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Arlington said:
Seems like it is the least "Assembly Square-full" of all the locations shown on the Gateway and Access diagram, being that it is far from the future station and has its back up against I-93. It seems like it isn't part of any big developers parcel, right?

But what's going to be stored there? Just the junk that doesn't fit in basement or garage?
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....corpses and bags of stolen oxy.
 
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lots going on in the construction site it self,will try to get some pixs soon.
 
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This will be an Extra Space or Public Storage location. Based upon the occupancy figures that I have seen in the area, this is needed. People do have extra "things". These buildings are a needed part of the landscape no less than gas stations or post offices. Not everybody conforms to Japanese minimalism in their living concepts. Many companies use these buildings as well to handle surplus inventory or excess equipment. The two big self storage locations in Burlington have their peak occupancy around the holidays to handle mall inventory.

Also, you must remember, these self storage locations are built next to highways for a reason; they are billboards for the company yet they don't have to comply with billboard siting rules. Thats is why the say developer here moved a great deal of rock for the 2010 built location in Woburn along 128. It is why everybody knows the Fortress Building. You can't miss it.
 
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Looking forward a few years, if the Green Line extension reaches Route 16, the U-Haul building (which contains a lot of self-storage lockers) will probably need to be demolished.
 
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From New England Soccer Today: "Somerville stadium talks continue"

http://nesoccertoday.com/?p=15809

Revere and the former Wonderland Greyhound Park have grabbed the headlines lately as a potential future home for a New England Revolution soccer stadium, but New England Soccer Today has learned Somerville remains a possibility with a new potential location of its own.

Somerville originally appeared in the news nearly five years ago with the Inner Belt/Brickbottom area as the proposed stadium location. Now, Assembly Square has emerged as a new option.

“The conversations have continued — in a preliminary way with no formal proposals being issued — with the Revolution about the potential of having a stadium here in Somerville,” said Thomas Champion Executive Director of Communications for Somerville Mayor Joseph Curtatone. “In 2007-2008 the discussions were about Inner Belt/Brickbottom area of Somerville.

“Now discussions are about Assembly Square where construction is underway on an Orange line MBTA stop. The location is also close to the Green Line. We’re open to [a stadium there] but we have to see the details.”

With the Assembly Square MBTA Orange Line stop looking at a fall 2014 opening — as well as the fairly close proximity of the Green Line — the potential site would fulfill the Revolution’s hopes of building a stadium accessible by public transit. That access is a key to the Revolution’s interest in the Assembly Square location.

“I can confirm that we are still in communication with Somerville officials about potential stadium locations in their city, including the possibility of a facility in Assembly Square, which is an attractive site for development with its significant transportation infrastructure and proximity to downtown Boston,” said New England Revolution president Brian Bilello, in a statement to New England Soccer Today on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

But, any final decision would have to serve the interests of both the Kraft Sporting Group and the City of Somerville.

“The Revolution are going to make the best business decision they possibly can about how to create a stadium in the long run,” said Champion. “It’s clear they need a kind of location with good transit access and good highway access and the financial resources to be a good partner. It’s clear anyone who wants to work with the Revolution has to look at how it will improve their commercial tax base and strengthen their ability to invest in services such as schools, public safety, etc.”

As for Revere, talks may be a bit more in depth, but with much of that plan seemingly hinging on a casino such a scenario could come to a crashing halt. A casino isn’t part of the Assembly Square plans, but certainly no shortage of other details would need to be worked out to make a soccer specific stadium a reality.

“The Revolution are exploring a number of options, including the site at Revere,” Champion said. “They’ve reportedly entered into discussions with [Revere Mayor Dan Rizzo], but there are a lot of things that need to break the right way in terms of a casino. [Mayor Curtatone’s] door remains open to having further discussion.”

New England is one of just five MLS teams without firm plans for a soccer specific stadium. Thirteen MLS teams currently have their own soccer specific stadiums, while a 14th, the San Jose Earthquakes, will break ground on their stadium this month. Three of the remaining five are expansion clubs founded within the last four years, leaving D.C. United and the Revolution as the only MLS original franchises without their own soccer specific stadiums.

While the Revolution have been exploring options for a new stadium for several years, the club now has at least two promising possibilities in Revere and Somerville. Now it’s up to the team to decide if either possibility makes sense.

As for Somerville, they certainly aren’t betting the city’s future on a soccer stadium coming to fruition.

“The critical thing from our standpoint is Assembly Square wouldn’t need a stadium to be successful,” said Champion. “The strength of Assembly Square as a retail location has already been confirmed and the area will be successful with our without a stadium.”
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Putting it at Assembly Square would essentially create another Patriot Place because of all the retail (Assembly Row outlets), but with superb transit access as a bonus.
 
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So I wonder if the Brickbottom location is officially abandoned. Out of all three I think I like that one the most.
 
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Presumably the Assembly Square location would be on the land that Ikea had planned to build their store on. That's right next to the future Orange Line station, but it's nowhere near the Green Line (current or future).
 
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I just think this would be a perfect location. Next to the new T stop, more than enough parking already available, and it would be a huge boost to the businesses they are trying to attract to fill out the rest of the development.
 
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The old Ikea site is only 12 acres. Is that enough space to support a 20k seat stadium?
 
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BeeLine said:
The old Ikea site is only 12 acres. Is that enough space to support a 20k seat stadium?
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I think that should be plenty. Gillette Stadium has a footprint of 17.3 acres. Target Field (home of the Minnesota Twins) is a baseball stadium that just opened a couple of years ago in Minneapolis. It seats 40,000 with a footprint of 8 acres, which was obviously considered quite an accomplishment. I'm sure many MLS teams play on larger lots, but 12 acres can be done and would be close to a perfect fit for the Revs' urban stadium.
 
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They moved a large crane on site within the past few days, looks like things are about to rise
 
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I love going by this site every day and watching it take shape. It's such an intense scene of activity, definitely some good construction porn.
 
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From the Assembly Row Facebook Page:

"Block 1 will be the home of the future Legal Sea Foods and Papagayo Boston, along with outlet retail and more restaurants on the first floor, plus apartments by AvalonBay Communities above."
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"Block 3 with AMC Theatres construction."
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"Block 4 will have outlet retail on the first floor and AvalonBay Communities' newest residential concept, AVA, above."
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More about AVA:
... “AVA,” meanwhile, will make up 10%-to-20% of holdings. It will target younger renters who don’t mind smaller units or roommates and who want to live in urban areas. The design will be “high energy from sound to color,” Mr. Naughton said. As we’ve written, more developers are targeting “echo boomers” with posh, modern layouts that look more like a resort than a first or second rental unit. ...

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An ‘AVA’ development in Seattle.

http://blogs.wsj.com/developments/2011/12/21/avalonbays-new-strategy-hipsters-and-suburbia/
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