Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

[BeeLine]

22 Water 12/28 (Looking N)


22 Water St. 12/28 (Looking E)

 

[BeeLine]

159 First 12/28 (Looking W)


159 First 12/28 (Looking N)

 

[abdinoor]

Steel going up at 450 Kendall:

 

[choo]

^ What is that?

Cambridge has a lot of activity going on and I walk by this every day.

Best,

Matt

 

[cozzyd]

Here's another shot (xpost from the photo of the day thread) from Jan 1

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[diggity]

Long time lurker first time poster.

Here's the condos going up on the old Taco Bell / KFC site (Prospect and Hampshire).

 

[Boston02124]

welcome and thanks!

 

[fattony]

Long time lurker first time poster.

Here's the condos going up on the old Taco Bell / KFC site (Prospect and Hampshire).

Awesome! Do you have any info on exactly what is being built?

 

[kz1000ps]

Nooooo not my beloved KFC! Back in the old college days I did my part to keep it open by going there a half dozen times per year. So many fond memories of sitting on those pink and teal hard plastic seats as I love/hate myself. Mmmmmmm trans fatty chicken grease.....

 

[choo]

450 Kendall has 4 floors of steel. Really slapping it up there. Sorry no picture.

 

[diggity]

Residential. I believe they're building between 10 and 15 units with some parking. They needed a variance, not sure if they got it.

Here's a link to the original plan from Oct 2011 (pdf):
http://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp263/sp_263_plans.ashx

and related commentary / requests for zoning reliefs (pdf):
http://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp263/sp_263_commentary.ashx

 

[George_Apley]

Looks like a fine project, but this space could definitely have supported retail if they were going to try to amend zoning anyway.

 

[cozzyd]

450 Kendall has 4 floors of steel. Really slapping it up there. Sorry no picture.

I took a picture while doing my laundry earlier. Sorry for the crappy quality (from my phone, and not the best lighting / weather).

 

[kz1000ps]

Education First

 

[Boston02124]

where the heck were u to get that?

 

[Matthew]

see the Aerials thread

 

[diggity]

Progress on the Taco Bell Condos (Inman Square / Hampshire and Prospect):

 

[DigitalSciGuy]

Taco Bell Condos

Well there's a concept: Imagine Yum! Brands, Inc (owner of Taco Bell) went full Pergament and started turning their undoubted massive land holdings of fast food properties into mixed use developments...with Pizza Bell/Taco Hut/KFC on the ground floor.

 

[F-Line to Dudley]

Well there's a concept: Imagine Yum! Brands, Inc (owner of Taco Bell) went full Pergament and started turning their undoubted massive land holdings of fast food properties into mixed use developments...with Pizza Bell/Taco Hut/KFC on the ground floor.

I'm not sure Yum!'s "Is it animal, vegetable, or mineral?" injection-mold mystery ingredient that makes up their taco meat paste, chicken white meat, and pizza dough is necessarily going to sway my upscale living preferences. I mean...have you ever seen on of those Kentucky Taco Pizza Fried Chicken Bell Hut combo kiosks at a rest stop or university student union with the common kitchen serving each food group? It's really kind of unnerving.

That would be like having a Soylent Green dispensary in your ground floor. Hold onto your kids' hands tight every time you come through the front lobby.