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Biomedical Research

Boynton Yards

Somerville, MA

Boynton Yards is transforming an underutilized industrial site into a vibrant life science and innovation community. Located within one mile of Cambridge's Kendall Square, this 1.8-million-square-foot mixed-use development will offer Class A labs, office space, apartments, a community center, and more than two acres of public green space. VHB collaborated with owners, architects, and teaming partners to advance the development program. We led the permitting process, as well as the streetscape, utility infrastructure, and roadway design to improve access for employees, residents, and guests. Connected to Boston by the new MBTA Green Line Rail Extension (GLX), this transit-oriented development will provide significant economic and community benefits to the City of Somerville in the form of jobs, tax revenue, and open space.

Rendering of a Class A speculative lab building with an active streetscape.

Client

  • DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners and Leggat McCall Properties

Services

  • Civil Engineering

  • Environmental Services

  • Permitting: federal, state, local

  • Streetscape Design

  • Transportation Planning & Engineering

  • Utilities Design

Representative Projects

Aerial view of the former Fort Devens Military Base

Fort Devens Reuse Plan Devens, MA

Rendering of pedestrians and cyclists traveling through the research and technology park

Alewife Park Cambridge, MA

A visitor walks along a shaded path into one of the buildings in University Park.

University Park Cambridge, MA

A jogger runs past Takeda’s new facility at 300 Massachusetts Avenue in Cambridge.

Takeda | 300 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, MA

The Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research is seen from across Massachusetts Avenue. A view of the gateway into the Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research at dusk.

Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Cambridge, MA

The curved glass wall office building at 300 Binney Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts is pictured at dusk.

Biogen | 300 Binney Street Cambridge, MA

Astra-Zeneca’s multi-building campus is backed by natural woodlands.

AstraZeneca Waltham and Weston, MA

Twilight view of main entrance to LifeNet Health headquarters building.

LifeNet Health Global Headquarters Virginia Beach, VA

A pedestrian walkway connects to Altria’s Center for Research and Technology in Richmond, Virginia.

Altria Center for Research and Technology Richmond, VA

Street view of the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Broad Institute Cambridge, MA

Entrance to The Center for Life Science in Boston, Massachusetts.

Center for Life Science Boston, MA

Bristol-Myers-Squibb facility in Devens, Massachusetts.

Bristol-Myers Squibb Biologics Manufacturing Campus Devens, MA

Water fountain at the Pfizer campus in Andover, Massachusetts.

Pfizer Andover, MA

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