by Steve Adams | Mar 18, 2025
Assembly Row owner Federal Realty Investment Trust is ready to build another 318 housing units at the Somerville mixed-use development, replacing a temporary parking lot currently used by customers of its retail tenants.
by Steve Adams | May 21, 2024
Federal Realty Investment Trust is delaying groundbreaking of a 381,529-square-foot life science project at Somerville’s Assembly Row, citing “oversaturation” in the lab development market.
by Steve Adams | Apr 30, 2024
A mainstay of Davis Square’s dining scene is relocating to Assembly Row after leasing 6,000 square feet for a takeout market, cafe and dining room.
by Steve Adams | Jun 7, 2023
Chicago-based real estate investor Mesirow paid $188 million for a 329-unit apartment complex located next to a growing life science cluster in Somerville’s Assembly Square.
by Steve Adams | Nov 27, 2022
Five new tenants have inked leases at Federal Realty’s Assembly Row, including two retailers that are opening in time for the 2022 holiday season.
by Steve Adams | Nov 21, 2022
One of the first office tenants at Somerville’s Assembly Row is expanding its footprint with a lease commitment for another seven years.
by Steve Adams | Apr 19, 2022
For its next development block at Somerville’s Assembly Row, Federal Realty Investment Trust is seeking approval for a 381,529-square-foot life science building.
by Steve Adams | Feb 15, 2022
Assembly Row developer Federal Realty Investment Trust will add seven new tenants this summer at its 500,000-square-foot retail component.
by Steve Adams | Nov 7, 2021
Athletic gear manufacturer PUMA has opened its new headquarters at Somerville’s Assembly Row, consolidating local operations previously based at 33 Arch St. in Boston and 10 Lyberty Way in Westford.
by Steve Adams | Nov 5, 2021
Cambridge-based Bluebird Bio is leaving pricey Kendall Square for Somerville’s Assembly Row in a real estate deal that’s expected to save the company $120 million over the next six years.
by Steve Adams | Nov 4, 2021
As Boston-area companies sort their way through return-to-office plans, PUMA has a distinct advantage: a newly-minted headquarters in a 14-story office tower that includes perks ranging from a rooftop beer garden to a playing court atop the parking garage.
by Banker & Tradesman | Aug 26, 2021
Cambridge Savings Bank has opened a new branch in Somerville’s Assembly Row, the bank’s 18th branch and first in Somerville.
by Steve Adams | Jul 30, 2021
As it prepares to open its new North American headquarters at Somerville’s Assembly Row late this year, athletic supplier Puma has sold its 130,000-square-foot Westford office building to a Quincy developer for $12.7 million.
by Banker & Tradesman | Apr 25, 2021
Pop-ups and temporary leases in general are more popular than ever in a post-COVID environment. They are not new but are now more relevant and attractive for all.
by Steve Adams | Apr 6, 2021
Miscela, Assembly Row’s newest apartment tower that began leasing in preparation for July move-ins, maximizes its status as Somerville’s tallest building with a 24th-floor roof deck featuring Boston skyline views.
by The Associated Press | Mar 2, 2021
Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone announced Monday that he will not seek reelection.
by Banker & Tradesman | Jan 22, 2021
Eyewear brand Warby Parker and a pair of new restaurants will arrive at Somerville’s Assembly Row in 2021, developer Federal Realty Investment Trust announced.
by Steve Adams | Aug 6, 2020
Retail landlord Federal Realty’s earnings plunged in the second quarter as rents declined amid shutdowns and the company negotiated rent deferrals totaling 10 percent of its recurring rents.
by Steve Adams | Jun 11, 2020
The developer of Somerville’s Assembly Row is seeking to replace the former Kmart store with 96,000 square feet of office and retail space.
by The Associated Press | Jun 4, 2020
Movie theater chain AMC warned Wednesday that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.