MXD Substation Development

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Written By Dani MacGregor

    • Project Partners:
      BXP

    • Architect:
      Stantec & NBBJ

    • General Contractor:
      Turner Construction

    • Year Started:
      2019

  • Joel Smith, ext 14, jsmith@cambridgeredevelopment.org

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Eversource Breaks Ground on Largest U.S. Underground Substation
Eversource Breaks Ground on Largest U.S. Underground Substation

The CRA has collaborated with BXP and Eversource on the approval, design, and implementation of the MXD Substation Development project over the past five years. The project includes locating a new electrical substation within Kendall Square’s MXD Parcel 2, supported by new commercial development to be located at 250 and 290 Binney Street. In 2024, significant advancements were achieved with the substation’s planning and construction. This substation will function as an underground electrical facility operated by Eversource, with a public Center Plaza constructed above it, and complemented by two upcoming buildings at 121 Broadway (residential) and 290 Binney Street (commercial). As part of Eversource’s Greater Cambridge Energy Program (GCEP), the CRA highlighted the program’s role in improving electrical reliability, meeting growing energy demands, and expanding access to clean energy in Cambridge. In 2024, the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) tentatively approved the GCEP. In addition, BXP submitted all required documentation to align with the stipulations outlined in the CRA’s project approval and City’s special permit and received the building permit for the substation vault in early 2024. Following this approval, the slurry wall foundation was successfully completed along with the excavation and placement of the first below-grade level structure.

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Photo by BXP

Photo by BXP

Dani MacGregor

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