Cambria Hotel | 515 Somerville Ave | Union Sq | Somerville

[Charlie_mta]

Thumbs up! A long way from the old "Slumerville".

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

It should be obvious by now that I love this project. Like, it’s cool how they incorporated a bench on the sidewalk - very neighborly of them. But what’s with those pvc vent pipes?? If someone asked, “where’s the worst place we could put these exhaust pipes?” The answer would be, “I know, right above that bench where people will sit and linger for a while.”

Kind of a head scratcher, no?

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Nothing says ‘hotel’ like disheveled curtains.

Also, from afar, this roof is just crazy awful. Looks like an oil refinery on top. Really unfortunate. Is this just what it takes to let developers build around town - to not have more scrutiny of roof designs? I guarantee whatever is up there was not in the approved drawing.

@moderators: there’s no doubt we could fill dozens of pages of a dedicated thread to rooftops gone wrong.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Check out these stealthy matte black cherry pickers. Never seen that before. Looks like they’re putting some final touches on the facade.

 

[Equilibria]

Josephine Plans to Open Within Cambria Hotel in Somerville

A new restaurant is planning to open in a brand new hotel in Somerville, and a well-known local name appears to be involved. According to a ...

bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

It may be open?? I got some friendly smiles through the window from the front desk lady, anyways. I was tempted to ask if they’ll just turn those facade lights on already.

 

[Texasian]

Didn't catch a picture, but landscaping along Laurel St is going in. Also, there's a liquor license application in the window for a full bar, apparently the restaurant is going to be called Josephine's. Didn't recognize the name of the applicant LLC though.

And did some googling, apparently Michael Scelfo is involved (Alden and Harlow, Waypoint, Longfellow).

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Greenery goes a long ways, hopefully get some good colors too.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Lighting needs some tuning still…some on, some off…but looking good regardless.

 

[Charlie_mta]

Greenery goes a long ways, hopefully get some good colors too.

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Drove by there yesterday. It looks great!

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Nice write-up in the Globe, positive review so far. Not a whole lotta new details (like what’s the restaurant going to be), but some good nuggets like a final price tag of $70M, and yet decent room rates, and some good nods to Somerville history and neighborhood vibe.

A design-forward hotel finds a home in Somerville - The Boston Globe

The developer of the Cambria Boston Somerville hopes to bring some character to the city’s hospitality scene.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

[Equilibria]

Nice write-up in the Globe, positive review so far. Not a whole lotta new details (like what’s the restaurant going to be), but some good nuggets like a final price tag of $70M, and yet decent room rates, and some good nods to Somerville history and neighborhood vibe.

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A design-forward hotel finds a home in Somerville - The Boston Globe

The developer of the Cambria Boston Somerville hopes to bring some character to the city’s hospitality scene.

www.bostonglobe.com

The article implies a game room that's open to the public. A place for board games, or an arcade?

 

[chrisbrat]

The article implies a game room that's open to the public. A place for board games, or an arcade?

it'd be dope if this place had a public area with darts/pool -- esp since all the previous "old school" ville spots (khoury's, paddock -- RIP) are no longer with us.

 

[chrisbrat]

 

[Texasian]

So I noticed that the Cambria put in juneberries/serviceberries/saskatoons as part of the landscaping along Laurel St.

Does anybody know if Somerville or the state requires soil remediation for large projects like this?

I'm trying to figure out if the berries would be safe to eat.

 

[dhawkins]

So I noticed that the Cambria put in juneberries/serviceberries/saskatoons as part of the landscaping along Laurel St.

Does anybody know if Somerville or the state requires soil remediation for large projects like this?

I'm trying to figure out if the berries would be safe to eat.

I'm surprised they planted berries. I would think berries are a food source that would attract rats and mice.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Are these stick-on mullions?! They seem to keep falling off. Another cherry picker on site the last few days re-affixing them along all facades. You can see some windows are missing them altogether, some only missing the vertical pieces. Are faux mullions a thing??

 

[dhawkins]

The building looks great but I think the front sidewalk overhang needs more architectural lighting because right now it looks like the hotel is closed. There is still some construction fencing on the front sidewalk, they must be still working on some punchlist items.

 

[RandomWalk]

They are working on the restaurant space.

 

[soundguise]

They are working on the restaurant space.

Before they put up that fencing to work on the restaurant the night time lighting made it look quite inviting when I was over there in December.