Arsenal Yards | Arsenal Mall Redevelopment | Watertown

[kingofsheeba]

I miss the talking moose in Bugaboo already.

Wait? There was a talking moose there?

 

[Arenacale]

Wait? There was a talking moose there?

They had a moose head at that location that would randomly spout out jokes and stuff. I was like 10 when we first went and it was the greatest thing ever.

 

[Java King]

They had a moose head at that location that would randomly spout out jokes and stuff. I was like 10 when we first went and it was the greatest thing ever.

Totally remember that! I was a bit older than 10, but still loved it. LOL

 

[RandomWalk]

I remember that moose from work lunch during the dot-com boom, when I worked in Watertown Square.

 

[kz1000ps]

You're welcome, ya big goobers

 

[RandomWalk]

Thank you for an uncomfortable flashback to my misspent youth

 

[itchy]

Bugaboo Creek was literally my family's (well, us kids') favorite restaurant growing up. We dreamed of the appetizers for months between visits: chili-stuffed potatoes and mozarella sticks with pepperoni flecks in the cheese.

 

[BosDevelop]

Bugaboo Creek was literally my family's (well, us kids') favorite restaurant growing up. We dreamed of the appetizers for months between visits: chili-stuffed potatoes and mozarella sticks with pepperoni flecks in the cheese.

Their BBQ Chicken Nachos were good! Yes, bbq sauce on nachos.

 

[Boston02124]

 

[BeeLine]

IMG_5715 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_5742 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_5741 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[Java King]

So many parking structures in the last photo series! I sure wish this area had rail transit in the form of Green Line light rail.

 

[W-4]

Even just giving transit signal priority to the 70 (and upcoming 15-minute T70) would go a long way.

 

[lainpimicaja]

Even just giving transit signal priority to the 70 (and upcoming 15-minute T70) would go a long way.

In an urban environment with lots of congestion, transit signal priority is not gonna do much. Watertown should be doing what Boston did on Columbus Ave on Arsenal - fastest way to provide better quality transit to this area.

 

[W-4]

I'd be more than happy to see dedicated lanes, but I'm not sure it's realistic, at least in the short term. Lanes either need to be added or converted. Maybe there'll be a chance when the office park goes up across the street.

Anecdotally, the 70 gets stuck waiting at red lights quite a bit, especially approaching the bridge from the west. It seems like TSP would help with that.

As far as I can tell, only the 70 travels on this stretch of road, and it'll becoming no more often than every 15 minutes, so it's not like TSP will be triggering constantly.

 

[stick n move]

Erland Construction completes 28,900 s/f fit-out for Affini-T Therapeutics within Arsenal Yards in Watertown, MA
April 21, 2023 - Construction Design & Engineering

“Watertown, MA Erland, in collaboration with SmithGroup and RJ Donovan Group, has completed a 28,900 s/f fit-out of Affini-T Therapeutics’ new headquarters at 100 Forge within Arsenal Yards. The biotechnology company, unlocking the power of T cells against oncogenic driver mutations, occupies the entire top two floors of the nine-story building, encompassing a total of 39,500 s/f. The new space includes open office areas, conference and huddle rooms, specialty labs, tissue culture and analytical suites, wellness areas, dining areas, and a private wraparound balcony with views of the downtown Boston skyline, Charles River, and Western Hills of Greater Boston.”

“Erland constructed 100 Forge, the 185,000 s/f base building that Affini-T has moved into. The lab-ready facility includes one-level of below-grade parking and a one-story enclosed mechanical penthouse above the highest occupiable level. The fit-out required an extensive coordination effort to ensure that all the supply, exhaust, and return ductwork, as well as process utilities and electrical needed to support Affini-T’s operations, fit above the ceiling. Material and equipment deliveries were scheduled in advance and performed off hours when needed due to the concurrent construction activities taking place within 100 Forge…”

https://nerej.com/erland-construction-completes-28900sf-fitout-affini-t-therapeutics

 

[Subdivisions]

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It was pretty busy here today, plenty of people out and about. Big big improvement over the surface lot that was here.

 

[stick n move]

Looking good! The more local examples there are of suburban strip mall retrofits the easier it will be to approve more in the future. Its nice to see the way things are changing.

 

[Banker & Tradesman]

That's the new 175,000-square-foot life science building Boylston Properties is proposing to put up on what's now the edge of a parking lot next to its existing lab tower at Arsenal Yards, vacancy rates be damned.

With two levels of below-ground and two levels of above-ground parking (392 car spots, 75 bike spots total), it's got almost as much space dedicated to cars as to tenants.

We've got a few more details here: https://bankerandtradesman.com/arsenal-yards-developer-wants-more-lab-space/

And here are some additional renders from the pre-submittal filings. The project will need an amendment to the Arsenal Yards master plan.

EDIT: The building is being called "300 Forge."

 

[RandomWalk]

Lab employees living in the burbs don’t want to worry about parking.