Office developments Kendall Square

kendall square area, viewed across charles river

high-tech firms lured proximity of massachusetts institute of technology (mit) campus on south side of main street. mit owns of commercial real estate in square, , has been actively constructing space new high-tech tenants rebuilding own facilities fronting main street. nearby mit facilities include stata center , mit sloan school of management, many other buildings of eastern end of mit campus.

the cambridge center office development closest kendall square intersection. cambridge innovation center, shared office space startups , venture capital firms founded tim rowe , occupied 400 small startup businesses, close @ 1 broadway. many other high-tech firms in 2 multi-building office complex parks, 1 kendall square , technology square, both located half mile west of traditional location of kendall square. 1 kendall square complex located between broadway , binney street (on other side of kendall square theatre).

additionally, @kendall square development located 1 block north of kendall square, , includes mixed-use live, work, play community weaves parks, ice rink, farmers market, , recreational boating basin through series of office, lab, residential , retail buildings. buildings within @kendall square development have won numerous design awards including aia california council s 2004 architectural design merit award, boston society of architects 2004 interior architecture/interior design honor award, chicago athenaeum 2004 american architecture award, aia 2004 excellence in sustainable design award, , aia cote 2004 top ten green projects award.

as of 2014, department of transportation building complex , surrounding parking lots , open land constitute 1 of largest remaining areas not subject 21st century development. boston globe published article describing possible plans repurpose 15 acres (6.1 ha) dot property future redevelopment. require federal approval relocation of dot center, more compact building underground parking. related article described ideas on how use dot land more effectively.

the mit press bookstore regional attraction in heart of kendall square, offering complete selection of press titles browsing , retail purchase, plus large selection of complementary works other academic , trade publishers, including magazines , academic journals. starting in october 2016, bookstore has been temporarily relocated central square, north of mit museum, because of plans extensive construction on former site. once construction completed, bookstore planned return site adjacent subway entrance kendall/mit station. in addition, mit museum appear in kendall square first time, @ site nearby subway entrance.