Somerville Infill and Small Developments

[Javier]

Old La Ronga bakery

 

[stick n move]

Apartments on Beacon near Park St. Not sure I like the yellow color - looks like highlighter color. Also, I’m not a fan of inoperable windows on small residential projects - seems oppressive.

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At least it appears to be wood so it could be painted very easily. The structure itself is pretty nice, just paint the bay windows black and the walls red and its fixed.

 

[SomervilleRed]

Gilman Square site being leveled, cleared out and vacated by GLX Construction.

 

[stick n move]

Wasnt there a residential or something planned to go there?

 

[stick n move]

152-158 Broadway. U/C, 45 units 9 affordable, passive house.

Utile is working with Construction Managers & Developers LLC on the design of 152-158 Broadway, a five-story mixed-use building with rental and commercial space on the ground floor and rental dwelling units on the upper floors. The 45 units will help to increase Somerville’s housing stock and relieve some of the pressure on larger family size units often rented as roommate living to younger professionals by providing a large number of full service, well-appointed studio units. The project includes 40 studios, three one-beds and two three-beds, nine of which are affordable. The building is pursuing Passive House certification and will meet Somerville’s requirement for a net-zero ready building.

https://www.utiledesign.com/work/152-158-broadway/


44 Broadway

44 Broadway is a mixed-use Transit Oriented Development serving as the gateway to East Somerville. The project spans an entire city block, and will activate the neighborhood with nearly 13,000 SF of ground level retail, restaurant and commercial space. Above the ground floor are roughly 60,000 SF and 5 levels of residential units, 20% of which are affordable.

https://www.balance-architects.com/44broadway.html

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Does this count as Somerville infill?

 

[chrisbrat]

Cool that you got to check that out. I had hoped to, but got roped into a Zoom meeting juggurnaut that went way too long. I love that so many local folks were like, "They're not my fahkin prince and princess -- why can't I take my normal route to get to fahkin Market Basket!?!?!"

 

[bigpicture7]

Cool that you got to check that out. I had hoped to, but got roped into a Zoom meeting juggurnaut that went way too long. I love that so many local folks were like, "They're not my fahkin prince and princess -- why can't I take my normal route to get to fahkin Market Basket!?!?!"

Dude, how could you have taken it that far and left off the "Mahhhhket BAHhsket"

(Or as my mother still says, DAHmoooliss)

 

[chrisbrat]

Dude, how could you have taken it that far and left off the "Mahhhhket BAHhsket"

(Or as my mother still says, DAHmoooliss)

Well-played!

 

[RandomWalk]

I am a little surprised that a photographer was just standing on the roof, unescorted.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

So I chatted with a worker that I saw who was surveying the Somerville Plaza lot today…he confirmed my assumption: the owner is looking to tear down the whole building. Whoa. Who knows if/when (surveyor didn’t say) it will eventually happen and what would be built there, but if it does, it’s huge. Very big lot - from Kent St to and including the Cross fit building.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Firm Labs building getting a facelift ?

 

[beck4537]

So I chatted with a worker that I saw who was surveying the Somerville Plaza lot today…he confirmed my assumption: the owner is looking to tear down the whole building. Whoa. Who knows if/when (surveyor didn’t say) it will eventually happen and what would be built there, but if it does, it’s huge. Very big lot - from Kent St to and including the Cross fit building.

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Hope Forge finds a new home if/when it happens. Great bakery, ice cream and coffee.

 

[chrisbrat]

Hope Forge finds a new home if/when it happens. Great bakery, ice cream and coffee.

seconded. pretty good breakfast sandwich. not vinal bakery-good, but decent.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

At least it appears to be wood so it could be painted very easily. The structure itself is pretty nice, just paint the bay windows black and the walls red and its fixed.

You’re right. Totally paintable.

 

[RandomWalk]

It’s a Lego building using parts from the OG police station and castle kits.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Anybody make it to this presentation for Somerville Ave project?

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

Some good progress taking place - below ground, anyways.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

More of the same piles. Getting cozy with the neighbor.

 

[Dr. Rosen Rosen]

I think I like this building. Fits into to the neighborhood well enough and adds to it. Spring Hill is pretty eclectic/diverse architecturally, especially noticeable in bright winter sun.