Moxy Hotel | 1 McGrath Highway | Somerville/Cambridge

[Equilibria]

This is on the car wash lot.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/2023-04/McGrath%20Hwy%201%20-%20Narrative%20-%202023%2003%2023.pdf

 

[bigpicture7]

This is on the car wash lot.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema.gov.if-us-east-1/s3fs-public/2023-04/McGrath%20Hwy%201%20-%20Narrative%20-%202023%2003%2023.pdf

...and looks like they'll be repurposing some of the derelict car wash's corrugated metal. Sustainability in action ; )

 

[Equilibria]

...and looks like they'll be repurposing some of the derelict car wash's corrugated metal. Sustainability in action ; )

I've seen far worse-looking AC Hotels than this.

 

[tysmith95]

McGrath highway ain't the most appealing place for a hotel, this is a 6 lane stroad.

 

[Equilibria]

McGrath highway ain't the most appealing place for a hotel, this is a 6 lane stroad.

It's next to a lot of offices, and AC is a business travel brand. It's pretty appealing to the audience it's aimed at.

 

[Charlie_mta]

At least the new hotel will be right up against the street (O'Brien Hwy) and not set back like a suburban hotel. As such, it will positively contribute to the fledgling urban street wall developing along this side of O'Brien Hwy as it approaches Lechmere Square. A good thing for sure.

 

[LexSEDotVille]

According to the ground floor plans and landscape plans (still need to delve into the text), that the Somerville Community Path connection to McGrath and more importantly to the future Grand Junction Bike Path will not be built by the developer? This was previously included in their plans.

What hope do we have of this important connection being built if it isn't built now by this developer?

Indicated very vaguely in circulation+landscape plans:

 

[LexSEDotVille]

Gore st. has already been repaved with separated 2-lane bike path.

Bike network connections mentioned above from pathfriends.org (link):

 

[Vagabond]

I'm not how they're going to thread the needle for the bike path connection, but I'm all for it!

 

[as02155]

I've noticed fencing around the site and some minor work but is this a dead hotel project now?

 

[RandomWalk]

The old commercial building with the muffler shop and the tropical fish shop has been demolished. Not sure if this one is really progressing or just prepping the site for a flip.

 

[kylecorreia05]

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema-live/s3fs-public/18.09.27_1%20McGrath_Arch%20Plans.pdf

It looks like Staybridge Suites used to own this property.

 

[Equilibria]

This has been redesigned and rebranded to a Moxy.

As with the version of the project approved in 2023, Applicant will continue to provide space for a 14 foot clear ramp to be built across the Cambridge portion of the property to connect the McGrath/O’Brien Highway with the Community Path Extension via a spur to be constructed on MBTA property at the rear of the site.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/somervillema-live/s3fs-public/2026-06/McGrathHwy1_ZP25-000113_%20Narrative_11_26_25.pdf