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Spring Forward in 2013 Vertec breaks ground on two HUD 202 projects in 2013, Spencer House II and Quincy Commons. HUD 202 refers to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's program to extend the supply of affordable housing and supportive services to the elderly. Quincy Commons is one of the new housing developments going up in the area known as the Quincy Corridor located off Quincy Street in Dorchester. The project is up for LEED Gold. The 48,695 square foot, four-story wood frame, mixed-use development will provide 5,576 SF. of street-level retail, and forty (1) bedroom apartments for seniors. Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2014. The Spencer House II project includes the historic renovation to an existing four story masonry building along with an 11,200 sf addition to the existing structure. When complete the project will contain thirty (1) bedroom apartments and (7) studio apartments for seniors. The project is located at the corner of Columbus Avenue and Walnut Avenue in Boston and is listed in the National Register of Historic Buildings. Construction is scheduled to be complete in January 2014. The Blackstone Street project includes modifications to an existing (3) story wood frame and masonry building that dates back to the Eighteenth Century. The work includes complete gut demolition including the removal of the existing roof and the construction of two new floors being added onto the existing three floors. The interior of the building will be reconfigured to include offices in the basement, a restaurant and retail on the first floor. The second and third floor will contain offices and the fourth and fifth floors will contain (6) new residential units. The historic building is located in Haymarket Square along the historic Freedom Trail. Construction is scheduled to be completed in May 2013. Before
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Spring Forward in 2011-2012 Olmsted Green Phase III Owner: Lena New Boston Estimated Cost $11.4M Olmsted Green is a vast multi-phase construction project situated on 42 acres of land located at the site of the former Boston State Hospital and adjacent to the Mass Audubon Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary in Dorchester, MA. Phase III of the project involves the construction of (50) residential units in (7), two to three story townhouse buildings. Once complete this mixed-use, mixed-income, sustainable development will include a total of 151 affordable rentals, 123-bed skilled nursing facility, and 59 units of affordable senior housing. Owner: Planning Office for Urban Affairs Estimated Cost $5.4 million Rose Hill Manor is located on a 3 acre site located behind the St. Theresa Lisieux Parish in Billerica, MA. The complex will offer 41 units of affordable senior housing, and residential amenities which include a community room, kitchen, lounge, wellness/fitness room, and 42 on site parking spaces for residents.
Owner: The Community Builders Estimated Cost $10 million Heritage Common Apartments is a family-focused, assisted residential development, comprised of 140 units of affordable housing in 8 buildings located in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The scope of work includes full exterior renovation, reconfigurations to 7 units for full accessibility, fire alarm system upgrade, kitchen and bathroom renovations, and a new heating system. Site work includes: re-grading, replacement of walkways, and installation of additional subsurface drainage. Owner: Urban Edge Estimated Cost $11 million Moderate rehabilitation of 103 occupied units in 11 buildings on 8 sites in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston.
Centre Wise Lamartine Project Owner: Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Estimated Cost $7.9 million New four -story, approximately 41,000 square foot, mixed-used development. 5,500 square feet of retail space on first floor and 30 residential spaces disbursed throughout the three upper floors. Project is located in Jamaica Plain's Jackson Square. Designed to meet LEED standards.
Vertec is proud to announce its membership in the non-profit organization U.S. Green Building Council. USGBC is composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry working to promote buildings and communities that are environmentally responsible, profitable, and healthy places to live. | ||||||||||
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