Multi Residential
NEI Wraps Up Walker Park Apts.
Boston – NEI General Contracting, a general contractor and construction management firm, announced the completion of Walker Park Apartments in the Egleston Square neighborhood for Urban Edge, a national leader in the community development field. This is NEI’s sixth project for Urban Edge and creates 49 units of affordable housing.The two-building apartment complex is named […]
BPDA Approves New Residential Units
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) has approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city which will create an additional 182 residential units, including 26 income-restricted, 100 construction jobs, 25 direct jobs, and 53 indirect and induced jobs. The newly approved Dot Block project, located along Dorchester Avenue, adds 126 residential units […]
Brightview Senior Living Completes Construction
Portsmouth, NH – JSA Inc., an architecture, planning and interior design firm, recently worked with Brightview Senior Living to complete the first one of five JSA-designed senior living communities in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan area. With a total of 143 apartment homes, the community includes 70 independent apartment homes, 47 dedicated assisted living apartment […]
Legendary Connecticut Inn Transformed into Active Empty-Nester Homes
by Kelly McCoy For some, historic preservation is a passion. For this Greenwich, Connecticut couple it is also a business. “We don’t just restore historic buildings in a museum-like way,” explained Greenwich, Connecticut Developer Christopher Franco. “We adapt them so people are comfortable and want to live in them.” This is an understatement for Harbor […]
Trending the Senior Living Market
by Tom Quinlan Senior living. There’s not a more coveted market to be in, even though it’s still relatively new. The first assisted living facilities popped up in the late ’80s in the Pacific Northwest. Basically, it’s been nonstop construction across the country ever since in anticipation of the Baby Boomers coming of age. We […]
Construction Well Underway at Woodmont Commons
Londonderry, NH – Construction is well underway for the first two building projects in Phase 1 at Woodmont Commons in Londonderry. A new four-story, 87-unit apartment building with 23,000sf of retail space on the first floor is being constructed by Performance Building Company. The architect of record is Shook Kelley, with Gavin and Sullivan Architects […]
Healthy, Resilient, and Sustainable Design for Residential and Assisted Living Projects
by Gabriella Henkels The push for designing for health and wellness often takes place in the private business sector, with companies looking for new ways to invest in their employees and increase employee productivity and retention. For businesses, creating a work environment designed for employees’ needs makes sense: Happier, healthier people who feel invested in […]
A Decade of Transformation
Manchester, NH – A decade of transformation started in 2008, when the city of Melrose created a smart growth overlay district on Lower Washington Street that opened the way for new transit-oriented development. Allen & Major Associates, Inc. (A&M) was there at the beginning, to provide land survey, civil engineering, and environmental permitting for four […]
A Bigger Small House for Memory Care
by Myles Brown Research is critical to good architectural design, not only when it comes to materials and processes, but to understanding deeply just how our work affects clients and users. Perhaps nowhere is this more important than in designing facilities for seniors, particularly those suffering from dementia or memory issues. New practices and theories […]
BPDA Advances Residential Developments
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors has approved development projects in neighborhoods across the city of Boston which will result in hundreds of market-rate and income-restricted residential units, economic development, and jobs. Overall, the new projects will create 717 residential units and include the Following: 400 West Broadway project […]
