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development is scheduled to start this fall, which means demolition and excavation for site preparation, you won't see cranes until after the winter.. because of that, the design is still being tweaked (as far as architectural impact) the massing study is complete (what's the most effecient/economical size/unit count), now the 'what it looks like' is the next step, and now it's just a matter of coming to grip on how to treat the mixed use aspect of the site.

it is a bit early to tell, but it is generally going to model itself off of the tower on top of a podium design, and is going to incorporate all of the latest urban design guidelines with respects to setbacks, roof lines on the human scale at the street, including retail on the ground level accessible to/from the street (generally 1500-4000 sq ft spaces) for cafe's etc.... this project is going to definitely be the type of building which is going to highlight the beautiful gateway of brunswick and cogswell, and hopefully shift a bit of the downtown feel to merge with the beautiful north end community.. and to respond to one of the concerns about 'hopefully not building a brick monster' ... our attraction is to precast and glass.. we want to utilize the beauty of curtain walls as much as possible... this type of finish is much more expensive then traditional brick.. but lets face it.. is so much cooler looking, and interesting