Lab Incubator Backs Out of Cambridge Mall Conversion
A life science incubator that would have replaced empty storefronts at the Cambridgeside property has dropped its plans for 140,000 square feet of turnkey research space for biotechs.
Zara Opens Two-Floor Store in CambridgeSide Mall
Fast-fashion brand Zara, the latest addition to CambridgeSide, has opened an expansive, two-floor store with collections for women and men.
Hot Property: CanalSide Food + Drink
The transformation of CambridgeSide’s new food hall continues with this month’s opening of two new venues.
CambridgeSide’s New Food Hall Opens
CanalSide Food+Drink is the latest phase in the former CambridgeSide Galleria mall’s multi-year transformation into a superblock of labs, offices and – eventually – housing.
A Retail to Research Swap at CambridgeSide
Under the direction of Clement Fourny, SmartLabs has begun transforming the top floor of former retail space at the CambridgeSide property into a new life science research center for a broad spectrum of startups.
SmartLabs Brings More Biotech to Cambridgeside
SmartLabs will open its fifth and largest Greater Boston location at the Cambridgeside property as developers reposition the mall property for life science tenants.
CambridgeSide Seeks to Convert ex-Storefronts to Lab Space
New England Development wants to change office space, converted from third-floor storefronts before the pandemic, into laboratories. It’s following a familiar playbook for office landlords.
Biotech Leases Spec CambridgeSide Lab Space
A year-old Cambridge biotech company that’s received $315 million in venture financing has leased nearly 150,000 square feet in the Cambridgeside mall’s new office-lab redevelopment.
CambridgeSide Charts a New Course
This summer, New England Development is scheduled to begin the most dramatic updates to its well-known Cambridge mall to date. The construction is part of a master-planned redevelopment that will expand the 1.1 million-square-foot property by over 50 percent.
Sweeping Changes Come to Massachusetts Mall Landscape
The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating the trend of shopping-mall owners rethinking how to reposition their properties amid the rise of e-commerce and consumers wary of venturing into enclosed retail shops and restaurants.
CambridgeSide Redevelopment Review Set to Begin
A comprehensive revamp of the 30-year-old Cambridgeside mall would include 575,000 square feet of additional development including 200 housing units and office space, and new sidewalk-facing storefronts.
New England Development Gets OK to Reboot Cambridgeside Mall
It’s “goodbye, struggling big-box retailers” and “hello, residential units, offices and labs” at the Cambridgeside mall after the Cambridge City Council voted 6-3 Monday night to approve zoning for New England Development’s proposed reboot of the mall.
Financial District Property Could Become Condos
A Denver real estate investment firm is the new owner of a parcel overlooking Boston’s Rose Kennedy Greenway that was marketed as a luxury condo development site.
Developer Drops CambridgeSide 625K SF Rezoning Petition, Will Refine and Refile
The developers looking to revamp the CambridgeSide mall into a mixed-use development with residential and office towers are going back to the drawing board.
Developer Set to Begin East Cambridge Residential Project
After attracting CarGurus as office tenant for a 50,000-square-foot speculative office building, Cambridge developer Urban Spaces is moving ahead with a 136-unit apartment complex in rapidly changing East Cambridge.
The Retail Apocalypse Has Come to Boston
While the urban core in Boston and its environs appears poised for continued growth amid an explosion of luxury condominium and apartment towers, it’s a different picture in the suburbs, where the loss of major anchor stores is hitting the hardest.
Cambridge Mall Owners Pitching 625K SF Mixed-Use Addition
The owners of the CambridgeSide mall are proposing to replace the complex’s anchor stores with 625,000 square feet of new development in buildings between 85 and 185 feet high.
A Tale of Two Urban Malls
No, the mall is not dead. In fact, the Boston area is seeing significant investment in various existing malls, from CambridgeSide, to the newly announced Burlington Mall renovation.
Sears Unloads CambridgeSide Store For $55M
Sears completed a $55 million sale and short-term leaseback of its CambridgeSide property as the struggling retail giant attempts to stabilize its finances.
