Melrose, MA – The interior demolition is underway at Alta Stone Place, a 212-unit renovated mill and podium-style apartment complex developed by Wood Partners. Bargmann Hendrie +Archetype, Inc, of Boston is the project architect and Pro Con Inc of Manchester, N.H. is the general contractor for the $32 million residential project.
Archive for December, 2011
30 Dec
Interior Reno at Alta Stone Place – Pro Con GC – Bargmann Hendrie + Archetype Project Architect
30 Dec
Managing a Higher Education Institution’s Most Important Asset: its Campus byMichael Guidera, LEED AP, Project Manager, KBE Building Corporation
Farmington, CT – Even the best-maintained buildings and facilities need an upgrade or repair every now and then. Like all problems, the sooner maintenance i
30 Dec
North Branch Donates Safety Fine Proceeds to Charity
Concord, NH – North Branch Construction’s dedication to jobsite safety includes the implementation of a Safety Fine Program on all of their projects. The North Branch Safety Fine Program was developed in 2005 with the intent to increase hazard recognition, reduce risk of injury, and create an overall safer working environment for all personnel working on North Branch construction sites. It requires subcontractors as well as North Branch’s own employees
30 Dec
5,700 GSF AMIGO suite Opens at BWH
Boston – Payette recently announced that the 5,700 GSF Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite has opened at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) in Boston, Massachusetts. As the world’s first three-bay operating suite to house MRI, PET/CT, Ultrasound and Angiography in one place, along with surgical navigation tools and image registering and integration software, AMIGO offers significant advancements to developing image-guided surgical treatment procedures.
30 Dec
OHara Joins FPPM
Boston – Fort Point Project Management (FPPM) announced that Meagan O’Hara has joined the firm as director of business development. She will be in charge of the firm’s day-to-day management of existing clients while identifying new business opportunities in the life sciences, institutional, high-tech, and corporate industry sectors.
30 Dec
The 2012 Outlook for Boston Multifamily: Are these Streets Paved with Gold or Lead? by James Mealey
Low cap rates on institutional-quality properties have sparked a debate about the attractiveness of current apartment acquisition opportunities. But it appears that the investors paying these low cap rates were just well ahead of the curve. Yes, cap rates of 5% or less feel pricey, but only in a historical sense. On a relative basis, [...]
30 Dec
Marketing Forecast 2012: A Rising Tide by Susan Gray
As we enter 2012, we do so with a full menu of marketing priorities. Here are a few that rise to the top in discussions with clients and fellow marketers in our industry.
30 Dec
SAK Provides Services to UTEC
Lowell, MA – SAK Environmental, LLC has provided pro-bono and discounted services to Lowell’s United Teen Equality Center (UTEC), a community non-profit that assists disadvantaged youths to move away from gangs and gang violence, complete their education and find work in the community.
30 Dec
Thinking About Your Future Office Space? By Charles A. Houy
ince 2008 firms with expiring leases have continued to “trade up” to improved spaces/buildings while keeping their financial lease obligations below, at, or near their prior lease costs. Lease costs in most New England markets remain below 2007 levels
30 Dec
Brown Univ. to Begin Renovations
Providence, RI – Three dormitory buildings at Brown University are scheduled for extensive renovation. The project has been awarded to Shawmut Design and Construction of Providence.
The project will enhance the first-year experience of Brown students
