Rindge Towers
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Rindge Towers is an
The towers are built in the Le Corbusier style, which advocated dense high-rise housing complexes set within parks and open spaces. This style has since fallen out of fashion in favor of mixed-use and mixed-income development.[3] Also known as "Fresh Pond Apartments I, II and III", the buildings are by far the tallest in North Cambridge; their height is estimated at 269 feet (82 m).[4]
Originally constructed to spur development in the Alewife region of Cambridge, the towers—like many high-rise housing projects of the era—quickly became associated with crime and fell into disrepair.[3] Living conditions at the towers have improved from their nadir in the 1980s.[5] However, the complex is still a focus for law enforcement activity, and in 2008 the Cambridge Police opened a substation at the towers.[6]
See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in Cambridge, Massachusetts
References
- ^ Cambridge City Council has a future, The Boston Globe, May 16, 1999
- ^ Hurley, Mary. Tenants fight to keep affordable apartments, The Boston Globe, September 12, 1999
- ^ a b Flint, Anthony Giving density a bad name, The Boston Globe, February 23, 2003
- ^ Fresh Pond Apartments at Emporis.com Accessed 2015-03-17
- ^ Walker, Adrian Reclaimed: From troubled housing project to multicultural melting pot, The Boston Globe, September 24, 2012
- ^ Dunning, Matt. Police open substation at Rindge towers The Cambridge Chronicle, May 06, 2008
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