Volunteering with GADoS 2015

Over the weekend, a team of Arrowstreet staff members brought along family and friends to participate in the Green Apple Day of Service. Like last year, the group volunteered at an Arrowstreet-designed school building — this time we served at the Kipp Academy in Lynn, a building completed in 2012. We were able to take advantage of the beautiful fall weather…

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Join Us at ABX 2015

This year’s ABX at the Boston Convention Center is fast approaching! Join Arrowstreet principal, Jim Batchelor, as he discusses Cambridge’s Alewife while participating in a walking touring the neighborhood. Jim will be joined by The McKinnon Company’s Richard McKinnon for this hands-on discussion of infill communities and resiliency on Novemeber 18th.  Learn more about the tour here.

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USGBC Green Building Showcase

The 2015 USGBC Green Building Showcase is almost upon us. Join Arrowstreet and other participating firms on October 1st, as we celebrate sustainable design and construction in the Commonwealth. More information on the event can be found on the USGBC Massachusetts’ website. This year, Arrowstreet will be showcasing our 10 Post Office Square Office Renovation which recently achieved LEED Gold…

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Conversation Series Kick Off

Last month week we kicked off an office-wide Conversation Series on “Project Delivery & Design Process” with the first of five project case studies featuring Conservatory Lab Charter School. As part of Arrowstreet’s constant efforts to improve, this initiative focuses on our current methods for project delivery and the design process we utilize to get there. This first conversation was…

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Back to School with BPU

I was happy to have the opportunity to attend Boston Properties University (BPU) at the Broad Institute at MIT earlier this week. BPU brings together a unique collection of people in the real estate, development, and brokerage community, and other relevant industries to “share knowledge on how to best create and foster Great Space and Place.” This year’s speakers were Roy…

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LEED and Beyond

We recently announced that our office in Post Office Square was certified LEED Gold. It was exciting to practice what we’ve preached for so long, and to have our “home” declared a sustainable place is a point of pride. Our thoughts are also on spreading sustainability on a national level, especially with the retail development community. Back in November, I…

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Recent Design Forum Features Congress Square

Every month or so, Arrowstreet has an office-wide design forum, allowing everyone to learn more about an active project from the team working on it. On a recent Friday our office came together for a pizza lunch and a presentation on Congress Square. Owner Related Beal asked Arrowstreet to develop a master plan and design 350,000 square feet at the…

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ULI: Opportunities for Resiliency

Join Arrowstreet associate, Jordan Zimmermann, as she discusses East Boston’s vulnerabilities to sea level rise and planning opportunities with Shaun O’Rourke and Brian Swett at the ULI Member Lunch on September 11. The ULI Boston Climate Resiliency Committee will present their findings in “Building Resilience,” a Kresge Foundation Innovation Grant follow-up to the 2014 “The Urban Implications of Living with Water” publication.

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BisNow: The Future of Downtown

Join Arrowstreet principal, David Bois, as he discusses recent trends in the Downtown Boston real estate landscape at Bisnow’s “Future of Downtown Summit,” on August 18. The event will also feature a keynote address by Larry DiCara of Nixon Peabody and panel discussions on the various forces impacting the evolution of Downtown. David will specifically present the Congress Square development…

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450 Kendall Debut

Recently, Arrowstreet attended the Grand Opening of our completed project at 450 Kendall Street. The event was hosted by owner, BioMed Realty Trust, and tenant, MPM Capital. Many thanks are due to our gracious hosts and the guests who showed up to celebrate this great accomplishment.  The weather allowed partygoers the opportunity to take in astonishing views of the Boston…

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