Lowell Square Co-Op Apartments

Lowell Square Co-Op Apts
Project Name: Lowell Square Co-Op Apts.
Location: Boston, MA
General Contractor: Peabody Construction Co., Inc.
Project Value: $23,501,885
Project Owner: Keen Development/Planning Office for Urban Affairs
Sector: Commercial Housing
Timeframe: 1995 – 1997

Project Features:

  • New construction -10 stories, 310,000 SF
  • Arriscraft, precast concrete & brick facade
  • Two-level parking garage
  • Storefront retail space
  • 4-story main entry archway
  • Large above-grade courtyard
  • Contaminated soil removal
  • $2.3 million value engineering savings

Project Description:

Lowell Square is a mixed-income housing cooperative featuring 183 one, two, and three- bedroom luxury apartments, two level parking garage, storefront retail space, a visitor’s center, and large above-grade courtyard area. The building was constructed within a densely populated urban site that required a 24-hour right-of-way easement through the construction site for the adjacent high-rise abutter. The structure features a landmark 4-story dramatic archway that leads to a 2-story grand staircase emptying into a lush above-grade courtyard area constructed on top of the parking garage. The building’s exterior is comprised of arriscraft, precast concrete and brick, and the irregular shaped building has balconies on the fourth, seventh and ninth floors.

Jack Grant Responsibility/Specific Participation:

  • Vice President of Operations duties at PCC during construction
  • Also, Project Manager from initiation through closeout
  • Directly responsible and accountable for all aspects of the project including managing budget, costs, scheduling, subcontractor performance and construction quality

The real estate agent Academy Homes of Boston is a residential development for Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency and HUD.  The project consisted of demolition and removal of nine existing structures on three separate parcels.  New construction consisted of 236 affordable family housing units that included 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 bedroom apartments from the senior apartments peoria il options.  There are 20 residential buildings, one community building, and one maintenance facility that were constructed around steep terrain and large rock outcroppings which created a variety of smaller residential neighborhoods on three different sites with central green areas. These apartments also offer  housing for traveling nurses.

 

Architect:
Architectural Team, Inc.
Chelsea, MA 02150

Structural Engineer:
Charles Chaloff Consulting
Boston, MA 02210

Mech./Elec. Engineer:
Fitzemeyer & Tocci, Inc.
Melrose, MA 02176