Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

[BeeLine]

IMG_9036 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_9035 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
IMG_9033 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr
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IMG_9059 by Bos Beeline, on Flickr

 

[sidewalks]

wow I really like that webster project...very high quality materials and design

 

[A Chicagoan]

What building is this?

 

[F-Line to Dudley]

What building is this?

Millers River Apartments, Gore St. side.

 

[dhawkins]

Millers River Cambridge public housing - link Millers River

 

[Brad Plaid]

Frost Terrace, almost done. Small parking lot in front.

 

[RandomWalk]

The proximity of the tall fence to the older building in the last shot makes me sad. That is going to ruin the utility of the lower floor windows stuck behind the fence.

 

[Brad Plaid]

Maybe it will be some kind of fine-mesh link fencing that provides privacy/protection and a view rather than something opaque.

 

[Brad Plaid]

O'Connell branch library in E Cambridge. Renovation of the small bit of open space in the front (accesibility ramp and new lighting.) It could have been basic but these are not just lights they are lanterns. And at night this will even be a bit magical, lamp of knowledge indeed.
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[Brad Plaid]

Cambridge's first Universal playground under construction at Danehy Park

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/publicworksdepartment/Engineering/universaldesignplaygrounproject_12222020.pdf

Design is based on this being the site of the long gone New England Brick Company. It's an interesting concept but do these kinds of playgrounds overdo the planned programming a bit too much? One of the best perks of being a kid is using your imagination to create all sorts of fantasies from pretty much nothing: a set of monkey bars can easily become an interstellar space pirate galleon and so on. What would a playground designed by kids instead of adults look like? None the less a good project.

Unrelated bonus shot right down the street:
In this oddity the asphalt ramps up over the concrete porch slab and goes right to the front doors.

 

[Brad Plaid]

Central Square at about 285 Green St. Did a bit of a search but didn't find anything.

 

[RandomWalk]

I have vague memories of a proposal for housing on the site of the former Green Street Studios.

 

[Equilibria]

Central Square at about 285 Green St. Did a bit of a search but didn't find anything.
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I believe it's for this:

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp369/sp369_revgraphics_20210628.pdf

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[F-Line to Dudley]

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From now on I'm definitely shopping the convenient, T-and-bike accessible new 600 Mass Ave. location for all my most pressing RETAIL SIGNAGE needs. No more loading it into the trunk at the suburban big-box location!

 

[Brad Plaid]

I believe it's for this:

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp369/sp369_revgraphics_20210628.pdf

OK thanks. I'm thinking this will turn out better than the renderings suggest. They seem to be pretty confident nothing will ever replace the Chipotle/Supreme Liquors building.

 

[RandomWalk]

That has always been a legally separate property due to liquor license shenanigans, even back when it was a supermarket. As long as that place holds its license, the building ain’t going anywhere.

 

[stick n move]

I believe it's for this:

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp369/sp369_revgraphics_20210628.pdf

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All of a sudden were getting lots of classic Boston brick infill. Love it.

 

[Brad Plaid]

The proximity of the tall fence to the older building in the last shot makes me sad. That is going to ruin the utility of the lower floor windows stuck behind the fence.

 

[RandomWalk]

Nice adjustment.

 

[dhawkins]

Some updated photos of St. James Place; 2013 Mass. Ave. Fairly bland looking colors but a nice relationship with the church creating a courtyard/ peace garden. The new trees are mature, a little bit of $$.