Tag: restoration
Colantonio Project Receives Award
Holliston, MA – The Massachusetts Historical Commission recently honored the rehabilitation and restoration of the State House Senate Chamber with a 2019 Award at its annual ceremony. Colantonio was the general contractor for the project. Its team relied on the craftsmanship of many experts to perform the historic restoration work. Large-scale improvements were designed by […]
Reopening Held For Cedardale Health & Fitness
Haverhill, MA – A grand reopening was held recently for a new and updated version of the Cedardale Health & Fitness building in Haverhill. The original building that housed the longest running health club in New England was destroyed by fire two years ago. The new multimillion-dollar, 110,000sf, state-of-the-art facility was designed by S3 Design […]
Finegold Alexander to Design Renovation
Boston – Finegold Alexander Architects of Boston has been selected to design the renovation of Toronto’s High Park Alhambra United Church into loft-style residences. This is the first international project since the firm’s new leadership reorganization two years ago. Originally built in 1908 by architectural firm Burke, Horwood & White, the church location became, and […]
Colantonio Restores Mass. Senate Chamber
Boston – The Massachusetts State House may be 220 years old, but it has a gleaming new look thanks to the efforts of Colantonio Inc., who partnered with the Division of Asset Management and Maintenance, the Bureau of the State House (BSH), and CBT Architects to make it shine even brighter. The project team encountered […]
EnviroVantage Wins Awards in Three States
Epping, N.H. – Between two projects and three states, EnviroVantage, an environmental specialty and demolition contractor, received three Eagle awards in the Associated Builders and Contractors Excellence in Construction Awards over the past three months. The Massachusetts and New Hampshire/Vermont ABC Chapters each awarded EnviroVantage with an Eagle Award for the Nobska Lighthouse restoration project. […]
Restoration and Renovation Trends: Green Buildings
by Matthew Guarracino Office buildings, hotels, and retail spaces continue to change Greater Boston’s landscape. In the midst of this development boom, some of the city’s new and refurbished properties have helped affirm Boston’s status as a leader in innovation, with many of these buildings incorporating green protocols. In fact, the American Council for an Energy-Efficient […]
Finegold Alexander Wins Award
Boston – Finegold Alexander Architects (FAA) and The Gettys Group announced The Godfrey Hotel has received a Citation for Design Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects’ (BSA’s) Hospitality Design Award program. The 242-room hotel design re-imagines two historic office buildings as a sanctuary in the city, activates the street edge, and contributes to the […]
TFMoran Works on Theatre Renovation
Concord, NH – Construction is well underway on the renovation of the historic Concord Theatre. TFMoran structural and civil engineers worked closely with Dennis Mires P.A. The Architects, and Milestone Engineering and Construction to provide civil and structural engineering for the project. Originally a bakery started in the mid-1800s, the Concord Theatre building was converted […]
U.S. Postal Plant Redesigned
Waltham, MA – Boston design firm CBT recently announced the completion of POST 200 Smith, a former U.S. Postal Service processing plant converted into a 430,000sf creative office community. CBT’s extensive redesign repositioned the property’s open, sprawling environment into a collective of fresh, cohesive workspaces, transforming the site’s one-story warehouse and three-story office building into […]
Historic Train Depot Reimagined as New Academic Arts Center
Boston – Middlesex Community College has purchased the former Boston & Maine Railroad Depot at Towers Corner in Lowell for a new performing arts venue. Leers Weinzapfel’s design restores the depot’s deteriorating exterior masonry and incorporates a redesigned interior that contains three major teaching spaces—a 100-seat music recital hall, dance studio, and a two-story, 177-seat “egg” […]
