Thursday, February 20, 2014

LEED FOR HOMES PLATINUM x 4 = AWESOME


 

226-232 Highland Street LEED for HOMES Certificates

Some awesome news to share!

Our 226-232 Highland Street E+ Townhouses have successfully achieved the certification level of "LEED for Homes Platinum" as established by the U.S. Green Building Council  in the LEED Green Building Rating System and verified by an independent green rater.

We would like to thank all the core team members who worked tiredlessly on the project:

  • Daryn E., Brian P. and Kara M. from Interface Studio Architects
  • Evan S. and Declan K. from Placetailor
  • Michael S. and Will D. from Conservation Services Group
  • Kamran Z., Cheryl S. , Shawn P., Justin K. and Andrew W. from Urbanica

The combined expertise and knowledge of the team turned the lofty dream of building a cluster of Net Positive LEED Platinum homes into reality. The project is one of the first residential project in the City of Boston to achieve this highest level of achievement within the LEED rating system.

In fact, technically speaking, these are actually four LEED for Homes Platinum Certified projects located along the same street -- a concentration of LEED for Homes Platinum projects that is just unparalleled elsewhere in the world.

We plan to publish a series of blog posts that will highlight the design strategies employed throughout the project.

Friday, February 14, 2014

691 RESIDENCES ON PRESERVATION NATION BLOG

691 Massachusetts Ave. in Boston carries the rhythm of its older neighbors into a more contemporary look.
(Photo: Chang Zhang)

691 Residences was featured on the Preservation Nation RoundUp in the National Trust for Historic Preservation blog.

Tuesday, January 21, 2014

PARCEL U PROJECT WEBSITE

Parcel U: Aerial View
Image Credit: URBANICA DESIGN

Please check out the project website for Parcel U, Jamaica Plain, www.parcel-U.com

We will post updates, meeting dates and project documents on the site for the general public.


Friday, January 17, 2014

MBTA PARCEL U COMMUNITY INFORMATION SESSIONS


Urbanica will be holding a series of public information sessions with the local neighborhood groups and residents of Jamaica Plain/Forest Hills to discuss our plans for a mixed-use redevelopment of MBTA Parcel U located at the intersection of Hyde Park Avenue and Ukraine Way.

URBANICA PARCEL U INFORMATION SESSIONS
Monday, January 20, 6.30-7.30pm
Woodbourne Neighborhood Association + Weld Hill Street Watch Group
Woodbourne Apartments Community Room
6 Southbourne Road, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

POSTPONED due to Snowstorm Janus. New date TBD
Tuesday, January 21, 6.30-8.30pm
JP Neighborhood Council- Housing and Development Committee
Senior Room, Curtis Hall Community Center
20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Thursday, January 23, 2014, 7.00-9.00pm
Asticou/Martinwood/South (AMS) Neighborhood Association
State Laboratory Institute, 305 South Street, Jamaica Plain 02130

Wednesday, January 29, 6.30-7.30pm
Wenham NA + Yale Terrace NA + West Roxbury Courthouse NA
Senior Room, Curtis Hall Community Center
20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

NEW DATE: Tuesday, February 4, 6.30-8.30pm 
JP Neighborhood Council- Housing and Development Committee
Senior Room, Curtis Hall Community Center
20 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

Wednesday, February 5, 7.00-9.00pm
JP Neighborhood Council- Zoning Committee
Farnsworth House, 90 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

All information sessions are open to the general public. 

Monday, December 16, 2013

74 HIGHLAND COMMUNITY UPDATES

View of Highland and Dorr Street - Scenario with 7 Units of Townhouses
A study by MERGE Architects on preserving the Oak and Catalpa trees
Image Credit: MERGE Architects


For updates on the 74 Highland Townhouses, please check out the [SLIDES] that were presented on Thursday night (Dec 12, 2013).

MERGE Architects and Urbanica are studying on the possibility and feasibility of preserving the two trees located on Highland Street. We will update as soon as we find out.