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bigpicture7 said:
Ok, so it's a little presumptuous for me to post this here. I could have opted for "The New Retail Thread"...
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Flat Top Johnny's May Be Returning to Kendall Square in Cambridge

A beloved restaurant, bar, and pool hall in Cambridge that closed down a couple of years ago appears to be returning, though an exact locati...
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...The tweet linked within the above blog post indicates Flat Top Johnny's is returning to Kendall Sq. and does not give an address. But the photo therein appears to be of the new building at 238 Main ("Site 3")

So this COULD mean that FTJ's is going to be a ground floor tenant in the heart of Kendall, which would be awesome.
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Credit to @#bancars for posting this file to another thread, but check out slide 7 within the MITIMCo update about the Volpe site (link here). That slide lists out five "coming soon" retail openings within the new MIT buildings in this development - including Flat Top Johnnie's re-opening within 238 Main St.
 
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A couple of updates on retail activation on the NOMA side of this development:

Construction fencing is back up around one side of the One65 Main tower. Concurrently, there's a note in Cambridge Day about a restaurant called "Mestizo" planning to move into One65 Main, so perhaps this is for that purpose:
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https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/0...w-park-for-kendall-square-and-alewife-zoning/
A restaurant called Mestizo seeks licensing for 165 Main St., Kendall Square, where it will have 4,217 square feet inside and outside at the base of the MIT-owned “One65 Main” luxury apartment building
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Meanwhile, Locke Bar, which was previously announced as a tenant next door appears to be pretty much done with their fit-out:
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https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2023/05/locke-bar-restaurant-to-open-in.html
 
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bigpicture7 said:
A couple of updates on retail activation on the NOMA side of this development:

Construction fencing is back up around one side of the One65 Main tower. Concurrently, there's a note in Cambridge Day about a restaurant called "Mestizo" planning to move into One65 Main, so perhaps this is for that purpose:
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https://www.cambridgeday.com/2023/0...w-park-for-kendall-square-and-alewife-zoning/


Meanwhile, Locke Bar, which was previously announced as a tenant next door appears to be pretty much done with their fit-out:
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https://bostonrestaurants.blogspot.com/2023/05/locke-bar-restaurant-to-open-in.html
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Excited to try both of these! And it looks like Mestizo is trying for 1 AM closing time? Kendall could probably use some more late-night spots, but I'm curious as to whether there's enough demand in the Canal District area.

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Excited to try both of these! And it looks like Mestizo is trying for 1 AM closing time? Kendall could probably use some more late-night spots, but I'm curious as to whether there's enough demand in the Canal District area.
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I share the curiosity. But, interestingly, the one next door requested 1am closing Mon-Wed and 2am closing Thurs-Sat on their application to the licensing commission. So there seems to be some attempt to reshape this area. Maybe that will actually be better than one place going at it alone?
 
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