Josiah Smith Tavern & Weston Old Library adaptive reuse Coffee Hour With League Of Women Voters 03.09.2013 facebook.com/urbanicaweston Visit Us At www.urbanicaweston.com URBANICA WWW.URBANICABOSTON.COM
URBANICA WWW.URBANICABOSTON.COM Kamran Zahedi Urbanica President and Managing Principal, came to the U.S. from Iran to study at MIT, graduating in 1980 with a degree in Architecture and Civil Engineering. For the past 30 years, he has worked on more than a dozen renovations and new-built projects of various scale; each unique with its historical contexts and challenges He first lived in Weston for a number of years starting in 1975 and has been a permanent resident since 1998. His children attend the public schools and he has a vested interest in the well being of the community. Zahedi House Office DA, Progressive Architecture Award
URBANICA WWW.URBANICABOSTON.COM DESIGN-ORIENTED DEVELOPER PUBLIC/PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP VERTICALLY INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP Urbanica see each project as a unique opportunity to enhance the social, economic and aesthetic conditions of the local environment. Specifically, Urbanica s work involves the reuse of a historic structures and challenging sites. Urbanica seeks to infuse these buildings and places with a new life and purpose. Urbanica has an outstanding track record of successfully completed projects in both public and private ventures. Most recently, Urbanica has focused efforts on Request for Proposals of Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) owned historic buildings and land.
Completed Projects URBANICA 50 SOMERVILLE 50 Bow Street, Somerville, MA (2004) ENGINE ONE BELMONT 445 Trapelo Road, Belmont, MA (2005)
Completed Projects six9one RESIDENCES 691 Massachusetts Avenue, South End, Boston, MA (2011) yoo D4 SOUTH END 7 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA (2006)
Awards and Press 2006 HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARD AND STATE SENATE CITATION FOR 50 BOW STREET, SOMERVILLE FROM MASSACHUSETTS STATE SENATE AND CITY OF SOMERVILLE
Awards and Press BOSTON SOCIETY OF ARCHITECTS 2012 DESIGN AWARD URBANICA AND STUDIO LUZ FOR 691 RESIDENCES, BOSTON, MA PRESS COMMENDATION BOSTON GLOBE ARCHITECTURE CRITIC, ROBERT CAMPBELL
Current Projects Under Construction 226-232 Highland St EnergyPlus Housing Fort Hill, Boston: 4 units of Townhouses with Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA) Permitting Process 74 Highland St, Fort Hill, Boston 16 units of Townhouses with Boston Housing Authority (BHA) Permitting Process Parcel 9 -Melnea Hotel and Residences, Boston Mixed Use project of 145-room hotel, 50 units of apartments and Retail Spaces with Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA)
Current Projects Type C Type B HYDE PARK AVE Type A MBTA Predevelopment/Conceptual Design Parcel U, Jamaica Plain, Boston 56 units of mixed income apartments 64 units of Townhouses with Massachuse s Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) Predevelopment/Schematic Design Weston Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Adap ve Reuse 3 units of residences, 1 Bed & Breakfast, 1 restaurant and 2 Non-Profit Community Spaces with Town of Weston
Timeline and Process
Timeline and Process The Town hired The Cecil Group to first conduct a process of gathering consensus from the public about poten al op ons for re-use of the Josiah Smith Tavern and Old Library Buildings, and second, to issue requests for proposals for re-use of the buildings. TOWN DUE DILLIGENCE PHASE DECEMBER 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011 - FEBRUARY 2011 - PUBLIC WORKSHOP 1 BY THE CECIL GROUP PUBLIC WORKSHOP 2 BY THE CECIL GROUP PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION BY THE CECIL GROUP JUNE 2011 - RFP PROCESS OVERVIEW AND CRITERIA FOR USE OF SELECTION JULY 2011 - RE-USE ALTERNATIVE STUDIES TO TOWN BY THE CECIL GROUP RFP PROCESS NOVEMBER 2011 - REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTEREST DECEMBER 2011 - LETTER OF INTERESTS RECEVIED BY TOWN CSM NORTH, LLC THE LANDMARK TRUST USA GLC DEVELOPMENTAL RESOURCES, LLC WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. RARE PROPERTIES, INC. THE WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON WESTON MEDIA CENTER INC URBANICA INC
Timeline and Process DECEMBER 2011 - URBANICA S LETTER OF INTEREST OLD LIBRARY: FUNCTION/EVENT/MEETING SPACE. ASSEMBLY SPACE, CLASSROOM, ADMIN SPACE, PERFORMANCE SPACE, MUSIC AND DANCE EDUCATION CAFE, TEEN RECREATION CENTER, ART GALLERY JOSIAH SMITH TAVERN: ARTIST HOUSING, ART EDUCATION FACILITIES, CLASSROOM SPACE BARN AND CONNECTOR : ART GALLERY, ART SCHOOL, FUNCTION SPACE APRIL 5 2012 - ISSUANCE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS JULY 23 2012 - DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF RFP ONE RESPONSE: URBANICA INC IN PARTNERSHIP WITH WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY THE WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON JULY- OCTOBER 2012 - EVALUATION AND VETTING PROCESS BY CECIL GROUP AND TOWN OF WESTON OCTOBER 30 2012 - URBANICA INC DESIGNATED AS PREFERRED DEVELOPER DECEMBER 10 2012 - LETTER OF INTENT APPROVED BY BOARD OF SELECTMEN OCTOBER 2012 - PRESENT - WORKING WITH VARIOUS TOWN ORGANIZATIONS AND GROUPS
Concept
Weston Town Center on the Common WESTON TOWN CENTER ON THE COMMON WESTON S HISTORIC LANDMARKS AS A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER
Program Overview Bed and Breakfast Weston Historical Society Women s Community League Cafe/Restaurant Residential
Local Community Partners WESTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY WOMEN S COMMUNITY LEAGUE OF WESTON