EXP | 795 Columbus Avenue | Northeastern University

[kz1000ps]

 

[Zash]

Crane coming down this weekend.

 

[Zash]

First time in a while since we’ve had a clear shot of part of the interior.

 

[Zash]

 

[Suffolk 83]

shiny

 

[Blackbird]

That glass is gorgeous!

 

[shmessy]

That glass is gorgeous!

Northeastern is ready for its historic closeup moment!

 

[TomOfBoston]

While not a high rise, EXP certainly dominates this side of the campus.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University

 

[Zash]

While not a high rise, EXP certainly dominates this side of the campus.
Photo by Matthew Modoono/Northeastern University
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Definitely a stark contrast to what the skyline looked like before the development on Columbus.

And even with ISEC and Lightview.

 

[TomOfBoston]

Definitely a stark contrast to what the skyline looked like before the development on Columbus.
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And even with ISEC and Lightview.
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EXP "encloses" the Centennial Commons area.

 

[Zash]

EXP "encloses" the Centennial Commons area.

Will be even more pronounced of an enclosure effect if 840 Columbus ever gets out of planning purgatory. And if the Ryder dorm is part of the next IMP.

 

[TomOfBoston]

Source: Northeastern website

 

[goody]

Great addition to campus and Columbus Ave. Are they done with the the penthouse screening? I really hope this is still progressing with swing staging or something....

Tom's Photo:

The render:

 

[lethalmonk6]

Great addition to campus and Columbus Ave. Are they done with the the penthouse screening? I really hope this is still progressing with swing staging or something....

Tom's Photo:
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The render:
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The design has changed a bit, the fins don't go all the way up anymore.
The remaining fins to be put on will finish the swoopy shape sorta like so:

 

[goody]

Shame, that penthouse isn't exactly a small detail. This is the sort of VE which I think is troublesome from an entitlement standpoint, this is meaningfully different than what was presented. Otherwise, its appears to be a great building.

 

[Zash]

Exterior being finished

 

[Zash]

 

[xec]

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I love the first building (ISEC?) in this complex, but I can't warm up to this one at all. It looks like a gigantic electrical or refrigeration mechanism not even meant for human occupation.

 

[shmessy]

I love the first building (ISEC?) in this complex, but I can't warm up to this one at all. It looks like a gigantic electrical or refrigeration mechanism not even meant for human occupation.

Agreed on the exteriors, but I think the two buildings actually have different objectives.

The ISEC is the show pony - - it's spectacular and is a statement to the world "Northeastern has arrived on the stage" - the classroom labs can be seen from the public atrium as if the work there is performance art- it is a building tour groups target and is truly iconic.

The EXP is the workhorse - - it doesn't have the airy atrium taking up half of the square footage. It goes 100% right to work inside with no-nonsense floor plans of labs and offices. My uneducated guess is that the EXP has double the actual workspace of the ISEC.

I truly appreciate both buildings for the beautiful ways they each fulfill their objectives. The fact that Harvard's SEC is so laughingly pedestrian compared to these two is shocking.

 

[Zash]

Work continues on the external fins. Somewhat hard to tell, but they are being attached away from the direct side of the building itself. Gives it a subtle 3D effect.

Also, don’t have pictures of it, but work on the interior is coming along nicely. Second floor has lab tables installed on the side of the building adjacent to ISEC