Commonwealth Glenville Apartments
Allston, MA
Project Type
Occupied Affordable Housing Renovations
Project Size
212,978 SF, 235 Residential Units
Client
Allston-Brighton Community Development Corp
Architect
Davis Square ArchitectsProject Overview
Renovations to 235 occupied, low-incoming residential apartments in 17 buildings. To accommodate the tenants’ needs, the project is being done in multiple phases over nearly 2 years.
The work involved renovating kitchens, bathrooms and common areas, while adding new fire protection to all units and buildings, new site utilities, masonry repointing and a massive storm water recharge system that takes rainwater that once flooded the entire area and converts it back into groundwater.