This project transformed the former parking lot at the corner of Washington Street and Arborway into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly, transit-oriented community offering market-rate and affordable workforce housing with easy access to the Orange Line. The development consists of two building complexes with 250 residential units.
The structural system includes steel framing with composite concrete slabs supported by spread footing foundations on improved soils up to the podium level. Above the podium, five levels of structural wood framing provide efficient construction. The exterior combines cement fiberboard panels, vinyl doors and windows, PVC trim, aluminum storefronts, and a PVC roof membrane. Interior construction features metal stud framing, gypsum wallboard partitions, vinyl plank flooring, carpet, Dolce Vita kitchen cabinets, and gypsum board ceilings. Each unit has a Navien mechanical system supported by rooftop condensing units.
Building 1 includes one retail level topped by five residential floors. Building 2 consists of two towers connected to the basement by a parking garage with 120 spaces. It offers six residential levels with amenities, including a fitness center, yoga studio, clubhouse with a teaching kitchen, gathering spaces, theater room, bicycle storage and maintenance areas, and electric vehicle charging stations.
Street-front retail and restaurant space is designed to support local merchants and complement existing neighborhood retail along Washington Street.
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