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Cornerstone Placed at KIPP Boston
Last week, Arrowstreet attended the cornerstone event for the KIPP Boston Academy in Mattapan. On hand for the ceremony were community members, financial donors, school administrators, parents, students, and the design and construction teams. It was gratifying to see so many students and their expressions of excitement and anticipation after having seen the progress of their future school. As I…
School Begins at Fenway High
Yesterday brought the first day of school in Boston, and with it came the opening of the newly renovated Fenway High School for the Arrowstreet design team. Located in the old Mission Hill School and originally owned by the Boston Arch Diocese, the 1920’s building is the new home for Fenway High, a Pilot School in the Boston Public Schools system….
The Photos Are In for BKB Chicago
Brooklyn has arrived in Chicago! Earlier this year, the newest Brooklyn Boulders Rock Climbing Gym debuted in Chicago’s West Loop—the professional photos are in, and we wanted to share them with you. What was once a meatpacking district, the West Loop is now a haven for tech companies, amazing restaurants, art galleries, and now, BKB Chicago. At 25,000 square feet,…
Watch the Kinetic Facade in Action
In East Boston, Arrowstreet has been working to deliver Massport an innovative and beautiful skin for the West Garage of Logan Airport. The design team has been working closely with Extech, out of Pittsburgh, on the 50,000 aluminum wind flappers which will show patterns of the wind across two façades of the new garage. We were excited to see a…
Released: Upton + Partners Groundbreaking
Below is a press release for the groundbreaking of the newest residential building at Waterfront Square on Revere Beach. We are very excited, along with Upton + Partners and the City of Revere, for the next phase of this project. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 11, 2015 UPTON PARTNERS GROUNDBREAKING 230 luxury rental apartments at 660 Ocean Avenue Today, Mayor…
Join Us at the CJP Real Estate Dinner
Arrowstreet will be sponsoring the Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) Real Estate, Construction & Design Annual dinner, to be held on February 23rd at the InterContinental Hotel.
L.L. Bean Store Openings
November has been an exciting month for the L.L. Bean team here at Arrowstreet. Over the past three weeks, we have had grand openings at three new L.L. Bean retail stores across the country.
At the Minneapolis opening at the Mall of America, I had the opportunity to meet Seth Wescot. Seth is a really cool guy who is helping L.L. Bean grow their younger customer base by testing a product line called “Traverse,” which is designed for serious outdoor sporting conditions. Who is Seth Wescot and what credentials does he have in this area? How about winning two Olympic gold medals in Snowboard Cross? I had a great time talking with Seth at the opening…
Photos of Chestnut Hill Square
Arrowstreet is pleased to debut photos from the recently completed project at Chestnut Hill Square in Newton. Now that many occupants have opened their doors – including luxury fitness leaders Equinox and Soul Cycle, retailers Anthropologie and Athleta, restaurants Brio and Seasons 52, and the much anticipated Wegmans – this beautiful September day was the perfect time to take advantage of the quickly waning New…
Brooke Mattapan – Off To a Positive Start
We recently finished the Brooke Mattapan Charter School (as chronicled in an earlier blog post). One of our favorite times at the conclusion of any project is when we go back to take final, professional photography; in part, because it allows us to see the users of the building enjoying their new space, and also so we can enjoy capturing images of the buildings we have thoughtfully designed and managed through construction…
LEED v4 Part 1
I wanted to follow-up on my post about Greenbuild 2013, with a closer look at the new version of the LEED rating system, LEED v4. This new version is perhaps the most thorough overhaul in the rating system to date. LEED v4 includes new market sectors such as hospitality and data centers, an increase in the number of prerequisites, an increase in the credit criteria for several credits, new impact categories such as climate change and the addition of new credits such as Demand Response.