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^ They're paying to provide support to a favored institution. The building name is a perk.
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The cruelest part of this building is that they did an absolutely great job on this skinny 4 story glass section. "We could have built it like this."
Perhaps I've missed a comment on this, but does anyone know what's up with the cornice on the Y? I don't have a picture, but about three-quarters of the cornice on the Huntington Ave. facade has disappeared and been replaced with a sort of angled box. I haven't had a chance to look very carefully, but it looks as if it might be temporary, especially since they left part of the original cornice in place.
That said, the Y now says that the renovation is complete. If this is the final product, the cornice looks terrible, even if the rest of the renovation came out well.
• East Village is the first building on campus featuring Destination Dispatch elevators. Here’s how they work: Once passengers arrive at an elevator bay, they type in the floor they want to go to and are then directed to the elevator that will get them there the quickest. There are no buttons inside the elevators. The destinations are pre-programed based on what the passengers input in the elevator bays.
• The new building is also the first residence hall at Northeastern with inoperable windows, which is an important part of receiving LEED certification.
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2,900 – the number of pieces of steel used during construction
The new building is also the first residence hall at Northeastern with inoperable windows, which is an important part of receiving LEED certification.