Tag: multiresidential
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 […]
Historic Bldg. Renovated for Sr. Living
by David Griffin A 196-year-old, 20,000sf building in Newton, Mass., will soon serve as a home to senior and guest residents. The historic five-story structure, known as Farwell Hall, is now part of a 55,000sf senior living community that was upgraded for Benchmark, a provider of senior living in the Northeast, by Erland Construction […]
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 […]
Melissa Fish-Crane Gets NAHMA Award
Braintree, MA – Peabody Properties, a full-service real estate and property management firm, announced that COO Melissa Fish-Crane was awarded the National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) President’s Award at its winter meeting earlier this month in Washington, D.C. Fish-Crane was recognized in part for dedicating more than 20 years to superior achievement in the […]
NEI to Renovate Historic Buildings
Springfield, MA – NEI General Contracting, an award-winning general contractor and construction management firm, has been retained by First Resource Development Corporation LLC for the historic rehabilitation of an existing 55,000sf mill building and adjacent 15,000sf firehouse in Springfield. Located in the McKnight National Historic District of Springfield at 837 State Street, the existing historic building […]
BAMO Designs St. Regis Residences
Boston – Cronin Development has hired BAMO of San Francisco to design interiors for The St. Regis Residences, Boston. The team, led by Principal Billy Quimby, is developing the design for the kitchens, bathrooms, and finishes and fixtures throughout the individual units, as well as creating the full interior vision for the lobby and amenity […]
Orient Heights Phase 2 Underway
Easton, MA – Construction is underway for the second phase of the redevelopment of the Orient Heights public housing community in Easton. MassHousing is supporting the project by providing $26 million in financing to Trinity Financial, Inc. and the East Boston Community Development Corporation, the team redeveloping the site with the Boston Housing Authority. MassHousing supported the first phase […]
Mayor Walsh Visits Oak Row Apartments
Boston – Peabody Properties’ Oak Row Apartment community residents and staff recently welcomed city of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh as he toured the new community located in West Roxbury at 1235 VFW Pkwy. Additionally, developers of Oak Row Apartments presented nearby neighbors, West Roxbury’s Parkway Youth Hockey League, a check for $20,000 as a […]
SCI Expands to Vinson Street
Worcester, MA – Sustainable Comfort, Inc. (SCI) announced that its Stanton Loop Neighborhood Revitalization Project in the Bell Hill area of Worcester will expand onto Vinson Street, that runs perpendicular to Stanton Street and is part of the community “loop” that SCI is working to achieve. The Stanton Loop Revitalization Project started in 2016 as […]
BPDA Approves Development Projects
Boston – The Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA) Board of Directors has approved development projects in East Boston and Allston that will create 60 residential units. The 44 North Beacon Street project in the Allston neighborhood proposes the construction of a new five-story building with 30 residential rental units and one commercial/office space. As currently […]
