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Cross Street East Proposed Residential Development

Design Review Committee Somerville, Massachusetts

• Formed in 2003
• Offices in Waltham, MA &

Dallas, TX

• 3,200 homes completed
• More than 1200 under

construction – 398 in Cambridge and Watertown

• Focus on redevelopment

and Smart Growth

About Criterion

Portfolio – VOX on 2– Cambridge, MA

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Portfolio – The Residences at River’s Edge – Medford

Portfolio – Riverbend on the Charles – Watertown

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Portfolio – The Village at Taylor Pond – Bedford

Portfolio – Windsor Green at Andover

I ‐93 1.9 acre site Stop & Shop

Context Plan

Context Plan

I‐93 Cross Street E Stop & Shop Garfield Ave. Blackeley Ave. Minnesota Ave. Pennsylvania Ave. Existing Harris Park New Harris Park

Opportunities and Constraints

Pedestrian connection Across site Vehicular access from Garfield Ave. Adjacent off ramp from Rt93 Cross Street to be permanently closed Proposed New Park New Harris Park

Building Massing Strategy

‐ Building as a transition ‐ Respond to neighborhood scale and rhythm ‐ Establishing public and private green space ‐ Highway focus at NE corner

Landscape

View Down Cross Street looking Northeast

View From Off‐ramp Looking Northwest

View From Off‐ramp Looking South

Circulation and Access

Cross Street E Pennsylvania Ave. Garfield Ave.

Vertical circ. Core Move‐in area Mechanical space Storage space Mechanical space

Ground Floor Plan

Trash Room

Fitness

First Floor Plan

Private courtyard Private courtyard Pool

Third Floor Plan

Private courtyard Private courtyard Pool

Thank You