Kendall Cresent

This project was the result of a regional competition held by the Town of Brookline for the disposition of the historic Town Yard, the Town’s former DPW facility that occupied most of an entire town block in Brookline Village.  The property included a three-story Victorian schoolhouse; a two-story, 18,000 square foot Victorian barn; and a vacant lot on the side street. The Master Plan connected these two disparate elements with a “crescent” of 14 newly constructed townhomes designed to accommodate home offices and small ground level retail spaces.  The Victorian architecture of these townhomes reflects the general historic and architectural fabric of the host neighborhood. The Sewall School, an obsolete, but historic elementary school, was converted into 22 additional condominium homes, and the Town Barn was redeveloped into medical office space.

The final component of the project was a four-unit building designed to reflect the existing architectural lexicon along the side street upon which it was constructed.

A small public park with the original bell that summoned generations of public works employees to their labors, graces the corner of the property.  The park, a celebration of those who passed through the former DPW yard, was a gift to the Town of Brookline from the developers.

Marketing and sales were handled “in-house” by the developer.