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Construction at Overlook Ridge moves along on some of the 2,800 housing units expected to inhabit the mixed-use project. The completed units (top right, middle), feature a pool, fitness center, and a 16-seat theater. Some of Rowe Quarry’s red rock formations (bottom, right) will be used as part of the landscaping.
Construction at Overlook Ridge moves along on some of the 2,800 housing units expected to inhabit the mixed-use project. The completed units (top right, middle), feature a pool, fitness center, and a 16-seat theater. Some of Rowe Quarry’s red rock formations (bottom, right) will be used as part of the landscaping. (Photos By Lisa Poole For The Boston Globe) Photos By Lisa Poole For The Boston Globe

Mixed-use project solid as a rock

Malden-Revere's 'problematic' Rowe Quarry becoming home to 2,800-unit development

By Ron DePasquale
Globe Correspondent / October 21, 2006

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The old Rowe Quarry along the Malden-Revere border could have been converted into an asphalt factory, or a dump for sludge or incinerator ash. (Full article: 740 words)

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