Up Front
RISD Breaks Ground on Residence Bldg.
Providence, RI – Shawmut Design and Construction joined Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) on the institute’s first new student residence in 30 years in Providence. Designed by architect Nader Tehrani and his firm, NADAAA, the new 43,500sf residence hall will house 153 students on six floors. Part of a larger quad enhancement project, it […]
Infinity Meat Solutions Breaks Ground
North Kingstown, RI – Groundbreaking ceremonies were held recently in Kingstown for Infinity Meat Solutions’ new 200,000sf state-of-the-art fresh protein packaging facility which will create more than 700 food manufacturing, supply chain, and distribution jobs in Rhode Island and account for more than $100 million of investment in the state. Infinity Meat Solutions is a […]
BPDA Approves 150 Kneeland Street
Boston – Hudson Group has won approval from the Boston Planning & Development Agency to construct a 21-story, 230-room boutique hotel at 150 Kneeland Street. Boston-based RODE Architects was selected for the design. Led by Ori and Noam Ron, Hudson Group has completed a thorough and considerate community process and secured the support of an overwhelming majority of neighbors, […]
BPDA Approves Nine Projects, 81 Affordable Housing Units
Includes fully affordable projects in Mattapan and the North End Boston –The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors approved nine new development projects at its October meeting. The projects will generate 193 residential units, including 81 total affordable units, and 885 jobs once construction is complete. Two of the projects approved, 41 North […]
Condo Development Breaks Ground
Boston – City Realty, a real estate development company located in Brookline, recently celebrated the groundbreaking on The Saybrook, a 29-unit condominium building, 214 Market Street in Brighton. City Realty is teaming up with New Boston Builders to construct this project, which was designed by Embarc Studio, an architecture firm located in South Boston. Units will be exclusively […]
Sam Houston Univ. Breaks Ground on Arts Complex
Houston, TX – A groundbreaking ceremony was recently held at Sam Houston State University for the new Arts Complex, designed by GUND Partnership, an architecture and planning firm headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., and led by Principal David Zenk with Dan Rutledge, Yoo Jin Chung and Lance Smith. GUND teamed with Kirksey Architecture of Houston, and […]
Abair Named MassBioEd Exec. Director
Watertown, MA – The Board of Directors of MassEcon has selected Peter J. Abair as its new executive director to lead the nonprofit organization in promoting the location and expansion of businesses in the commonwealth beginning on Jan. 1, 2019. Recently, at MassBioEd, Abair led the nonprofit organization to become a regional leader not only […]
Children’s Place Breaks Ground
Lexington, MA – CTA Construction Managers of Waltham joined community leaders, town officials, and faculty for the official groundbreaking of the new $10.4 million Lexington Children’s Place project, a districtwide preschool that is dedicated to helping young children, with and without disabilities, learn together in an inclusive and developmentally appropriate learning environment. The 19,000sf facility […]
Rubius Therapeutics Breaks Ground
Engineering: Genesis Engineers, Contractors: A/Z Corporation Smithfield, RI – Recently, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo joined state and local officials, project managers from A/Z Corporation, and the CEO of Rubius Therapeutics, Dr. Pablo Cagnoni, to break ground on a new pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. Rubius Therapeutics plans to invest up to $155 million over approximately five […]
Construction Completed on PACE Facility
Winchester, MA – Wise Construction has recently completed East Boston Neighborhood Health Center’s Neighborhood Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) facility in Revere, Massachusetts. Nestled in a residential area on Garofola Street near Revere’s marsh, the location is the site of a former VFW building. The 25,000 SF single-story building was constructed on […]
