247 Hancock

NEIGHBORHOOD HARMONY

CREATING A SPATIAL BRIDGE ALONG HANCOCK STREET

PROJECT DETAILS

Location

Dorchester, MA

Completion Date

Ant. 2027

Size

48,000 SF | 47 Units

Client

Arx Urban

Team

Eric Robinson

Ruthie Kuhlman

Amanda Plante

Amanda Sanders

Ben Bruce

Katya Stassen

Michael McKee

Amber Ghory

Luis Fernando Araque

Ethan Husband

Jessica Haley

Ritika Iyer

Molly Gagnon

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Description

With a flowing, sculptural massing and thoughtful, efficient building layout, 247 Hancock Street brings 47 units of mixed-income housing to the Dorchester neighborhood. The sculpted form reflects the dramatic topography of the ledge the building backs onto, letting the building fit naturally into its context. A pull back at two floors references differing scales of surrounding streetscape, and a setback sixth story creates a resident terrace and maximizes the affordable residential program.

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Located next to RODE and Arx Urban’s recently completedmultifamily development The Meeting House, 247 Hancock is a key component of the developer’s full- spectrum affordable neighborhood plan.

Going with the flow

The building's massing not only blends into the existing built environment, but also the natural ledge at the back of the site, seamlessly blending both contexts.

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