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Ink Block South End
This multiple building mixed use complex is on the former Boston Herald site and includes three apartment, two condominium, and one micro-unit buildings. The campus also has parking, retailers like Whole Foods Market, an outdoor entertainment lounge, club room, and fitness center.
AHA provided MEP/FP Design, Structured Cabling Design, LEED Administration, LEED Energy Modeling, LEED MEP Documentation, and LEED Fundamental Commissioning services to support Ink Block’s commitment to environmental responsibility. One of the apartment buildings has a shared condenser water loop that uses the waste heat from the Whole Foods refrigeration system to heat up the circulating condenser water for an essentially self contained heating system. The plumbing design also reduced potable water use by 35%. Phase 1 won The American Architecture Prize Winner in Interior Design / Residential award.
All the residential (three apartment, two condominium, and 1 micro-unit) buildings have each achieved a LEED Gold rating.