Cambridge, MA – A recent dedication for the new Cambridge Stake Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) built by Consigli Construction of Milford marks a growing trend in the church for building in urban areas.
The new $20 million Ward and Stake Meeting House, located on Binney Street in Kendall Square, is a landmark project for the LDS in size and location. The 36,000sf, two-story building includes a large and a small chapel, a multi-purpose recreation hall, classrooms, and offices. Typically, LDS Meeting Houses are built in suburban areas, however, this center is an urban in-fill project located in a constricted site in close proximity to neighbors in a commercial/industrial area.
The usual requirement for onsite ground level parking for a church of this size was provided with two levels of parking built 20 feet below grade. Consigli met the challenges of building on the tight site by working quickly to prepare for the garage foundation and then build upward, using the garage floor for staging. Consigli worked with local Cambridge agencies to remove contaminants in the soil and perform a de-watering process requiring filtration tanks.
Architect for the Cambridge Stake Center was Burt Hill of Boston; Structural Engineer and Building Enclosure Consultant was Simpson Gumpertz & Heger of Waltham.
Consigli Completes New Church
Cambridge, MA – A recent dedication for the new Cambridge Stake Center for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) built by Consigli Construction of Milford marks a growing trend in the church for building in urban areas.