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This is a relatively small project going up behind NE Medical. I was surprised when I stumbled across its construction site today because I'd never heard anything about it before. It's located at the former parking lot directly adjacent to the new Tufts building on Harrison Ave.
This rendering from the AACA site is the only one I could find:
Here's the BRA press release from Oct. 2005:
Chinatown Community Education Center Receives Approval
The BRA Board also approved the Chinatown Community Education Center project, located at 87 Tyler Street in Chinatown. The vacant parcel, currently owned by the BRA, will soon be the new home for two Chinatown non-profit organizations, the Asian American Civic Association (AACA) and the Kwong Kow Chinese School. The development plans call for the construction of a six-story building consisting of approximately 41,650 gross square feet.
The new building will be a two-unit commercial condominium, with each organization owning its unit and sharing in the common costs of the building. The proposed allocation of space would be approximately 23,740 square feet of space for use by AACA and approximately 17,910 square feet of space for use by Kwong Kow. The project will include a day care center, function room space, classrooms, and office space for AACA and its Chinese-language newspaper, a publication distributed in Boston and the surrounding community.
AACA assists Asian immigrants by providing English literacy, college preparation, job training, and other services. Kwong Kow has been providing Chinese culture and language education to children for almost 90 years. Kwong Kow, currently operating at 90 Tyler Street, provides after school programs, academic support, recreational activities and Chinese language and cultural classes for 600 children from Chinese families annually.
Total project cost is $11 million.
Also, for anyone interested, HERE is a somewhat interesting old Sampan article relating a bit of the history leading to the building's inception.
This rendering from the AACA site is the only one I could find:
Here's the BRA press release from Oct. 2005:
Chinatown Community Education Center Receives Approval
The BRA Board also approved the Chinatown Community Education Center project, located at 87 Tyler Street in Chinatown. The vacant parcel, currently owned by the BRA, will soon be the new home for two Chinatown non-profit organizations, the Asian American Civic Association (AACA) and the Kwong Kow Chinese School. The development plans call for the construction of a six-story building consisting of approximately 41,650 gross square feet.
The new building will be a two-unit commercial condominium, with each organization owning its unit and sharing in the common costs of the building. The proposed allocation of space would be approximately 23,740 square feet of space for use by AACA and approximately 17,910 square feet of space for use by Kwong Kow. The project will include a day care center, function room space, classrooms, and office space for AACA and its Chinese-language newspaper, a publication distributed in Boston and the surrounding community.
AACA assists Asian immigrants by providing English literacy, college preparation, job training, and other services. Kwong Kow has been providing Chinese culture and language education to children for almost 90 years. Kwong Kow, currently operating at 90 Tyler Street, provides after school programs, academic support, recreational activities and Chinese language and cultural classes for 600 children from Chinese families annually.
Total project cost is $11 million.
Also, for anyone interested, HERE is a somewhat interesting old Sampan article relating a bit of the history leading to the building's inception.