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Sanofi signs lease for 900,000 square feet in East Cambridge



The French drug maker confirmed Monday that it will move about 2,700 employees from several Boston-area locations to a pair of buildings at Cambridge Crossing, an old railyard being redeveloped north of the MBTA’s Lechmere Green Line station. It plans to open the buildings in 2021.
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>1Msf leased between this and Phillips. Divco West is killing it (and a lease this large will open up more space in Kendall for new/expanding companies)

EDIT: IvyHedge, have any updates on which parcels/will any residential start with this?
 
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Sanofi signs lease for 900,000 square feet in East Cambridge
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https://www.bisnow.com/boston/news/office/sanofi-inks-greater-bostons-biggest-office-deal-since-2011-96122#ath

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If Sanofi goes to G+H, that would be in addition to E/F which is currently under spec construction. That makes 4 office parcels (counting J/K) u/c at once. Not bad.
 
Equilibria said:
New design review documents for a new year!

Parcel W, which has the potential to be Liberty Wharf for this development:
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media...sp179_designreview_parcelw_20181226.pdf?la=en

Parcel G (possibly a Sanofi building):
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media...sp179_designreview_parcelg_20181226.pdf?la=en

Parcel H (possibly a Sanofi building):
https://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media...sp179_designreview_parcelh_20181226.pdf?la=en
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Thanks! This looks amazing. I went ahead and ripped em for easy viewing.











































 
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The constantly changing directionality of the stripes makes my head hurt.
 
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It's really excellent that these developments are engaging directly with the Gilmore Bridge. It can, should, and will be like Summer St is in Fort Point - a 'regular' st (at least on the North side) that is nevertheless grade-separated from the secondary streets two stories below it.

However - there will be need to be a redesign and reconstruction of the Bridge / Street / Sidewalks to make it play this role appropriately.

It will be the 'front door' to Cambridge Crossing for 1000s of Orange Line commuters, and the current narrow, walled-in sidewalks are totally inadequate (both functionally and in terms of design) for that role in their current form.
 
Yesterday i was gunna post 'renders?'

But, Stick was already on it.
 
Really appreciate all of these updates. We have been waiting over 10 years to see the rest of this development finally moving forward.
 
I hope I'm wrong, but this feels like a missed opportunity in the making. Reminds me of Crystal City outside DC. Technically mixed-used TOD, but underwhelming execution.
In 20 years hopefully this will get a "National Landing" type makeover as moderately taller/moderately more interesting buildings are shoehorned in to improve the activity levels. https://nationallanding.com/
 
stick n move said:
Missed opportunity because of height?
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Well in so far as height is a conduit for density. It reminds me of much the DC area development where it is too large scale and master planned to feel organic, but not dense enough to feel vibrant after house. A couple towers would help in that regard.
 
jpdivola said:
Well in so far as height is a conduit for density. It reminds me of much the DC area development where it is too large scale and master planned to feel organic, but not dense enough to feel vibrant after house. A couple towers would help in that regard.
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Except we don't ever get "a couple towers."

Should have been 3 or 4 35-45 story towers at this insanely humongous project site.
 
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