Landmark Structures Corporation has been retained to serve as general contractor for a joint venture renovation project between ZUMIX and the East Boston Community Development Corporation. The estimated $2-million project will encompass the renovation of a 9,000-square-foot former firehouse at 260 Sumner Street in East Boston into the new home of ZUMIX, a nonprofit cultural organization dedicated to building communities through music and the arts. ZUMIX and the East Boston Community Development Corporation, in a joint venture, purchased the former fire house from the city of Boston. The circa-1900 structure, known as the Engine Company 40 Firehouse, has been completely gutted. Once the construction project is completed over the next nine months, the renovated building will house offices, a radio station, recording studio, a music production studio, classrooms, and performance space for ZUMIX. The new building will be a LEED® certified structure; as such it is being constructed around the core elements of LEED standard elements, including site sustainability, water efficiency, energy efficiency, materials content, indoor environmental quality, and innovative design.
Landmark Structures Named General Contractor for Project
