Harvard - Allston Campus - Page 63

BeeLine · 10-23-2018, 04:23 PM

Renovat and repurposing of 114 Western Ave is about to begin. Site fenced off and field office in place.

https://construction.harvard.edu/114-western-avenue

RandomWalk · 10-24-2018, 12:51 PM

Was 114 Western one of the former WGBH buildings?

stellarfun · 10-24-2018, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RandomWalk

Was 114 Western one of the former WGBH buildings?

Yes.

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Originally part of the WGBH campus, the renovated facility will provide administrative offices for the John A. Paulson School of Engineering as well as their associated Facilities and Maintenance departments. There will be (2) large, flexible classrooms in the building as well as the University’s first new child care center in decades.

Source: Harvard

Gameguy326 · 10-25-2018, 11:38 AM

The lack of retail is a bit disappointing IMO.

BeeLine · 11-17-2018, 05:06 PM

Art Lab

BeeLine · 11-17-2018, 05:12 PM

HU District Energy Facility

shmessy · 11-29-2018, 02:18 PM

Tom Glynn is a heavy hitter to take the helm of Harvard's plans in Allston. The guy is 72 and this looks like a "legacy" thing for him. I like that:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business...RrI/story.html

Gameguy326 · 11-29-2018, 02:19 PM

I would love to see a cohesive plan a la MIT's Kendall Square Initiative...

Equilibria · 11-29-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by shmessy

Tom Glynn is a heavy hitter to take the helm of Harvard's plans in Allston. The guy is 72 and this looks like a "legacy" thing for him. I like that:

https://www.bostonglobe.com/business...RrI/story.html

He's also been very successful in moving development forward on MassDOT's RE parcels in the Seaport, which is a similar situation (RE investment and development on parcels far from an organization's core and not central to its mission).

BeeLine · 01-05-2019, 12:19 PM

Art Lab

BeeLine · 01-05-2019, 08:23 PM

HU District Energy Facility

BeeLine · 01-05-2019, 08:29 PM

114 Western Ave

stellarfun · 02-28-2019, 04:25 PM

American Repertory Theater to move from Cambridge to Allston, thanks to a $100 million gift to Harvard for a new performance center. I think this will probably be located at the NE corner of Barry's Corner.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/the...v9J/story.html

Shepard · 02-28-2019, 06:13 PM

This seems big to me. At some point, won’t Harvard be thinking about a transit connector to Barry’s? How else will this area really ever thrive?

stellarfun · 03-01-2019, 04:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Shepard

This seems big to me. At some point, won’t Harvard be thinking about a transit connector to Barry’s? How else will this area really ever thrive?

See:
http://transportation.harvard.edu/sh...campus-express

http://transportation.harvard.edu/sh.../barrys-corner

Shepard · 03-01-2019, 06:40 AM

^ I’m not going to write a lengthy post right now but the Harvard bus shuttle, for many reasons, doesn’t qualify to me as real transit.

navigator4 · 03-01-2019, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BeeLine

HU District Energy Facility

Why would they place this so close to the Charles River rather than in the background and out of public view?

JeffDowntown · 03-01-2019, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by navigator4

Why would they place this so close to the Charles River rather than in the background and out of public view?

I am assuming this is a district steam (or hot water) plant (if not true then my opinion is useless). I am guessing this location has a major steam trunk feed nearby so they can feed the new capacity efficiently. A more remote location would require major additional trunk line installation to get to the main feeder trunk?

cca · 03-01-2019, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by JeffDowntown

I am assuming this is a district steam (or hot water) plant (if not true then my opinion is useless). I am guessing this location has a major steam trunk feed nearby so they can feed the new capacity efficiently. A more remote location would require major additional trunk line installation to get to the main feeder trunk?

They are disconnecting themselves from the Steam Plant on the Cambridge Side with this project.

Brad Plaid · 03-01-2019, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by navigator4

Why would they place this so close to the Charles River rather than in the background and out of public view?

Infrastructure facilities can be interesting and attractive in an industrial way (not sure if that will be the case here), very often more interesting to look at than the dull copy and paste cloning of look-alike new residential.
https://www.districtenergy.org/Highe...&forceDialog=0 The OSU water chiller plant is especially well done.

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BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus Renovat and repurposing of 114 Western Ave is about to begin. Site fenced off and field office in place. https://construction.harvard.edu/114-western-avenue

10-24-2018, 12:51 PM	#1242
RandomWalk Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 621	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus Was 114 Western one of the former WGBH buildings?

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Gameguy326 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 235	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus The lack of retail is a bit disappointing IMO.

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BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus Art Lab

11-17-2018, 05:12 PM	#1246
BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus HU District Energy Facility

11-29-2018, 02:18 PM	#1247
shmessy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,323	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus Tom Glynn is a heavy hitter to take the helm of Harvard's plans in Allston. The guy is 72 and this looks like a "legacy" thing for him. I like that: https://www.bostonglobe.com/business...RrI/story.html

11-29-2018, 02:19 PM	#1248
Gameguy326 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 235	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus I would love to see a cohesive plan a la MIT's Kendall Square Initiative...

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BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus Art Lab

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BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus HU District Energy Facility

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BeeLine Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 9,163	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus 114 Western Ave

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stellarfun Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: salem ma and washington dc Posts: 4,590	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus American Repertory Theater to move from Cambridge to Allston, thanks to a $100 million gift to Harvard for a new performance center. I think this will probably be located at the NE corner of Barry's Corner. https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/the...v9J/story.html __________________ A man gazing on the stars is at the mercy of the puddles in the road

02-28-2019, 06:13 PM	#1254
Shepard Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,455	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus This seems big to me. At some point, won’t Harvard be thinking about a transit connector to Barry’s? How else will this area really ever thrive?

03-01-2019, 06:40 AM	#1256
Shepard Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 3,455	Re: Harvard - Allston Campus ^ I’m not going to write a lengthy post right now but the Harvard bus shuttle, for many reasons, doesn’t qualify to me as real transit.

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