Nashua NH - New Development

[MonopolyBag]

Any new for Nashua NH?

 

[Mayor Menino's Crohn's]

nothing that I can think of now...Nashua is pretty stacked as far as development is concerned

 

[bigpicture7]

Downtown Nashua is getting a new 750-seat theater. Looks like construction is underway:

Nashua building razed to make way for performing arts center

John Koutsos watched silently Tuesday as the Alec’s Shoes sign was removed from the Main Street building he owned for more than two decades — soon to be the site

www.unionleader.com

Construction phase of Nashua's performing arts center begins

The construction phase of the new downtown performing arts center is officially underway — a major milestone for a project that has been years in the making and seen its

www.unionleader.com

From the architect's site:

Interior 2D drawings and other info here:

Performing Arts Center - ICON Architecture

The City of Nashua is building a performing arts center to support local economic development. After considering several locations, the City chose a site for the proposed performing arts center in the heart of downtown Nashua. Located on the corner of Main Street and West Pearl Street, the dense...

www.iconarch.com

 

[Smuttynose]

Construction progress as of February (from Seth J Dewey Photography) --

 

[found5dollar]

wait. what? the seating goes straight up to the edge of the building? where is the tech booth? where is the acoustical void?

 

[kingofsheeba]

9/16 Near the tree streets (Pine, Elm, Spruce…) and Pennichuck Water

 

[Blackbird]

9/16 Near the tree streets (Pine, Elm, Spruce…) and Pennichuck Water
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Is it just the perspective or are those sidewalks only 5 inches wide?

 

[kingofsheeba]

Is it just the perspective or are those sidewalks only 5 inches wide?

Perspective. Sorry about the angle.

 

[BeeLine]

9/16 Near the tree streets (Pine, Elm, Spruce…) and Pennichuck Water
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It would be nice to have some trees on the “Tree Streets”.

 

[Smuttynose]

I believe the Nashua Center for the Arts formally opened this past Saturday. Pretty big project by historic standards for Nashua -- $25 million construction budget with $21 m from the city and $4 m in private donations. Includes new building and renovated adjoining historic building downtown. Photos from last week pre-opening --

 

[Portlander]

Well done on the exterior lighting and the overall design of the building.

 

[bigpicture7]

Building this thing (and doing such a nice job with it, ostensibly) was a really wise move on behalf of the city to inject more life into the downtown/main street area.

A quick scan of their upcoming events list shows a pretty solid schedule (that I assume will fill in even more):

Nashua Center for the Arts | Live Music, Comedy & Theatre

Located in the heart of downtown Nashua, The Nashua Center for the Arts will host nationally touring musicians, live comedy, theatre, children's performances and more.

nashuacenterforthearts.com

 

[Arlington]

Now do a commuter rail station ;-)