26 Jan Anthony DiFelice celebrates 15 years with C3!
Anthony DiFelice Profile
Qualifications/Accreditations: Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Years in the Profession: 15
Q: What attracted you to join the CUBE 3 team?
A: I was a student at Wentworth Institute of Technology and applied everywhere I could for an internship. CUBE 3 was the closest in location to my childhood home and it just happened to work out, I think they were just looking for someone who did not go to Roger Williams. Ever since, we have always had an intern from Wentworth in the office, maybe it correlates? We will leave that up for interpretation 🙂 CUBE 3 has a long built-up culture by the employees from when it was established that continues through to today which makes it a great place.
Q: What is your role at CUBE 3?
A: By title I am a Senior Project Manager. I oversea multiple projects at different stages of the project, from initial conception all the way through construction completion. I can contribute many roles on each project, as project executive dealing with staffing and financial to project manager leading client, consultant and internal C3 team to production helping the project teams in many ways, an architect must be well rounded. I enjoy taking on mentoring and developing junior staff, the same way I was able to grow and develop from my mentors and opportunities through my entire career at CUBE 3. With my 15 years in the company, I have been a go to for past projects and will always share past experiences with others.
Q:How long have you been at CUBE 3?
A: Entire career. We may have just reached double digits when I started as an intern, it has really been amazing to see where we were then and where we have gone through today. Great memories, friendships and projects that have positively impacted so many locations.
Q: What’s a lesson you have learned that has most benefitted you in your career?
A: You can always keep learning and use your resources. Everyone contributes in different ways, we need each other to succeed.
Q: What inspires you?
A: Problem solving the next challenge. My family, always being there for one another.
Q: How did you get here? What were you doing before, and what made you decide to become an architect?
A: I grew up playing with Legos and admired my grandfather who was a structural engineer and seeing his blue prints of bridges he designed. I worked maintenance at a corporate outing center and summer day camp as my first job. Gifted with an artistic hand, I took many art classes and architecture drafting in high school.
Q: What area(s) do you specialize in?
A: I have spent most of my career in multifamily residential sector, a range of market rate rental, condominiums, student housing and age restricted senior living. I have a detailed mindset, so I am always thinking about how each component of building gets put together.
Q: What was your first project?
A: Residence at Rivers Edge Medford, MA. One of the first multifamily residential post tensioned concrete podium type III construction type projects in New England.
Q: What is your favorite C3 project?
A: This one is a 3-way tie. Elliot at Rivers Edge Manchester, NH, amazing medical facility and a great team worked together to complete it. Hanover CambridgePark Cambridge, MA, one of my first few projects I was able to lead and has really changed the entire Alewife area of Cambridge. The Mark at DeNormandie Wharf East Boston, MA, 5.5 years conception to completion an urban infill waterfront site mixed use with connects to the harbor walk.
Q: What is your favorite C3 memory(s)?
A: (The good, the bad, and the ugly?) There has been so many over 15 years hard to choose. The many years of playing Volleyball and Softball as part of a team have had many fun days and nights.
Q: What is a skill you would like to learn and why?
A: How to play guitar, music brings people together
Q: Favorite quote?
A: “Laughter is timeless, imagination has no age, dreams are forever” ~Walt Disney
Q: What is something you are most proud of?
A: Being a dad. I get to watch my children grow and guide them through their own life.
Q: Can you tell us a little about a personal hobbies or activities you are working on or passionate about? Any other personal accomplishments you would like to mention?
A: I am an avid Boston sports fan, I am either at the game or watching the game, I would say I am dedicated to the major sports but also follow a lot of the others sports. Creating family memories with my amazing wife Colleen, daughter Adelaide (5 years old) and son Everett (3 years old), we are always on some sort of an adventure. If we are not up in the white mountains of NH all times of the year we are at Disneyworld being a kid at heart.