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.
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.
Restoration of Cambridge’s Foundry Preserves Important Stories, Unlocks New Futures
With the renovation of the Foundry Building, the city of Cambridge is seizing a notable opportunity to create a contemporary and forward-thinking building type – a civic space for the arts and for hands-on education.
East Cambridge Lab Rents Hit Triple Digits
East Cambridge maintained its position as the region’s top destination for lab tenants, with asking rents topping $101 per square foot triple-net in the fourth quarter.
Banker & Tradesman’s Editorial Cartoon: Nesting at Best Buy
Testing out the TV? No, just scoping out a future living room at the Cambridgeside Mall.
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.
Luminati Fills Up Cambridge Crossing Retail Building
A microdistillery and craft beer taproom has signed on as the final retail tenant at The Shed, the retail building opening next year at the 2.1 million-square-foot Cambridge Crossing development.
New Cambridge Retail Building Sold for $11.2M
A newly-completed retail building in East Cambridge has been sold for $11.2 million to a Needham-based investor.
In a Tight Market, Workplace Strategy is Key
Several new trends have emerged from the area’s lab space shortage: defensive leasing, consolidating office space in labs and life sciences tenants being pushed into markets close to East Cambridge.
Leggat McCall’s Courthouse Conversion Gets Key Approval
With a Cambridge City Council vote earlier this week, it appears that Leggat McCall’s proposal to convert the former Sullivan Courthouse in East Cambridge to a mixed office-residential tower has cleared its biggest hurdle.
Pfizer Spinoff Joins Cambridge Crossing Migration
A Pfizer spinoff has leased nearly 60,000 square feet at Cambridge Crossing, which has now leased 1.3 million square feet to office and lab tenants.
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.
Instead of End Runs, Lobby for Better Planning to Build Affordable Housing
Demands that the city of Cambridge pull the plug on plans to redevelop a 22-story Cambridge ex-courthouse are an ill-conceived, unfair attempt at an end run around the developer’s good-faith engagement in the city’s permitting process.
Cambridge Nears Verdict on Courthouse Redevelopment
Attempts to redevelop Cambridge’s former Sullivan Courthouse could culminate early this summer – or potentially roll back to the starting gate. Leggat McCall Properties plans 430,000 square feet of office space and 24 affordable apartments, but must secure a lease on 420 parking spaces in a nearby municipal garage.
No Longer the End of the Line
Developer Urban Spaces has an unscientific measuring stick to gauge the vibrancy of the East Cambridge neighborhood where it’s headquartered and now building office space and housing. CEO Paul Ognibene calls it “the door test.”
Jamestown Sells Cambridge Complex For Big Gain
Atlanta-based developer Jamestown LP has sold 245 First St., an East Cambridge office and lab complex, for $311.3 million to Clarion Partners.
