MXD Residential Tower | 121 Broadway | Kendall Square

[dhawkins]

Took a little bit of Googling but found it under 300 Binney Street address. Broad Institute Selects HGA to Design 225,000 Square-Foot Lab and Office Space for Advanced Biomedical Research in Kendall Square

 

[bigpicture7]

Took a little bit of Googling but found it under 300 Binney Street address. Broad Institute Selects HGA to Design 225,000 Square-Foot Lab and Office Space for Advanced Biomedical Research in Kendall Square

Yeah, it's an expansion of the Broad Institute into this building (which was formerly Biogen). Apparently the Broad is all-out gutting this thing (which wasn't even that old to begin with - 2015, maybe?). Likely due to their unique lab use needs.

Presented in a design review submittal to Cambridge Redev. Authority - "300 Binney St. - CRA Design Review"

 

[stick n move]

Thats interesting. I know theyre doing essentially the same thing to that brutalist building over by ink block, plus the old hancock building in the seaport. I’m sure theres a couple others I’m not thinking of too.

 

[Brookline-ish]

Apparently the Broad is all-out gutting this thing (which wasn't even that old to begin with - 2015, maybe?). Likely due to their unique lab use needs.

It wasn't a lab building before, and they are completely retrofitting it to be a lab building. It was 5 floors of offices before, with ground level features like childcare and a gym.

 

[RandomWalk]

 

[andrew.816]

Not sure if anyone is aware of the updates page: https://www.mxdsub.site/updates

The commercial buildings are included as well, which are a bit further along.

 

[Longfellow]

The new pedestrian cut through on the left side of this image is amazing. Makes walking to Kendall a couple minutes faster. And you get a great view of the construction site!

 

[bigpicture7]

Not sure if anyone is aware of the updates page: https://www.mxdsub.site/updates

The commercial buildings are included as well, which are a bit further along.

^Per this project update site:

"The residential is officially underway with pre-trenching and sitework commencing on the Broadway side of the site." (2/26)

Photo linked from https://www.mxdsub.site/updates

 

[bigpicture7]

BXP Breaks Ground on Cambridge’s Tallest Building​

BXP Breaks Ground on Cambridge’s Tallest Building - Banker & Tradesman

Boston Properties has started construction of the tallest building in Cambridge history, the 121 Broadway residential tower slated for completion in 2027.

bankerandtradesman.com

 

[johnmcboston]

Slightly off-topic but in the realm of immediate context: Danny Lewin memorial park, right across from this tower's Broadway entrance, is getting overhauled.
Concept design package posted by the CRA.

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From mikyoung kim design

And April 2024, the current Lewin park is fenced off for construction to begin on the overhaul

 

[beck4537]

Interesting excerpt from the article: "121 Broadway’s distinction could be short-lived as MIT moves ahead with redevelopment of its nearby Volpe Center redevelopment. The master plan includes one residential building approved for a 456-foot height."

Never realized that there was another residential tower in the works that surpasses this one. Looking forward to Cambridge getting both of these great additions.