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Interior Finishing Kicks off for the Worcester Courthouse Redevelopment With heightened safety regulations in place, Tocci Building continues work on the redevelopment of the historic Worcester Courthouse. Framing and rough MEPs are underway in the 1800s Building, and in the Annex finish work has started. The building which was originally constructed in 1843 and had been vacant since 2008 is being converted into 114 apartments. Units will range in size from studios through three bedrooms and amenities will include a fitness center, clubhouse lounge, and gallery space.  Photos: Tocci Building Corporation

Construction Continues for The Abby in North Quincy Construction continues on The Abby at the North Quincy MBTA Station. The project will consist of three connected buildings offering 610 luxury apartments and 45,000 square feet of retail. The first phase of the project set to be complete this summer is the parking garage, which will offer 1,314 spaces in total, 852 for MBTA commuters and 462 for residents. The Abby will also feature over 15,000 square feet of amenity spaces to include a fitness center with active group fitness and studio areas, a solarium, a club lounge, an entertainment kitchen, billiards, a dog spa, a bike fix-it shop, an outdoor pool deck with grills, an outdoor dog run and two landscaped courtyards.

An Inside Look at the 20 Front of House Elevator Cabs at Encore Boston Harbor: Fabricated by Draper Elevator Interiors The moment you step foot onto the 3 million square foot, five-star resort and casino your eyes will be busy gazing at all of the intricate details that make up the casino’s astonishing build out. Complex vertical transportation greets you at the front door with a set of extremely rare curved escalators. The tower passenger elevators have similar shapes and curvatures. These elevator cab interiors feature spherical corners at all four sides of the canopies and custom thermoformed solid surface molding panel frames that have integrated LED perimeter lighting. To pull off this design and meet all code and weight requirements it took great collaboration. Draper partnered with Otis Elevator, Jacobs Architects, Suffolk Construction, Lerch Bates Consultants and the Wynn Design & Development team to deliver 20 elegant front of house elevator cabs. The process was over two years in the making and included two mock-up review meetings where all parties involved visited Draper’s manufacturing facility in Holbrook, MA to review fully fabricated cab enclosures and interiors. Draper Elevator Interior’s General Manager Doug Hefler was instrumental in bringing this project to life, from finding new and innovative ways to reduce material weights without sacrificing the architectural design, to working on-site to help guide the installation of over 10 install teams. This five-star resort has five-star elevators that are unlike most cabs you will ever ride in.

Construction Nearly Complete for The Buckley: Units Now Leasing The property clubhouse and leasing center is now open at The Buckley as final touches are wrapped up across the project. The Framingham project will feature a total of 210 luxury apartments ranging in size from 600 square feet studios to 3 bedroom homes at 1,400 square feet. Amenities on-site include a fitness center, club room with tasting kitchen and billiards, game room and media center.

Retail Space Taking Shape While Foundation Work Is Underway for Residential Building at Woburn Village New signage is in place and parts of the retail component at Woburn Village are taking shape including space for HomeSense & Shake Shack. The redevelopment of the 23-acre mall site will include around 175,000 square feet of retail/restaurant space plus a new movie theater. At the rear of the site, foundation work is also underway for the residential component of the project, Avalon Woburn. There will be 350 apartments in total, ranging in size from 1 through 3 bedrooms. Amenities will include a fitness center, clubroom, co-working space, and pool.

Window Install Has Kicked Off for The Abby in Quincy Window install has kicked off for the first residential building at The Abby in North Quincy. The transit-oriented project adjacent to the North Quincy MBTA Station will feature 610 apartments along with 50,000 square feet of commercial/retail space including Target as one of the anchor tenants. The development also includes a 1,300+ space parking garage that is set to open this coming summer.

729 Morrissey Boulevard Renovations Approved Floor and Decor has won approval for substantial renovations to the interior and façade of the existing building at 729 Morrissey Boulevard. The project will also reconfigure the on-site parking. The site was previously used by National Wholesale Liquidators for General Retail Business Use until the end of 2018 when it filed for bankruptcy.

30 Unit Condo Project Under Review at 515 East 2nd St in South Boston Kems Corp has filed a small project application for a multi-family development at 515-519 East Second Street in South Boston. The condo building would include 30 units along with parking for 35 cars. The site is currently home to an auto repair shop.

Interior Finishes Going In For The Buckley in Framingham Interior finish work is ongoing for the 210 modern apartments at The Buckley in Framingham. Units will range from studios at just over 600 square feet through 3 bedrooms/2 bath homes featuring over 1400 square feet of living space. Amenities will include a fitness center, club room with catering kitchen, and pet spa. The Buckley is now leasing with expected first move-ins this spring.

Core Work Underway at Kendall East With the foundation nearly in place, work has started on the concrete core for the Kendall East development along First Street in Cambridge. The project will include 136 apartments along with over 14,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space. An expansive half-acre courtyard will provide green space accessible to the neighborhood. Construction is expected to be completed in 2021.

Interior Finishing Nearly Complete for First Units at The Overlook at St. Gabriel's Interior finish work is nearly complete for the first units at The Overlook at St. Gabriel's in Brighton. The 11+ acre site offers luxury apartments ranging from studios through four-bedrooms between new construction buildings and, meticulously restored and reimagined historic buildings.  First apartments are now expected to open in April and when complete the hilltop community will feature 555 residential apartments and 105 condos.  The development also offers more than 22,000 square feet of community spaces including a pool, fitness center, and sky lounge.

Onyx Hotel Addition Approved The 77 room addition to the Onyx Hotel in the Bulfinch Triangle has won approval from the BPDA. The new space will also add ground-floor retail and restaurant space along Portland Street plus rooftop amenity space. The hotel currently features 112 rooms.