So what are the specs and stats for this? Up-thread in the original design was 147 residences in a 1+ 7 mixed use building.....
I don't think 1+7 is a thing. The 1+5 refers to 1 floor of concrete with 5 floors of wood on top of it. I'm pretty sure anything over 6 floors is not allowed to build with wood, so chances are this would be 8 stories of steel if anything.
So what are the specs and stats for this? Up-thread in the original design was 147 residences in a 1+ 7 mixed use building, but this is a different design.
Block 8 is increasing heights to 1+6 (+tower), so these residences are clearly selling quickly. I'm surprised a tower portion wasn't included here.
This also is partially on the original Block 9 that FRIT owns- when did that change hands?
Their (lame) website: https://www.xmblysomerville.com/
Nothing says "exclusive" like being adjacent to a major interstate! Either way, my best wishes for an efficient and successful build out
Stick is right. With Kendall+Seaport rents out of range for smaller/less well funded companies, the region needs lots of second-ring urban office to accommodate growth without totally auto-centric office parks. This+North Point+Boston Landing+Flower Market dev are all part of that trendThats also how the South End is planned to block highway noise into the neighborhood from 93. This is going to be a great way to have cheap”er” offices than Kendall or downtown, but still in an urban location and minutes away on the orange line.
* Boston happens (thanks to Gov Sargent) not to have many inner surface-level interstates with offices right at the fenceline, but that's certainly how it is done in most places that did build their inner loop and inner expressways.
Can a mod please change this thread title to XMBLY? Thanks.
Also the renders are in other Assembly threads, so figured Id get em over here.