East Cambridge Infill and Small Developments

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

And so it goes…

Remember that video rental store that was here too?

 

[bigpicture7]

90-unit residential w/ 20% affordable proposed for 75 First Street across from CambridgeSide

PB-231A

Special Permit application, PB231

www.cambridgema.gov

From within: https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media...sp231amend7/sp231_amend7graphics_20221130.pdf

Revisions to 75 First Street proposal posted to Special Permits site (4/12) showing some improvements, IMO:

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp231/sp231amend7/sp231_amend7graphics_20230412.pdf

From within above posting:

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Lots of changes around. I like the oversized doors and windows in the small renovation on O’Brien. Also the tilted yellow house pretty great. There’s a handful of houses like that around here.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

 

[bigpicture7]

Looks like work has finally started on First Street Garage Open Market:

Floor plan/layout here:

https://graffito.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/First-Street-Garage-060722-1.pdf

This is in the bottom level of the garage that spans First St. to Second St., across from CambridgeSide.

 

[BACsop]

A few random housing infill projects as of 3.10.24, including what possibly looks to be a backyard ADU?

 

[BACsop]

New two-family on Cambridge St (3.24.24):

 

[RandomWalk]

I loathe the black/white/gray color palette for new construction and flips. I know real estate agents discourage bright colors because they may turn off potential buyers, but the lack of color is worse.

 

[BACsop]

5.18.24

 

[bigpicture7]

I honestly have no idea if the sign installer was drunk or if the "STREET" is really supposed to be upside down:

That said, peering through the glass it appears to be a nice space. Too much glare to really grab any interior shots. The space spans the full block from Spring St. to Thorndike St. along First, and, from left to right includes: a cafe ("Amba"), a demo kitchen/bar, an open market area for booths/stalls, and a rentable function room. I wish the operation well. It fills a very long (~15 year) vacant space / ugly stretch of First st.

 

[bigpicture7]

Today (8/19):

Does this mean that this one is finally underway?:

Revisions to 75 First Street proposal posted to Special Permits site (4/12) showing some improvements, IMO:

https://www.cambridgema.gov/-/media/Files/CDD/ZoningDevel/SpecialPermits/sp231/sp231amend7/sp231_amend7graphics_20230412.pdf

From within above posting:

 

[RandomWalk]

The former Dunks at the corner of Third and Monsignor O’Brien is gone. This is slated to be a handful of residential units.

 

[RandomWalk]

Progress on the former Dunks.

I had not realized that the Dunks intersected the party wall on the row house behind it.

 

[taketern]

A few more from today

 

[BACsop]

46 income-restricted units on the corner of 6th and Thorndike:

 

[bigpicture7]

This project is done (former Mayflower Poultry "Live Poultry Fresh Killed," 613-629 Cambridge St.). I had noticed it seemed to be being fitted-out/occupied, with machine shop-type equipment being installed. It does seem to have been leased:

https://www.connectcre.com/stories/riverside-development-creates-flexible-rd-space-at-cambridge-property/

From connectCRE

Prior to completion, Riverside secured a lease with a company headquartered in Kendall Square for 16,500 square feet of the 17,500-square-foot building, working with the tenant to design and construct a facility supporting its research in robotics and AI.

I wonder what Kendall-based company this is...

 

[RandomWalk]

The former Dunks on Third and Monsignor O’Brien. This is becoming condos.