Watertown Infill and Small Developments

Coolidge Ave lab replacing the Mount Auburn Club athletic facility which will be completely demolished. Alexandria and National Development bought this for $32 million which seems like a lot for a teardown and a few acres of land. It's a partial wetland with a stream running through the center of the site. https://cranshaw.com/portfolio-page/99-coolidge-ave/ Elkus is architect and it is another of their unexciting and average lab designs.

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Looks good, watertown has really been adding tons of apartments for years now. Watertown is seen as one of the nicer towns as well, so its great to see. The wellesleys/westons etc should take note.
 
stick n move said:
Looks good, watertown has really been adding tons of apartments for years now. Watertown is seen as one of the nicer towns as well, so its great to see. The wellesleys/westons etc should take note.
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Watertown has upscale single family houses near Oakley Country Club but apart from those neighborhoods, I never thought of it as a "nicer town" for the metro. Always interesting to learn the different perceptions of others! That said, I have no expectations that Wellesley and Weston are going to suddenly start emulating Watertown :D
 
And even more life science

3 new buildings approved for Alexandria-owned Arsenal on the Charles campus

www.watertownmanews.com

New Plan for Arsenal on the Charles Approved by Planning Board, Millions in Mitigation Projects to be Done

The owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex got approval for changes to the master plan, including three new buildings, and the owners will pay millions in mitigation funding. The plan had been criticized for the number of trees that would be lost in the projects, but the approved plan...
www.watertownmanews.com www.watertownmanews.com

building 1
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building 2
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building 3
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Brad Plaid said:
More life science for Watertown

66 Galen which I believe is under construction now. Phase 1 and Phase 2
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23-29 Elm across from Target approved
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Wow!!! This is fantastic - - especially because both projects are replacing NOTHINGNESS. It's a win-win.

On the left is where 66 Galen Street is going:

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On the right is where 23-29 Elm Street will be going:

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Brad Plaid said:
And even more life science

3 new buildings approved for Alexandria-owned Arsenal on the Charles campus

www.watertownmanews.com

New Plan for Arsenal on the Charles Approved by Planning Board, Millions in Mitigation Projects to be Done

The owners of the Arsenal on the Charles complex got approval for changes to the master plan, including three new buildings, and the owners will pay millions in mitigation funding. The plan had been criticized for the number of trees that would be lost in the projects, but the approved plan...
www.watertownmanews.com www.watertownmanews.com

building 1
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Pretty renders, but only one of those is an free-standing building. The other two are screens on parking garages, to various degrees.
 
Miscellany

Assisted living in Watertown Sq, few years old
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Hosmer elementary school
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car shelter in the parking lot
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Cunniff elementary school, similar design and also under construction
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Former Monroe Muffler on Arsenal St now a dispensary
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4/8 From Prospect Hill, Waltham. It's hard to tell what's happening here but it looks like that's Watertown stuff front and center.

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