Assembly Innovation Park | 5 Middlesex Ave | Somerville

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IMG_1189 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_1186 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

IMG_1188 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

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IMG_1196 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

 

[BarbaricManchurian]

Xmbling alright.

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

 

[JumboBuc]

BioMed Realty is officially publicly on board here.

The deal, announced Monday, was first disclosed last summer, when BioMed sought approvals from Somerville to change plans for the site — then known as XMBLY — from a mixed-use project that included apartments into something suited for life science companies. It closed on the property just before Christmas and BioMed is now preparing a proposal for the first phase of the project. The company aims to start construction later this year.

“Our vision for the Assembly Square location is to create a premier innovation campus where science and technology intersects,” said BioMed vice president Sal Zinno. “It’s an ideal location and size for a large life science company to establish a prominent headquarters.”

Life-sciences developer lands a big site near Assembly Row - The Boston Globe

BioMed, a veteran Kendall Square developer, is one of several life-sciences real estate heavyweights that lately have been on buying sprees in and around Boston.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[stick n move]

BioMed Realty is officially publicly on board here.

Life-sciences developer lands a big site near Assembly Row - The Boston Globe

BioMed, a veteran Kendall Square developer, is one of several life-sciences real estate heavyweights that lately have been on buying sprees in and around Boston.

www.bostonglobe.com

Looks pretty good imo

From the article: “BioMed Realty says it plans to build a 1.3 million-square-foot lab and office campus where a mid-sized office building and parking lots now stand.”

5 middlesex ave.

So the top render is a better representation of this previous render, which if you zoom in you can see its the same building. I hadnt noticed the detailing and faceting before, but when zooming in, there it is.

 

[RandomWalk]

What legal morass must be tying up the old Circuit City? This has been through multiple revisions and that one is crickets.

 

[Javier]

 

[Javier]

 

[whighlander]

So is that an 8 story wood building?
concrete core and concrete floors with wood framing and walls?

 

[Javier]

 

[whighlander]

Javier -- very interesting project
It sort of reminiscent of a bunch of trailers parked within a concrete parking garage
Might as well take it the next step -- build the concrete structure
Then as each floor is finished install manufactured modules while the supports for the next floor are being poured

 

[Javier]

Is this apartment complex now called ALTA REVOLUTION?

 

[Equilibria]

Is this apartment complex now called ALTA REVOLUTION?

Seems like it is. It's on Revolution Drive, FWIW, and at least it's better than XMBLY.

 

[kjdonovan]

Others may know better than me, but I recall that Revolution Drive was previously Ikea Drive or something similar. Changed to Revolution when the Ikea planned for the area fell through. I guess they decided to stop renaming the road after the NE Revolution also declined to build there. Thank goodness they didn't change it to Partners Drive! Also no longer a thing.

 

[Javier]