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Jordan Zimmermann presenting at ABX 2015
How resilient is East Boston? The Urban Land Institute (ULI) in conjunction with Neighborhood of Affordable Housing with the financial support of the Kresge Foundation, have conducted a Technical Assistance Program (TAP) to study the impacts that climate change has on transportation, utilities, and planning. Find out what they learned from Arrowstreet’s Jordan Zimmermann, along with Michelle Landers, Phil Giffee,…
Edward Mazria at the BSA
Monday night, I attended a talk by Edward Mazria hosted by the Boston Society of Architects. Mazria is the founder of Architecture 2030, an organization which has created a path to reduce carbon emissions so that we do not reach the point of no return on climate change. Architecture 2030 promotes solutions to climate change through the design of the…
ULI Boston TAP at ABX
At today’s Arrowstreet Update, our bi-weekly office meeting, Associate Jordan Zimmermann presented the work she has been doing with the ULI Boston TAP (technical assistance panel) program in East Boston. Through the Kresge Foundation, NOAH (Neighborhood of Affordable Housing, East Boston), received a $100,000 grant to fund this research. The TAP had several goals to assist NOAH, including identifying community…
Warm Welcome to Sallyann Thomas
We are happy to welcome Sallyann Thomas to Arrowstreet as Director of Interior Design. In this role, Sallyann is responsible for leading the work of the interiors group: mentoring staff and upholding a high standard for design. Her work bridges the lines of disciplines, blending interior design with architecture and environmental graphics. Embracing the collaborative culture at Arrowstreet, Sallyann is…
10 PO Square Community Service Social
Carr Workspaces hosted a Community Service Social for the tenants of 10 Post Office Square. This event was dedicated to supporting local nonprofits and the Arrowstreet team enjoyed socializing with some of our neighbors as we gave back to the community. Team members took part in activities such as making blankets for the homeless while enjoying light refreshments. The event…
The Not-So-Financial District
Arrowstreet’s office, and our mixed-use project, Congress Square, lie at the center of a big change that has been happening in Boston’s Financial District. Financial institutions, insurance companies, and law firms have been moving across the bridge into the Seaport, and start-ups and creative firms, like Arrowstreet, are moving into their old buildings. It all began when the Boston Convention…
Collaboration Brings Ideas to Life
The following is Part III in a series on the Logan Airport Central Parking Expansion. Find Part I and Part II here. In the design and construction of the facade at the Logan Garage, our partnership with Extech allowed us to develop and fabricate a system that would have been difficult (if not impossible) without their collaboration. Throughout the design…
Countdown to ICSC RetailGreen
Boston saw its first snowflakes last week, and somehow ICSC RetailGreen is only a month away. RetailGreen is the largest gathering of sustainability-minded retail real estate professionals in North America and runs concurrently with ICSC Centerbuild. The two conferences bring together nearly 2000 people in one hotel in Phoenix to wrap up the year in retail development. I’m proud to…
Frightful Scenes from the Studio
As usual, we’re having too much fun in the studio – listening to Thriller on Sonos, enjoying an unfortunate amount of candy, and taking quick breaks to chat about Halloween plans and check out costumes. The good news, according to Inc. magazine today, is that this also makes us more productive. We’ll take it…
The Great Pumpkin Glow 2015
On Wednesday evening several members of the Arrowstreet team braved the rain and headed over to Kendall Square for the 2015 Great Pumpkin Glow. The annual corporate challenge is sponsored in part by our client, BioMed Realty, and benefits the Boys and Girls Clubs of Middlesex County. The Pumpkin Glow took place in the north plaza at Kendall, near our…