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^ Perfect. Thanks. Phase II = Blocks 6 & 5A and Partners Phase 1 (with only the third tower/core remaining to to go in Partners Phase 2). Now the question is, how will the completion-dates of FRIT's Block 6 & 5A synch with Partners being ready?
 
Arlington said:
^ Perfect. Thanks. Phase II = Blocks 6 & 5A and Partners Phase 1 (with only the third tower/core remaining to to go in Partners Phase 2). Now the question is, how will the completion-dates of FRIT's Block 6 & 5A synch with Partners being ready?
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Good question. I reached out to Federal Realty as I'm interested in purchasing a condo in the new tower with a view of the Prudential and Wynn casino. Hoping to hear back soon.
 
AmericanKryptonite said:
Good question. I reached out to Federal Realty as I'm interested in purchasing a condo in the new tower with a view of the Prudential and Wynn casino. Hoping to hear back soon.
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I am very curious as to how that project will be priced. If its "reasonable" I am very interested as well.
 
Some new renderings in Boston.com's latest article.

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DigitalSciGuy said:
What's the large grey box in the left of this picture behind the building? Is there another larger building going up on the other side of the block to be disclosed in a later phase?
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The large grey box is the tower in the post a few above yours. Perspective is odd.
 
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chmeeee said:
Have you heard anything? I may be interested myself.
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Cobean said:
I am very curious as to how that project will be priced. If its "reasonable" I am very interested as well.
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What I gathered is the tower is not condos but the new apartments (block 6) + retail. Block 5 is hotel/retail/condos.

I'm expecting the pricing to easily be 1 million+ depending on who ends up taking up management of the complex. The Wynn Casino and all the new retail could make this similar in price to the Millennium Tower.

Haven't heard back from official sources but I will post here once I do.

Edit: Have some plans! This is not for the high rise apartment building but for the retail/hotel/condo in block 5.

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AmericanKryptonite said:
The large grey box is the tower in the post a few above yours. Perspective is odd.
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That doesn't seem right; isn't the street running in front of the Block 5 building in this view Assembly Row, placing the Block 6 development on the same side of the street as the viewer in this angle? That would make the large grey box a placeholder for whatever goes in on the half of this block along Grand Union Boulevard, no?
 
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This is non code compliant. There are numerous rooms that are more than 250' from an egress stair. You cannot use pass-thru elevators for egress routes, for obvious reasons. There's no clear way, according to these plans, to get from one of the rooms at the right side to the square staircase, as the conference/function center appears to be in the way.
 
datadyne007 said:
This is non code compliant. There are numerous rooms that are more than 250' from an egress stair. You cannot use pass-thru elevators for egress routes, for obvious reasons. There's no clear way, according to these plans, to get from one of the rooms at the right side to the square staircase, as the conference/function center appears to be in the way.
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Data -- where did you get the dimensional data -- just from counting rooms -- I don't think that the length of the hallway is much over 150'
 
whighlander said:
Data -- where did you get the dimensional data -- just from counting rooms -- I don't think that the length of the hallway is much over 150'
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The path of egress is measured from the furthest corner of the room furthest from the means of egress. It looks to be close, if not over, the max travel distance. Regardless, two accessible means of egress are required in this type of building. The plan is rather bizarre in general. The condo tower clearly has two means, but then that stair doesn't appear on the lower levels.
 
datadyne007 said:
This is non code compliant. There are numerous rooms that are more than 250' from an egress stair. You cannot use pass-thru elevators for egress routes, for obvious reasons. There's no clear way, according to these plans, to get from one of the rooms at the right side to the square staircase, as the conference/function center appears to be in the way.
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There is a room labeled "stair" to the left of the service hallway by the hotel elevators, and it lines up with the tower stairs.

Different construction, and someone forgot to turn it on in Revit before sending out the plans?
 
davem said:
There is a room labeled "stair" to the left of the service hallway by the hotel elevators, and it lines up with the tower stairs.

Different construction, and someone forgot to turn it on in Revit before sending out the plans?
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Ah ok. Sloppy plans like this drive me crazy. Also, I was trying to read the labels, but they were too blurry. I guess it does say "stair" where that connecting hallway is. Thanks for picking that up.

It's possible they haven't quite figured out how the stair from the condos transitions 90 degrees to the hotel & podium.
 
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