Although Blake Street is located in a historic city district where developers have traditionally shied away from street-level access to units, architect Harsh Parikh, president of Parikh Stevens Architects, decided to take a different approach. “In our minds, this more urban, younger demographic has fewer security concerns and more of a desire to engage with the street,” he says. “I can see some residents jumping out their front door and getting on their bikes for work or exercise, and on game days, opening their doors and letting the noise and energy enter in.”

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