![]() ![]() "Transportation, connectivity and mobility are key pieces of how people choose where they live."įor years, Union Station hasn't exactly been a bustling transportation hub, despite its prime location in the heart of Massachusetts. "1911 was a long time ago, and it's obviously time not only to preserve the historic elements of this building, but to enhance it and modernize it so it can serve Worcester today, and more importantly, where it is heading," Polito said. With boosted capacity and more efficient service now on the horizon, Polito believes the symbol of Worcester's past will finally be able to keep up with the city's modern needs. The project is expected to be completed in roughly a year, and additions will include a new center platform to accommodate more than one train at a time, infrastructure upgrades, a pedestrian bridge and accessibility improvements to the commuter parking area.Ĭurrently, Union Station is the only stop on the Worcester/Framingham line that can only serve one train at a time. Karyn Polito and Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler. State and local officials believe Union Station will be able to grow with the city once renovations are completeĪ handful of state and local leaders stopped by Union Station on Tuesday to celebrate the milestone, including Lt. ![]() Last week, MassDOT applied for funding to run two additional trains between Worcester and Springfield.Additions will include a new center platform, infrastructure upgrades, a pedestrian bridge and more.Renovations to Worcester's Union Station are now halfway completed.Additional building amenities include a fitness club, yoga studio, pool and lounge area on the 14th floor, an outdoor courtyard space on the 5th floor, and 24-hour concierge.ġ650 Wewatta is seeking LEED-Silver certification, and should be finished in 2014. Floors 5-21 will house the apartment units. The ground floor will feature about 7,000 SF of retail as well as lobby, utilities, and other building functions. A total of about 260 parking spaces will be provided on two underground levels and on Floors 2 through 4, a 0.90 parking space/residential unit ratio that reflects the project’s transit-adjacent location. To its left are placeholders for the future hotel/office portion of the parcel.ġ650 Wewatta will consist of 288 apartment units, with about 69% of the units as 1-bedrooms, 25% as 2-bedrooms, and 6% as studio apartments. To the immediate right of the new tower is the Wewatta Pavilion, an eventual twin to the completed Chestnut Pavilion. Between 1650 Wewatta and the historic station’s south wing is the Commuter Rail Train Hall and its dramatic white arched canopy. Here’s another view looking slightly more to the south and of the 17th Street Plaza side of the building:įinally, here’s a view from Lower Downtown looking northwest, with Wynkoop Street in the foreground and 1650 Wewatta in the center/left of the image. To the right is the shadow-massing of the future hotel/office portion of the parcel. First, here’s a view looking southeast, with Wewatta Street in the foreground and the historic station and commuter rail platforms in the background. These are the final approved renderings of 1650 Wewatta, courtesy of Erik at Holland Partners and Kristen, Mike, and Andy at Shears Adkins Rockmore. Two additional components of the “A” Block, office and hotel projects, will eventually complete the parcel. 1650 Wewatta will anchor the part of the “L” closest to the 17th Street spine of the DUS transit district. The project represents about one-third of what’s called the “A” Block development site at Union Station, an L-shaped parcel located between Wewatta and the historic station from 16th to 17th streets. So bullish, in fact, that they are set to begin construction late 2012/early 2013 on their next Denver project: 1650 Wewatta.ġ650 Wewatta is a 21-story apartment building to be constructed at the corner of 17th and Wewatta, immediately adjacent to the Commuter Rail Train Hall currently under construction behind Union Station. Holland Partner Group, the firm wrapping up construction on the Line 28 project at 16th & Boulder in Lower Highland, is bullish on Denver. If you thought there’s a lot of exciting development happening around Denver Union Station, then hold on… it’s about to get even better! ![]()
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