88 Ames Street - Proto
Photo by BXP
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Neighborhood Location:
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Joel Smith, ext 14, jsmith@cambridgeredevelopment.org
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BXP constructed a 212,477 square-foot residential building called Proto, with 4,878 square feet of ground floor retail, including Blue Bottle Coffee, Cava Restaurant and the Kendall Flower Shop. On the second floor, Bank of America has 10,492 square feet of office space. The project has 280 units of housing, of which 36 units are rented at below-market rates per the city’s Inclusionary Housing Policy, delivering much needed housing for Cambridge. Proto began leasing units in the summer of 2018.
This project, which included the redesign of Ames Street, has transformed the block between Broadway and Main Street from a service street into a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly area, with active ground floor uses and public plaza space. Pioneer Way also provides mid-block pedestrian access, connecting Ames Street to Kendall Plaza, and direct access to the Green Garage and MBTA Kendall T-Station.
The construction of 88 Ames - Proto required BXP to purchase a 20-foot-wide portion of the Ames Street right-of-way, see the Ames Street Land Disposition process and a map of the acquired land.
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