A building
that belongs.
Ivy No. 11 is a boutique collection of eight homes, conceived as a quiet counterpoint to the ordinary.
Where most developments repeat a single plan, here every residence carries its own proportions, its own outlook, its own character.
Ivy No. 11 began with an unfashionable idea: that a building can belong to its street rather than announce itself above it. Eagle Hill Capital assembled the site on a quiet, tree-lined block in Cambridge's Observatory Hill — minutes from Harvard and Porter Squares, Fresh Pond, and the Red Line — then commissioned Studio47 Architects for a boutique collection of just eight residences.
What followed was a study in restraint. Studio47 gave the building its calm, classical proportions; LC Construction brought a build-beyond-code rigor to every phase; and The Collective drew each interior in warm woods, stone, and quiet metals so that no two homes feel the same. The name earns itself slowly, the way ivy does — an address designed to grow on you.
From the street, Ivy No. 11 reads as a single, composed gesture. Inside, eight distinct homes unfold, each shaped by light, nature, and the patient craft of those who build to last.
Crafted in the details
Renderings of Residences IV and VIII. Finishes and furnishings are illustrative of the collection’s design intent.
A standard of finish
Honest materials
Wide-plank white oak underfoot, marble at the counters and baths, and a restrained mix of matte black and brushed brass — surfaces meant to be touched, and to soften with use.
Light & air
Tall black-framed windows pull the treeline indoors, and every home is dual-aspect where the plan allows — morning light on one side, the long afternoon on the other.
Quiet technology
Climate, security, and entry are considered and then concealed. The systems that make a home comfortable should be felt rather than seen.
How it sits on the land
A single building set back behind planting, with bicycle storage and service kept to the rear — and a fenced, gated perimeter the whole way round.
Topped out and weathertight
Framing is complete through three stories, the windows are set, and the envelope is sealed — so the interiors can be built out through the winter.
Foundation & structure
Excavation, foundation, and three stories of framing, topped out to the roof deck.
Roof & bulkheads
Roof membrane laid and the stair bulkheads framed for the penthouse roof decks.
Windows & envelope
Black-framed windows set and the full weather barrier sealed.
Exterior siding
Fiber-cement cladding going on elevation by elevation.
Interior fit-out
Rough-ins, insulation, and board, then millwork, stone, and finishes.
Drone aerials and two walkthroughs filmed inside the frame.
Considered comforts
- Bicycle storage
- Private roof terrace
- Controlled entry & video intercom
- Pet-friendly throughout