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Tour of Nuestro Communidad Community Redevelopment project

A visit to the Nuestra Comunidad in the Roxbury section of Boston. Director Evelyn Friedman Vargas and project manger Robert Vargas descibe the rebuilding efforts of this low income area.
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Tour of Nuestro Communidad Community Redevelopment project

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" And one of nine units and that's learn a little bit about them I mean are they what you called duplex residences or what the the term here what we column do flexes. I didn't -- the city like the columns that night. What semi detached single miss him into the mind that -- agenda -- which means you've got to have a party while in between them don't you that's well. Let's look at this this is. The problems to talk this low. Points all put it together and patched back. System so that you don't have to actually build concrete walls as party wall between the two dwellings and of course the sister fire code that friends right. I've never seen this before so it's one inch and one inch of gypsum wallboard. And that gives you the the rating required by code that -- well. OK and now -- you got. Twin buildings here the exteriors -- all been -- doubt in oriented strand board and this one's already got the house. Wrap on -- the tyvek. Bob let's talk a little bit more about the details because this is pretty state of the art instruction isn't it it's that is. What what will this siding -- what kind of siding we applied to it we're gonna use cement siding is. Them into issues siding cementitious board -- and it's. Made on auto. Where the clipboard has this yeah what look so that it looks like wooden clapboard but it back to this demonstration sport this I imagine that has a lot of advantages in an urban situation is that does it has. Fifty year guarantee warranty on it is that right and is. It's pretty easy to install what kind of wind is very is we you've been aluminum windows. Double probably double glazing yet because you've got to meet offer to energy code by you got a traditional foundation and place -- Pouring in regular concrete footings for all your back porches -- Hey congratulations is that pretty spotless frame. We have three bedroom and to welcome all of its US OK now -- me just ask -- question. Do you you have different. Crews coming through your for your -- just had a clean up crew through this job if and the next traded comes on is which. Next phase is. What form -- So -- merely want to walk in case I see what I guess is the the fire wall. Gypsum that we're just looking at outside use and then these aluminum strips are -- the -- channel channel. That kind of hold them all together how come you've got this we've -- in addition to it well we've. We're building wall as we go and we use the protection against the weather OK -- with winter weather -- conditioner right and then. I assume this is the kitchen -- did you get all the blocking for kitchen cabinets and the like already in place. If we used two by six to to kill the cat yeah makes a lot of sense that take care to put all these special touches in but it is a very nice. Framing job I mean I've been some projects where things get done much more on the quick and you've got all your electrical boxes in place. Code requires them well in the kitchen in their record is about whether four feet yet reflect -- yeah very nice. And so what we have here on the ground floor is the kitchen. The dining room which is may be what ten by ten. And by 1410 by fourteen all told and what sizes delivering her."

" Consisting of about fourteen body and he."

" Very very comfortable size room. Now what kind of precautions you have to take care if you wiring is in place if you put in any kind of alarm systems and in these residences yes we -- have lots of them. -- new hot. And now you've got a full basement you -- living room dining room and kitchen here. And then what's on the second floor. Cycle -- we have two bedrooms a bath. Master bedroom has walk in closet and we think the best thing pool and city living is space people need space absolutely. And then what's on the third floor. Therefore we have -- quite large bedroom. With the -- I believe that could be the mastered you can have that could be equipment -- kids' bedrooms on the second explore. Really any what's the total square footage then in the unit roughly about 1400 with it that's big. A lot of people in Manhattan would kill for 1400 square yeah. Not to better off. Also the tool to luck will and one you shift kitchen yeah. So I was just going to say it looks like you're ready for the plumbing trade and I noticed that this here is that there's a wet. A wet wall right thing you'll be feeding in wasting the upstairs bathrooms via this wall that's and so. The plumber can probably come in here be in and out of place a couple of days right. -- problem would -- be done and blow to the communities and heat another period skillfully roughly totaled one week what kind of -- will you be putting in here what's war. Forced hot water baseboard units space would -- and guess what but weren't so you have aghast -- down in the basement. A one last thing the staircase here I notice you've got. Kind of a nice little detail going to tell us about that we have. One inch cut that that's -- mainly to give with more interest -- When you that a a lot of building because we have a lot of building them tight spaces sure. You you always have tax bases in the city and that just allows you to have wider tread guided tour of the staircase that's great well. It'll be fun to watch the progress -- this."

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