North Point development
Encyclopedia
NorthPoint is a mixed-use redevelopment of an old railroad yard
in the East Cambridge
section of Cambridge, Massachusetts
.
Situated on a rail yard originally built by the Boston and Maine Railroad
, Pan Am Systems
(formerly Guilford Transportation Industries) decided to turn the now-unused rail yard into a large development, containing commercial, retail and residential development, along with a relocated Lechmere
Green Line
transit station.
The area is also located a short distance away from the Community College
MBTA station located in Charlestown.
Rail yard
A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off the mainline, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic....
in the East Cambridge
East Cambridge, Massachusetts
East Cambridge is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Referred to as Area 1, East Cambridge is bounded by the Charles River on the East, the Somerville border on the North, Broadway and Main Street on the South, and the railroad tracks on the West...
section of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, in the Greater Boston area. It was named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, an important center of the Puritan theology embraced by the town's founders. Cambridge is home to two of the world's most prominent...
.
Situated on a rail yard originally built by the Boston and Maine Railroad
Boston and Maine Railroad
The Boston and Maine Corporation , known as the Boston and Maine Railroad until 1964, was the dominant railroad of the northern New England region of the United States for a century...
, Pan Am Systems
Pan Am Systems
Pan Am Systems is a privately held company that controls the following divisions: rail transport; manufacturing and energy; transportation related brands; real estate; and a now-defunct airline division. The company is headquartered in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.-History:Guilford Transportation...
(formerly Guilford Transportation Industries) decided to turn the now-unused rail yard into a large development, containing commercial, retail and residential development, along with a relocated Lechmere
Lechmere (MBTA station)
Lechmere is the northern terminus of the MBTA Green Line. It is located in Lechmere Square in East Cambridge, Massachusetts, near the intersection of Cambridge Street and Monsignor O'Brien Highway . The tracks make a loop at Lechmere, with a small yard...
Green Line
Green Line (MBTA)
The Green Line is a streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority in the Boston, Massachusetts area of the United States. It is the oldest line of Boston's subway, which is known locally as the 'T'. The Green Line runs underground downtown and on the surface in outlying...
transit station.
Site specifics
The site is bounded by the Gilmore Bridge, Monsignor O'Brien Highway, Water Street and the MBTA Fitchburg commuter rail line. The area also includes some existing buildings which will remain, along with some new construction on the rail yard land, but built outside of the NorthPoint umbrella. The site contains roughly 19 land 'parcels,' in addition to new road infrastructure and parkland.Construction phases
Phase 1 of the project is complete, with two NorthPoint buildings containing condominiums standing in front of a central portion of the park. Phase 2 is about to begin, which will include additional new streets being constructed. The final plans include commercial, residential and combined buildings and almost 20 acres of greenspace between the structures. The new relocated Lechmere station is in development with the State of Massachusetts but ground has not yet been broken.The area is also located a short distance away from the Community College
Community College (MBTA station)
Community College Station is an MBTA station on the Orange Line, located in Charlestown, Massachusetts near the intersection of Rutherford Avenue and Austin Street...
MBTA station located in Charlestown.