Assembly Square Infill and Small Developments | Somerville

[DZH22]

11/13 From Melrose

IMG_0357 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0359 by David Z, on Flickr

IMG_0362 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[sm89]

Looks like Block 9 is next. Materials up on Somerville ZBA website https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/planning-and-zoning/reports-and-decisions

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema-live/s3fs-public/2025-03/HaroldCohenWay375_ZP24-000118_ZP25000034_BuildingPlans_2025-03-13_0.pdf

 

[DZH22]

Why just 8 stories of residential? It seems like a waste of space when it could easily be 20+ stories.

 

[stick n move]

Looks like Block 9 is next. Materials up on Somerville ZBA website https://www.somervillema.gov/departments/ospcd/planning-and-zoning/reports-and-decisions

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema-live/s3fs-public/2025-03/HaroldCohenWay375_ZP24-000118_ZP25000034_BuildingPlans_2025-03-13_0.pdf

Guess Ill pull the screenshots

 

[Justbuildit]

Really does need to be taller. Also, I'm baffled by that last picture. Are those arrows of regret? Aspirational heights? Looks to be uniform height across the development...

 

[curcuas]

It does feel very strange that no one is proposing resi towers here, where it would be an easy sell and lots of $$ could be made.

 

[GreenLineEnthusiast]

Really does need to be taller. Also, I'm baffled by that last picture. Are those arrows of regret? Aspirational heights? Looks to be uniform height across the development...

"significant corners"
from the presentation:

• Designated significant corners to exhibit differentiation of materials and character, responding to natural hub at corner of Foley Street and Grand Union Boulevard and at the planned future park at the corner of Harold Cohen Way and Auto Workers Way.

 

[Vagabond]

Makes sense that the residential portion leapfrogged the Block 7A Office, but I'm perplexed on why they aren't going tall again. Didn't the last round of condos sell out very quickly and the apartments rented fast as well. The "Revolution" filled up pretty quickly as well with much lower construction quality even for big rents. I wonder if the shorter building was required by the land swap agreement.

 

[DZH22]

5/14

IMG_0136 by David Z, on Flickr

 

[mssrro]

"Construction on the site is expected to begin.

Draw Seven State Park, a nine-acre space that currently features soccer fields and paved trails for biking or walking, is undergoing renovations, and according to a timeline on DCR's website, things will begin to get underway "late summer 2024."
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Draw Seven Park Renovations Project

DCR is planning a complete renovation of Draw Seven Park, in the Mystic River Reservation

www.mass.gov

WHERE IS THE FUTURE PLAN TO INCLUDE HEADHOUSE ACCESS?? They better put it near the South side and not make people walk even farther...

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This is now u/c...6/29:

 

[stick n move]

Hell yea. This is an important parcel that helps connect the “older” assembly to the new lab area. Right now theyre two separate clusters separated by parking lots.

 

[cooper]

draw-seven

 

[Ruairi]

Hell yea. This is an important parcel that helps connect the “older” assembly to the new lab area. Right now theyre two separate clusters separated by parking lots.

this isnt between older Assembly and the lab space.
It's the other side of the OL tracks, between the T station and the mystic.