Cross Street East Proposed Residential Development Design Review - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Cross Street East Proposed Residential Development Design Review Committee Somerville, Massachusetts

•Formed in 2003 •Offices in Waltham, MA & Dallas, TX •3,200 homes completed •More than 1200 under construction – 398 in Cambridge and Watertown •Focus on redevelopment and Smart Growth About Criterion

Portfolio – VOX on 2– Cambridge, MA 3

Portfolio – The Residences at River’s Edge – Medford

Portfolio – Riverbend on the Charles – Watertown 5

Portfolio – The Village at Taylor Pond – Bedford

Portfolio – Windsor Green at Andover

I ‐ 93 Stop & Shop 1.9 acre site Context Plan

Stop & Shop Blackeley Ave. Garfield Ave. Cross Street E New Harris Existing Harris Park Park I ‐ 93 Pennsylvania Ave. Minnesota Ave. Context Plan

Vehicular access from Garfield Ave. Adjacent off ramp from Rt93 Cross Street to be permanently closed New Harris Proposed New Park Park Pedestrian connection Across site Opportunities and Constraints

Building Massing Strategy ‐ Building as a transition ‐ Respond to neighborhood scale and rhythm ‐ Establishing public and private green space ‐ Highway focus at NE corner

Landscape

View Down Cross Street looking Northeast

View From Off ‐ ramp Looking Northwest

View From Off ‐ ramp Looking South

Garfield Ave. Cross Street E Pennsylvania Ave. Circulation and Access

Mechanical space Trash Room Vertical circ. Core Move ‐ in area Mechanical space Storage space Ground Floor Plan

Private courtyard Private courtyard Pool Fitness First Floor Plan

Private courtyard Private courtyard Pool Third Floor Plan

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