{"id":1004092112,"date":"2014-03-03T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T16:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/?p=243615"},"modified":"2020-04-06T07:12:39","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:12:39","slug":"construction-is-underway-at-northeasterns-225-million-academic-complex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/construction-is-underway-at-northeasterns-225-million-academic-complex\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Is Underway at Northeastern\u2019s $225 Million Academic Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By Veronica Grecu, Associate Editor<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_243618\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 220px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/02\/Northeastern-University-Interdisciplinary-Science-and-Engineering-Complex.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-243618\" title=\"Northeastern University - Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/02\/Northeastern-University-Interdisciplinary-Science-and-Engineering-Complex.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"152\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northeastern University &#8211; Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Nearly four months after receiving BRA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commercialsearch.com\/news\/cities\/boston\/northeastern-university-to-expand-with-new-research-building\/\">unanimous approval<\/a> for a $1.6 billion master plan for development, Northeastern University officially broke ground last week on its much-anticipated Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) at 795 Columbus Avenue in Roxbury.<\/p>\n<p>This state-of-the-art structure is Northeastern\u2019s first major academic development project in a decade. Designed by Boston-based architecture firm Payette Associates to achieve LEED Gold certification and developed by Suffolk Construction, the $225 million academic facility will replace a 3.5-acre surface parking lot near Melnea Cass Boulevard and the Ruggles MBTA subway station, the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizjournals.com\/boston\/real_estate\/2014\/02\/NE-broke-ground-on-225m-science-project.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Boston Business Journal<\/a><\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_243619\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 220px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/02\/Northeastern-University-Interdisciplinary-Science-and-Engineering-Complex-interior.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-243619\" title=\"Northeastern University - Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex - interior\" src=\"https:\/\/synd.yardi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/46\/2014\/02\/Northeastern-University-Interdisciplinary-Science-and-Engineering-Complex-interior.jpg\" alt=\"Northeastern University - Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex - interior\" width=\"210\" height=\"135\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Northeastern University &#8211; Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex &#8211; interior<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Northeastern\u2019s new development project is expected to create more than 600 jobs during the construction phase and another 700 jobs after the complex opens in 2016, according to the university\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The boomerang-shaped facility will provide nearly 220,000 square feet of research and educational space for four academic colleges: College of Science, Bouv\u00e9 College of Health Sciences, College of Engineering, and College of Computer and Information Science. The new building will raise six stories above grade and it will also have a basement and a mechanical penthouse. The conceptual design also includes a suspended footbridge over the MBTA Orange Line, commuter rail and Amtrak tracks. The bridge, called \u201cThe Arc\u201d, will serve as a link between two distinct sections of Northeastern\u2019s campus and is expected to consolidate the university\u2019s presence in Roxbury while providing further pedestrian access to Fenway.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Renderings courtesy of Northeastern University<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nearly four months after receiving BRA&rsquo;s unanimous approval for a $1.6 billion master plan for development, Northeastern University officially broke ground last week on its much-anticipated Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Complex (ISEC) at 795 Columbus Avenue in Roxbury.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":258,"featured_media":1004507199,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1490,21742],"tags":[1815],"class_list":["post-1004092112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-boston","category-latest","tag-national"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.4 (Yoast SEO v24.6) - 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