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Re: Barry's Corner Commons and renaming Barry's Corner

What business is this, that moved?
 
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These are Harvard U operational units like mail/communication, Transportation, Recycling, Tech Services, Ceramics Program, Silkroad Project and Harvard Allston Edu. Portal.
 
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28 Travis Street will be a combination of: shuttle bus layover/maintenance, IT support, university police firing range, and storage for reusable items like furniture (a.k.a. "recycling").

Amusing, yeah?
 
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The Travis St project.
the renovation of three existing single‐story warehouse buildings (located at 28 Travis Street, 90 Seattle Street, and 38 Travis Street) and the addition of a third single‐story building between them (collectively the “28 Travis Project”). The 28 Travis Project will result in approximately 80,150 square feet of relocated and new uses on this site. The 28 Travis Project will allow for the relocation of a number of existing institutional uses at 219 Western Avenue so that site work and demolition as part of a proposed new residential/mixed use project can begin.
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A new fleet management building is proposed to be added between the existing 28 Travis Street and 38 Travis Street buildings, forming a “U” shape to contain all activities within the “courtyard” space that is created by all three buildings

The existing building at 28 Travis Street is a vacant, one‐story warehouse building which was previously used as a warehouse/distribution center, office space, and a call center for Comcast. The building is approximately 39,200 gross square feet and approximately 18 feet 6 inches in height, and will be renovated and upgraded as part of the 28 Travis Project. In addition, approximately 4,500 square feet of space on the eastern end of the building will be demolished.

The space will be used for a variety of institutional uses, including mail room services, office space, the University’s Information Technology department, storage space, other institutional offices, and the University’s Recycling program.

The existing buildings at 38 Travis Street and 90 Seattle Street are connected and appear as one building although there are two separate building entrances. The 38 Travis Street portion of the existing building is approximately 14,750 gross square feet and approximately 15 feet in height and is currently vacant. This renovated building will be used for a Harvard University Police Department (“HUPD”) training facility. The 90 Seattle Street portion of the existing building is approximately 16,700 gross square feet and approximately 25 feet in height. This renovated building will also be used for storage of seasonal items.

The building referred to as Fleet Management Services is the only new construction as part of the 28 Travis Project. It will be located along the westerly edge of the site between the existing buildings at 28 and 38 Travis Street. This new building will have approximately 9,500 gross square feet of space and will be approximately 25 feet in height. The Fleet Management Services building is planned to be used for maintenance and upkeep of the University’s fleet of busses, vehicles, and other maintenance equipment.

Parking space on-site for 75 Harvard vehicles.
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From the Harvard IMP amendment
 
Re: Barry's Corner Commons and renaming Barry's Corner

This is mostly the pet project of the guy who is pictured in the article.

Surprised anyone else outside of Allston even noticed.
 
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Can we get a threat title change? Maybe just Barry's Corner Developments?

The Sameuls project:
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From the Common:
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From Western Ave, facing towards Cambridge:
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From Western Ave, facing towards Watertown:
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From Smith Field:
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Today:
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Ceramics building (complete, but the one retail space is vacant):
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Stone Hearth:
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The Common:
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Cranes earlier today

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The common is also now open to the public, and has some awesome lighting at night. If its not pouring later I'll try to grab some shots on my way home.
 
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There's already plenty of steel above ground here too! This one is moving fast!
 
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Yeah, they are cruising right now. The common is open as well, with color-changing LED lighting at night. Sorry for the crappy pics, I couldn't find a flat surface to rest my camera on.

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Yesterday, looking west:

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And looking north:

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I have lost track -- what is supposed to replace the now-vacant Charlesview, and when will it be demolished? (Or will it be reused as dormitory space?)
 
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Ron Newman said:
I have lost track -- what is supposed to replace the now-vacant Charlesview, and when will it be demolished? (Or will it be reused as dormitory space?)
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Supposedly it is to be demolished this fall, along with the Boston Book Depository building further east on Western Ave. Replacing it will be a multi-purpose Harvard building (not a B school building). In the original master plan, the Charlesview site was to be used for cultural buildings, including IIRC, an art museum (separate from the art conservation / storage building with gallery that was never built, and where the Harvard ceramic studio is now).
 
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From yesterday, I think. They took down all the trees separating the park from the new street. I would have thought they'd leave a few since they were fully grown, but whatever. You can just see the facade sampler at the left of the shot, I'll try to bring my real camera Monday and grab a few better pics.

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Tower crane, assemble!

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I live two blocks from this site, it's exciting to see the square being transformed.
 
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Today:
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From Yesterday. Sorry for the crappy cell phone pics of this project, I've been taking them while walking dogs.
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Edit: Updated with better pics from today!

Facade Sampler:
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Coming down Western Ave, these two cranes look incredible in how much they dominate the area:
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Not to mention the tower crane hangs over both the park or street no matter which way it turns. You basically drive beneath the counterweight:
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So it looks like the whole front half will be prefab wall sections, similar to Charlesview and the Ink Block:
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What's weird that I've never seen them use steel studs, IIRC it's always been wood:
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Looks like there will be some rapid progress soon, they have a whole trailer load ready to go:
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