The two-residence hall project will meet critical housing demands for upper-division students by providing apartment-style units at rents that compare favorably to comparable product in the marketplace, deliver long-term benefits to the Medford community by bringing more students onto campus that will help relieve pressures in the local housing market, create a pedestrian-friendly area along the edge of campus adjacent to the Medford/Tufts Green Line public transportation station, and provide approximately 4,000 square feet of retail space to enliven the Boston Avenue corridor.

Designed to Passive House standards, the all-electric buildings will have airtight envelopes, enhanced energy efficiency, and improved indoor air quality. Landscape and off-site improvements along Boston Avenue will further integrate the project into the neighborhood fabric.