Norwood infill and small developments

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Couldnt find an existing Norwood thread.


A lot of renders/plans for the project being built on the old skating club of Boston location have been shared, but not whats been built on the new location in Norwood. The new location is extremely nice.

The Skating Club of Boston's new Norwood facility aims to train future Olympians
The Norwood complex includes three rinks, two of which are built specifically for figure skating — something of a rarity in the skating world — which means no boards or lines on the ice like in a hockey rink. The high-altitude room is designed to help athletes prepare for competitions in Denver or elsewhere high above sea level. And, at 180,000 square feet, the facility is almost six times as big as the club’s last facility on Soldiers Field Road in Brighton, where it had been since 1938.
https://www.wgbh.org/news/local-new...lity-aims-to-train-future-olympians?_amp=true

https://www.studiotroika.com/skating-club-of-boston-

Club website
https://scboston.org/

 

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Heres the link to the thread showing whats being built at the old rink location at 1240 soldiers field road in brighton https://archboston.com/community/th...ent-1240-1234-soldiers-field-rd-allston.6029/

 

[Arenacale]

I'm surprised they even kept one rink for hockey - looks like it's a community thing based on the Norwood Mustangs scoreboard at the end.

 

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Passed through Norwood over the weekend and took some pictures. A decent amount of multi-family infill housing adjacent to the Norwood Depot commuter rail stop (one of two stations in Norwood), as well as some stately historic architecture adjacent to the town common:

 

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Norwood Hospital u/c.

“The heart of Norwood will soon offer a bright and uplifting destination for world-class health care services across an integrated campus outfitted with the latest technology to ensure the best patient and provider experience.

The new Norwood Hospital will be the first newly constructed hospital in the area in over 25 years. The project investment will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in the community and support more than 4,000 jobs in the greater Norwood region. The hospital will be constructed on the existing footprint encompassing 400,000 square feet of clinical and administrative space.”

https://www.norwood-hospital.org/OurNewHospital

 

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New Flagship Building Approved for Insurer’s Norwood Campus​

“Redevelopment of insurer FM Global’s Norwood campus will create a new 300,000 square-foot office and research building in the heart of the 40-acre property off Route 1.

The project, approved by the Norwood Planning Board on April 10, will redevelop nearly half of the campus. A nearly 144,000-square-foot office-lab building at 1151 Boston Providence Turnpike will be demolished, and a new 300,000-square-foot office-lab and R&D building will be built in a central location.

The new building “will provide an iconic presence when seen from Route 1” and create a more unified campus by removing several large parking lots, located between the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel and FM Global’s Learning Center/Sim Zone training facility, according to application materials submitted to the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs.

Waltham-based Hobbs Brook Real Estate, a subsidiary of Rhode Island-based insurer FM Global, is leading the project.

The property contains three other office/research buildings and the Four Points by Sheraton Hotel on four contiguous parcels. The project expands the campus to 710,000 square feet. It also includes construction of a 4-story, 930-space parking garage in the southwest portion of the site.

The new “flagship location” will replace the demolished 1151 Boston Providence Highway building and house various departments from other FM Global offices, the application states…”

https://bankerandtradesman.com/new-flagship-building-approved-for-insurers-norwood-campus/

https://www.bldup.com/posts/300k-sf-office-lab-building-approved-along-route-1-in-norwood

 

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Norwood Hospital u/c.

“The heart of Norwood will soon offer a bright and uplifting destination for world-class health care services across an integrated campus outfitted with the latest technology to ensure the best patient and provider experience.

The new Norwood Hospital will be the first newly constructed hospital in the area in over 25 years. The project investment will bring hundreds of millions of dollars in the community and support more than 4,000 jobs in the greater Norwood region. The hospital will be constructed on the existing footprint encompassing 400,000 square feet of clinical and administrative space.”

https://www.norwood-hospital.org/OurNewHospital

I read this a couple days ago then recently read the Globe article on Steward's health as a company. I was so confused because the Globe article does not mention that Steward is rebuilding this hospital. It just notes that Norwood Hospital was closed due to flooding (and leaves the reader thinking it won't reopen). Building a brand new hospital I assume would also leave a company thin on funds, but apparently that wasn't worth mentioning??

Steward Health Careâs financial issues could spell catastrophe for the state - The Boston Globe

The fast-moving crisis has left regulators racing to prevent the massive layoffs and erosion of care that could come if hospital services were to suddenly cease.

www.bostonglobe.com

 

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Norwood Multifamily Wins Approval​

Norwood Multifamily Wins Approval​

“The Norwood Planning Board has approved plans for a multifamily development at 83 Morse Street. This development by Cathartes, designed by EMBARC, will add 146 units of housing to the Norwood Space Center. The designs incorporate some of the old mill machinery currently on the site, transforming them into landscape elements along the Neponset River.”

83 Morse St.​

About 83 Morse St.​

Norwood, MA

“The approved project includes the removal of 5 commercial buildings and the construction of one 5-story multi-family residential building containing 146 units. The project includes the associated site improvements that consist of surface parking, pedestrian enhancements, emergency access, utilities, lighting, landscaping, and stormwater management systems that provide additional treatment for runoff”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/norwood-multifamily-wins-approval

 

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I read this a couple days ago then recently read the Globe article on Steward's health as a company. I was so confused because the Globe article does not mention that Steward is rebuilding this hospital. It just notes that Norwood Hospital was closed due to flooding (and leaves the reader thinking it won't reopen). Building a brand new hospital I assume would also leave a company thin on funds, but apparently that wasn't worth mentioning??

Steward Health Careâs financial issues could spell catastrophe for the state - The Boston Globe

The fast-moving crisis has left regulators racing to prevent the massive layoffs and erosion of care that could come if hospital services were to suddenly cease.

www.bostonglobe.com

I think the hospital was closed after major flood damage, or a water leak, you can look it up. Either way, possibly a large amount, or all, of the cost was covered by insurance and whatever funds hospitals get from the govt (and they got a LOT of COVID money, too). Steward itself has never mentioned the rebuild in their poor-crying pity parties, so I don’t think Norwood is costing them a whole lot, otherwise we’d have heard about it.

 

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I think the hospital was closed after major flood damage, or a water leak, you can look it up. Either way, possibly a large amount, or all, of the cost was covered by insurance and whatever funds hospitals get from the govt (and they got a LOT of COVID money, too). Steward itself has never mentioned the rebuild in their poor-crying pity parties, so I don’t think Norwood is costing them a whole lot, otherwise we’d have heard about it.

We did hear about it…

Norwood hospital construction on pause as vendors await payments from Steward

 

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News that kind of belongs here.

Crane collapses onto Norwood condo complex, crushing part of its roof

The cause of the construction crane's collapse is under investigation.

www.boston.com

 

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Hobbs Brook Breaks Ground on 320,000 SF Office, Life Sciences Project in Norwood, Massachusetts​

“NORWOOD, MASS. — Hobbs Brook Real Estate has broken ground on a 320,000-square-foot office and life sciences project in Norwood, a southern suburb of Boston, that is a build-to-suit for commercial property insurance company FM Global…”

https://rebusinessonline.com/hobbs-...fe-sciences-project-in-norwood-massachusetts/

 

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1125-1175 Boston Providence Turnpike​

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FM Global's 320K SF R&D Center in Norwood Taking Shape​

“Framing is rising for the upcoming research, science, and technology facility for commercial property insurer FM Global on the company’s Norwood campus. The 320,000-square-foot state-of-the-art building will offer a combination of research laboratories and corporate offices, along with an all-new parking garage and outdoor spaces. The building will be 100% electric-powered and feature 221 geothermal wells to reduce HVAC energy consumption and environmental impact. The project will achieve U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold and WELL Bronze at minimum. Construction is set to be completed in 2026.”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/fm-global-s-320k-sf-r-d-center-in-norwood-taking-shape

 

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Norwood Multifamily Wins Approval​

Norwood Multifamily Wins Approval​

“The Norwood Planning Board has approved plans for a multifamily development at 83 Morse Street. This development by Cathartes, designed by EMBARC, will add 146 units of housing to the Norwood Space Center. The designs incorporate some of the old mill machinery currently on the site, transforming them into landscape elements along the Neponset River.”

83 Morse St.​

About 83 Morse St.​

Norwood, MA

“The approved project includes the removal of 5 commercial buildings and the construction of one 5-story multi-family residential building containing 146 units. The project includes the associated site improvements that consist of surface parking, pedestrian enhancements, emergency access, utilities, lighting, landscaping, and stormwater management systems that provide additional treatment for runoff”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/norwood-multifamily-wins-approval

quite familiar with the area since I've done projects nearby. I welcome it

 

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145 Unit Development Advances in Norwood​

“The partnership between SV + Partners and Tremont Asset Management has won approval for a multifamily development at 259 Lenox Street in Norwood. This development will feature 145 modern units along with an array of shared tenant spaces, including a striking double-height lobby and expansive amenity areas. These communal spaces seamlessly extend to a partially enclosed, south-facing central courtyard with a pool…..”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/145-unit-development-advances-in-norwood

https://slaterfamilyholdings.com/259-lenox/

 

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1125-1175 boston Providence Turnpike​

Shawmut and Hobbs Brook Real Estate Celebrate Topping Off of FM’s World-Class R&D Center​

“Shawmut, Hobbs Brook Real Estate, and Payette celebrated the topping off of commercial property insurer FM’s new state-of-the-art office project, which will offer a combination of world-class research, science, and technology facilities for a leader in loss prevention and business continuity………”

https://www.bldup.com/posts/shawmut...te-topping-off-of-fm-s-world-class-r-d-center

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Here's an image from earlier this week on a rainy day from the eastern side of it, close to the Sheraton.

 

[FK4]

I can’t believe how long it takes to get from Norwood to South Station, a friend at work was looking at homes in Norwood a few months ago and ended up somewhere else, but would have considered Norwood if the train was faster. Downtown Norwood definitely seems like the kind of place that would seriously blow up if we had faster train service.