyard at Assembly (120 Middlesex) being 299' to the t.o. mechanical penthouse. Still remarkably tall for Somerville and will give Assembly Row a proper skyline in the coming years.

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Here's my source (which I think is the same as yours but I can't see it to tell): https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/Plans & Drawings.pdf

See p.38 (16 of 26). Doesn't matter much.

 

[DZH22]

Here's my source (which I think is the same as yours but I can't see it to tell): https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/Plans & Drawings.pdf

See p.38 (16 of 26). Doesn't matter much.

I'm having a hard time reconciling where the extra 20' is coming from between the "T.O. MECH SCREEN + 328.58'" and the actual measurement being shown, which is 299'8" from the ground to the top of the mechanical screen.

 

[DZH22]

6/25 From Malden

IMG_0203 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0207 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Javier]

 

[DZH22]

7/13 Not a huge fan of the cladding so far.

IMG_0021 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0024 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

S&f concrete

 

[Javier]

 

[DZH22]

7/23 Click in to view larger for a little more detail.

IMG_0427 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0428 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[Javier]

 

[BeeLine]

As of 8/20/23

 

[DZH22]

8/19

IMG_0207 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0233 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[stick n move]

Its nice to see vertical lines emphasized for once, when usually developers are trying to break up lines to make buildings appear shorter. I can see why they did it, its a pretty wide building and vertical lines make things look slimmer, but regardless its nice to see.

 

[bdurden]

Does Somerville have a height limit? It's starting to take on a New Rochelle vibe in Union and Assembly Row.