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Development Checklist Approved by BPDA
Boston, MA – Continuing efforts to better incorporate inclusive design and improve overall accessibility for development, the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board approved updates to the Article 80 Accessibility Checklist. Developed with the city of Boston’s Disabilities Commission, this document provides a framework of best practices in accessibility for developers undergoing the Article […]
BPDA Approves Development Projects for November
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) board of directors approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city of Boston, which will result in new market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the new development projects approved this month will create an additional 593 residential units, including 253 income-restricted units, […]
Dietz Welcomes Yvonne Cruz
Springfield, MA – Dietz & Company Architects, Inc. announced the addition of Yvonne Cruz, RA to its staff as senior project architect. She is a licensed architect in New York and Connecticut. She brings over 20 years of experience to Dietz, having worked for firms in New York City throughout her career. Cruz has worked […]
SCI to Renovate Nursing Facility
Concord, MA – South Coast Improvement Company (SCI), a design-build general contractor headquartered in Marion, has started work on a construction/renovation project at Deaconess Abundant Life Communities, 80 Deaconess Road in Concord. The project includes construction of an 1100-foot addition to the Rivercrest wing of the building. Rivercrest is a long-term care skilled nursing facility […]
Interex Formalizes Architectural Millwork Services
Amesbury, MA – Interex, a provider of custom designed physical branded environments, announced it has formalized its custom architectural millwork services. The services are now detailed on the company’s recently rebranded website. Building upon a legacy of designing and manufacturing tradeshow exhibits for the Peabody Essex Museum, the Smithsonian, MIT, Harvard University and others, formalizing […]
Beverly Firm First to Win Two Autodesk AEC Awards
Beverly, MA – Windover Construction announced they have won two Autodesk AEC Excellence Awards, a prestigious honor for innovation in architecture, engineering and construction (AEC). Amr Raafat, vice president of VDC and Technology, was named 2019 Innovator of the Year, an international award recognizing an individual that is leading, changing, and transforming the design and/or […]
ABC YPG Donates Proceeds from Charity Bowling Tournament
Manchester, NH – The Associated Builders and Contractors NH/VT Chapter’s Young Professionals Group (ABC YPG) recently hosted its Annual Charity Bowling Tournament at Yankee Lanes in Manchester, selling out all 34 lanes with nearly 200 people in attendance. The ABC YPG selected Toys for Tots as this year’s charity recipient, a program run by the […]
Library Expansion Breaks Ground
Grafton, MA – CTA Construction recently joined elected officials and other community leaders to mark the official groundbreaking of the Grafton Public Library expansion and renovation project. “We’re thrilled and excited to break ground on this crucial project that will update and expand Grafton Public Library,” said Paul DuRoss, a principal at CTA Construction. The […]
Leominster Affordable Housing Receives Financing
Boston – MassHousing has provided a total of $15 million in affordable housing financing to an affiliate of Farragut Investments Inc., to undertake substantial property improvements at the 181-unit Whitney Carriage Park apartments in Leominster. The property contains 181 mixed-income apartments across nine former mill buildings and two townhomes. As part of the MassHousing financing, […]
Guarracino Elected to ASM Board
Boston – JM Electrical announced that its principal John Guarracino has been elected to serve a two-year term as a director of the Associated Subcontractors of Massachusetts (ASM), the Commonwealth’s leading trade association for the subcontracting industry, at the organization’s Biennial Dinner & Gala. “I am thrilled to have a seat at the table as […]
