![]() A required community space to provide public recreation and/or programming.Required "innovation space" for smaller companies and start-ups.Required retail and active space at ground floors.Sustainable design and development standards.Maximum limits on parking, with no set minimum requirements.Building heights of up to 250 feet, increasing to 350 feet in limited circumstances, and up to 500 feet for no more than one building.Publicly beneficial open space on at least 25% of the parcel (aside from the portion to be retained by the Federal government), with at least 2 acres serving as publicly accessible park space. ![]() Inclusionary housing requirements resulting in about 280 units of affordable housing.Up to 3.25 million square feet of total development, with residential uses making up at least 40% of new development (aside from the replacement of the existing Federal government facility).The PUD-7 district, as adopted, includes the following provisions: The City Council adopted this zoning petition on October 23, 2017, establishing the PUD-7 district and incorporating a Letter of Commitment from MIT describing additional public benefits to be provided in association with the future redevelopment of the site. General Services Administration (GSA), submitted a zoning petition proposing to create a new PUD-7 overlay district containing provisions that would govern the redevelopment of the Volpe parcel. Redevelopment of the Volpe site presents a rare opportunity to reimagine this part of Kendall Square for the future. It sits on a 14-acre federally-owned parcel of land that has seen little change in over 45 years, and its current design has little connection to the surrounding area. Department of Transportation's Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is one of Cambridge's largest employers. Department of Transportation, will be the preparation and submission of a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Master Plan for review and approval by the Planning Board.Īdditional information on the zoning petition can be found under the tabs below, on the Zoning Amendments page, and on MIT's Volpe web site at. The next phase in the development process, apart from the design and construction of a new Volpe Center facility for the U.S. This petition established the PUD-7 Zoning District (Section 13.90 of the Zoning Ordinance), enabling the redevelopment of the site and incorporating a set of commitments to be fulfilled by MIT as conditions of the future redevelopment. The City Council adopted MIT's zoning petition for the Volpe parcel on October 23, 2017. CDD continues to plan for the future redevelopment of the Volpe parcel in Kendall Square, as recommended in the Kendall Square ("K2") Plan. ![]()
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