High-Profile: Up-Front
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September 2014
TROY BOSTON Tops Off Suffolk CM, Designed by ADD Inc
Boston – Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined executives from Gerding Edlen, Normandy Real Estate Partners, and National Real Estate Advisors recently in placing the final beam on the south end’s new modern classic – TROY BOSTON. Located on prime South End real estate, at 55 Traveler Street. The $185 million mixed-use complex will provide new and exciting apartments, retail, and
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The project crew at the topping off ceremony
One of the hallmarks of TROY BOSTON, designated as a LEED Gold building, is its internal power plant that co-generates electricity, hot water, and heat, working at 25% better than current energy codes and saving its residents energy, water, and clean air. Each apartment is meticulously designed, complete with 82% post-industrial, recycled content wood floors, stone countertops, custom closet space, energy-saving washer and dryers, Nest Learning Thermostats, and custom cabinetry in kitchen and bathrooms. The full city block, mixed-use complex
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restaurants with a host of modern-day amenities for today’s city dweller. The 1.27 acre site was once part of the original rail system from the Boston and Albany Railroad, and TROY was one of the stops named after the upstate New York railroad site. The residential complex has been designed by ADD Inc. The sustainable property consists of two residential towers, offering 378 residential apartments with 38 affordable units. Suffolk Construction is serving as the construction management company, employing 589 construction tradespeople for the project. Pivotal to the development team’s ethos is Gerding Edlen’s commitment to the local community of artists and designers. TROY BOSTON will feature commissioned pieces done by wellknown artists and designers working and exhibiting in the South End. The recent topping off also featured a new community partnership with Youth Design - a nonprofit organization headquartered in the South End that serves all urban youth in greater Boston to pursue a path to higher education and equitable careers by engaging the professional design community to mentor, educate, train, and employ the next generation.
features a 19-floor residential tower connected to a mid-rise tower. At the building’s promontory corner on Traveler St. will be 6,000sf of new retail and restaurant space providing an active street experience. There will be an aboveground parking garage with 180 spaces. A spacious bike room that provides ample and easy storage, as well as bike repairs, is part of the building’s appeal for today’s residents. Pet lovers will rejoice at the top-ofthe-line dog walking facilities and pet washing stations, both indoor and outside, to accommodate Boston’s changing climate.
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