PROJECTS PEOPLE SERVICES INVESTMENTS ABOUT NEWS CAREERS CONTACT (617) 422.7000 | LOGIN | NEWS RECENT NEWS SEARCH NEWS CLEAR FILTER Press Release: Fully Capitalized, Cambridge’s 40 Thorndike Development Forges Ahead Cambridge, MA 9/15/2021 Fully Capitalized, Cambridge’s 40 Thorndike Development Forges Ahead Located in the heart of East Cambridge, this transformative mixed-use development, designed to achieve LEED Gold certification, represents the only Class-A office headquarters opportunity in the nation’s premier tech and life science cluster in the next two years. MORE Press Release: Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment Project Approved to Move Forward Charlestown, MA 5/3/2021 For Immediate Release May 3, 2021 Charlestown’s Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment Project Approved to Move Forward Declaration Partners to Invest in Project MORE Press Release: Flagship Pioneering Expands Biotech Footprint to Property in Somerville’s Boynton Yards Cambridge, MA 3/31/2021 Flagship Pioneering Expands Biotech Footprint to Property in Somerville’s Boynton Yards Four Flagship start-ups will be first occupants of new space Cambridge, Mass., March 31, 2021 – Flagship Pioneering, the life sciences platform company headquartered in Cambridge Massachusetts, today confirmed it has leased space at Somerville’s Boynton Yards, with an option to take additional square footage over the next few years. MORE Somerville’s 101 South Street at Boynton Yards Reaches Topping-Off Milestone Somerville, MA 9/21/2020 Somerville’s 101 South Street at Boynton Yards Reaches Topping-Off Milestone First building to be completed next year as part of Boynton Yards, the largest development in the city’s growing life science market Somerville — (September 21, 2020) — DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners (DLJ RECP), Leggat McCall Properties (LMP) and Shawmut Design and Construction commemorated the final steel addition atop 101 South Street — Somerville’s first life sciences building. The nine-story, 290,000 square-foot, Class-A mixed-use facility will provide state-of-the-art lab space geared towards emerging life science companies. The building, which will include first floor retail, community art spaces and a four-level underground parking garage, will achieve LEED Gold and WiredScore Platinum certifications, a testament to the sustainable and highly efficient approach. MORE Life Science Is Pandemic-Proof Real Estate | Commercial Observer Somerville, MA 7/6/2020 After restarting in early June, construction continues to move steadily ahead at DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners and Leggat McCall Properties’ 101 South Street project at Boynton Yards. The 289,000 SF speculative lab building is featured in the Commercial Observer’s look at the state of the life science market. MORE Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment Designs to Passive House Standards Charlestown, MA 1/22/2020 The Bunker Hill Housing Redevelopment team announced that the project is being designed to Passive House standards at our last community meeting in November. Addie Grady, Senior Vice President, recently sat down with the Charlestown Patriot Bridge to talk about the project’s energy efficiency goals. Read the full article in the Bridge. MORE Press Release: Ceremonial Groundbreaking Marks Progress of 101 South Somerville, MA 12/2/2019 Ceremonial Groundbreaking Marks Progress of 101 South, First Building of Boynton Yards Redevelopment 289,000 SF commercial building will jump start mixed-use redevelopment, attract tech and life sciences to Somerville MORE Notch Brewing Will Open Second Location at Charles River Speedway Project Boston, MA 10/22/2019 Notch Brewing recently made the official announcement that they will be opening their second brewery and taproom location at Charles River Speedway next summer. The brewery will be the anchor tenant for Architectural Heritage Foundation’s rehabilitated historic Charles River Speedway project in Allston. These buildings, which previously housed offices for the Metropolitan Park Commission and horse stables for the Charles River Speedway racetrack, are being reimagined and converted into a new destination for local retail and restaurants. MORE Rob Dickey Discusses Somerville Surge on The Big Dig Podcast Worcester, MA 9/23/2019 Rob Dickey recently appeared on NAIOP’s Somerville Surge panel to discuss the development boom and transformative projects currently underway in Somerville, including LMP/DLJ’s joint venture at Boynton Yards. Mayor Joe Curatone provided the introduction and spoke about the incredible growth taking place in the city. If you missed the NAIOP event, they also recorded an episode of The Big Dig podcast along with all of the expert panelists. Molly Heath, Managing Director, JLL Greg Karczewski, President, US2 (Union Square Station Associates) MORE After 10 Years, Work at CitySquare Enters Final Phase Worcester, MA 9/8/2019 Leggat McCall Properties was engaged as the development manager and advisor on the CitySquare project in 2009. Now, after 10 years of work, there are only two undeveloped parcels left on the 20-acre site in downtown Worcester. This week, the Worcester Telegram published an article on potential residential interest in those two parcels in the context of increased development interest in Worcester. Check out the article in the Worcester Telegram for a great history of the project, which started long before LMP joined the team in 2009, and LMP Executive Vice President and COO, Don Birch’s, assessment of the project and prospects for the undeveloped parcels. MORE The Engine to expand into old Polaroid building in Cambridge Boston, MA 8/27/2019 The Engine, an MIT spinoff that runs a $205M venture fund for “tough tech,” signed a lease with MIT for 200,000 SF in the old Polaroid building at 750 Main St. in Cambridge. The renovated building, which is expected to open by early 2022, will house office, lab, and maker space. Read more about The Engine in the Boston Globe. MORE The Smith Reaches Another Construction Milestone Boston, MA 8/22/2019 Leggat McCall Properties, along with their joint venture partner BentallGreenOak on behalf of its U.S. Core Fund, management company, Greystar, and General Contractor Suffolk Construction, recently celebrated the Topping-Off of ‘The Smith’, the newest residential community in the South End. This is just one of many milestones the project has achieved as construction continues. The Smith, set to open in Spring 2020, also just launched a new website: TheSmithBoston.com. The development and construction teams ceremoniously raise the last beam on the first building, which will include 299 units. This milestone signals the momentum of construction currently underway for the mixed-use residential project, which will in total bring approximately 650 apartment units, including an on-site affordable component, distributed over three buildings. MORE Shy Bird Opens at MITIMCo’s One Broadway Project Boston, MA 8/21/2019 Shy Bird, a new restaurant with a coffee to cocktails concept, opened this week in MITIMCo’s project at 1 Broadway. This is the first new retail space to open after the repositioning of the building. As part of the project, the lobby was moved off the corner of Broadway and 3rd to allow for retail activation. The new restaurant is directly connected to the lobby via a 22’ wide x 22’ tall pivoting glass and steel door, allowing the spaces to blend together, and also has outdoor patio seating along Broadway. Restaurant Fit-Out Team: MORE Press Release: New Lab Building Construction at Somerville’s Boynton Yards Boston, MA 7/25/2019 289,000 SF LAB BUILDING TO JUMP START MIXED-USE REDEVELOPMENT OF SOMERVILLE’S BOYNTON YARDS Nine-story building will attract tech and life sciences to Somerville BOSTON, July 25, 2019 — DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners (DLJ RECP) in joint venture with Leggat McCall Properties (LMP) recently started construction on a new project in the Boynton Yards neighborhood of Somerville, MA. The project will be a nine-story, 289,000 square foot Class-A lab building located at 101 South Street and will represent the largest state-of-the-art lab development in Somerville’s growing life science market. MORE BIDMC Breaks Ground on New Inpatient Building Boston, MA 6/20/2019 BIDMC officially broke ground on their New Inpatient Building last Thursday, June, 13th. This 10-story, 345,000 SF addition at Francis Street and Pilgrim Road on their West Campus will house 158 patient beds, state-of-the-art surgical suites, a relocated helipad, and rooftop green space and healing garden. The building is expected to be completed in 2022. Read more about the project in the BIDMC press release. Project Team: Architect: Payette MORE MITIMCo’s 139 Main Street Honored at Cambridge Historical Commission Preservation Awards Boston, MA 5/20/2019 MITIMCo’s 139 Main Street project was honored at the 2019 Cambridge Historical Commission Preservation Awards. The historic Luke Building, a brick and timber structure built in 1874, is one of the last examples of first-generation commercial construction in the City of Cambridge. Leggat McCall Properties served as MITIMCo’s project manager for the restoration, which will house multi-tenant office space for companies looking for shared, collaborative space near Kendall Square. Congratulations to the entire project team on their work to carefully restore and preserve this historic Cambridge building. MORE Brandeis University and Brigham & Women’s Hospital Projects Win CMAA Awards Boston, MA 5/9/2019 Congratulations to the project teams on the Brandeis University Skyline Residence Hall and the Brigham & Women’s Hospital Helipad on winning CMAA (Construction Management Association of America) New England Project Achievement Awards! LMP was proud to work with Bond, William Rawn Associates, Walsh Brothers, and NBBJ on these impressive projects. Brandeis University Skyline Residence Hall – New Construction Under $40 million General Contractor: Bond Brothers Architect: William Rawn Associates MORE Rob Dickey Honored by Citizen Schools Boston, MA 5/1/2019 Congratulations to Rob Dickey, LMP Executive Vice President, on being honored at this year’s Citizen Schools WOW!NOW event celebrating the work of Citizen Schools students and apprenticeship teachers. Rob recently retired from the National Board where he served from 2006-2018 and has been deeply involved in the organization since it was founded in Boston over 25 years ago. Over the years, Rob has recruited several LMP team members to serve as Citizen Teachers and we are proud to support Citizen Schools’ work in our community. MORE Long-stalled plans to remake old jail and courthouse may soon proceed Boston, MA 4/9/2019 The 40 Thorndike team recently sat down for an interview with the Boston Globe. The next project milestone with the Cambridge City Council is fast approaching and we are working hard to reach out to the community. Our East Cambridge community office is now open to make the project and our team more accessible to the neighborhood. We encourage you to stop by if you’re in the area. 357 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02141 MORE Leggat McCall Properties Celebrates Women in Real Estate Boston, MA 3/18/2019 Leggat McCall Properties celebrated women in real estate at our March cocktail party. We asked senior members of the firm to recognize influential women in the real estate world who are driving change in our marketplace. The attached slide deck features 21 women from across the spectrum of real estate careers who are shaping the Boston real estate market and the Boston skyline. View the honorees presentation here. MORE The Smith Breaks Ground in the South End Boston, MA 9/18/2018 Leggat McCall Properties, along with their joint venture partner Bentall Kennedy on behalf of its U.S. Core Fund, and development advisor Bozzuto Development Company, were joined by local elected officials for a groundbreaking ceremony for the mixed-use Harrison Albany Project in the South End. The Smith – named for the artisan history in the area South of Washington Street – will bring approximately 650 units, including an onsite affordable component, distributed over three buildings. In addition, there will be an estimated 76,800 sf of new and renovated office space, and roughly 19,700 sf of retail and cultural space on the ground floors of the buildings. The surface parking will be replaced with about 650 underground parking spaces. Of the 3.1-acre site, 36% will be open space, with publicly accessible open space representing over 20% of the Project Site. MORE Leggat McCall Selected as New Partner for Bunker Hill Development Boston, MA 9/10/2018 The Boston Housing Authority and the Charlestown Resident Alliance have selected Leggat McCall Properties as the new partner for the Bunker Hill public housing development. This will be the largest undertaking in Leggat’s 50+ year history. More information on the project can be found in the Charlestown Patriot Bridge. MORE Leggat McCall Properties purchases 107-acre Montvale Hill site in Woburn Boston, MA 3/7/2018 Leggat McCall Properties has successfully closed on the 107-acre Montvale Hill site in Woburn. The former Kraft Heinz facility is located just 8 miles north of Boston in a highly visible location along Interstate 93. “We are excited to work with the City to redevelop this shuttered site at the front door to Woburn. We envision a new mixed-use community including commercial, residential and retail spaces which will provide jobs, housing and amenities to the area.” Bill Gause, Executive VP, Leggat McCall Properties MORE Kendall Square will finally get a supermarket in new MIT Development Boston, MA 12/14/2017 MIT and Roche Bros. have reached a deal to put a Brothers Marketplace on the ground floor of the MIT owned developement at One Broadway in Cambridge. The project is expected to be completed in 2019. Read more in the Boston Globe. MORE New Science and Engineering Complex opens at Tufts 9/27/2017 The new 175,000 SF Science and Engineering Complex officially opened at Tufts at the beginning of the semester. The $110M project included construction of a new 80,000 SF building as well as renovations of two existing science buildings at Tufts. You can find more information about the project in our case study and in the article in the Boston Globe. MORE Partners Healthcare wins New Construction Workplace Award from CoreNet Global New England Boston, MA 8/11/2017 The Partners Healthcare project in Somerville has won the New Construction Workplace Award from CoreNet Global New England. Leggat McCall served as the project manager for this new 900,000 sf campus. This mixed-use development includes office space for teams coming from 14 different locations as well as social and collborative spaces. More information can be found in the awards announcement in the New England Real Estate Journal. MORE Novartis Cambridge Campus Named ENR Best Project for Higher Education/Research Boston, MA 11/22/2016 Novartis’ new Cambridge Campus has been named the best project in the Higher Education/Research category by ENR New England. The 795,000 sf project was designed by Maya Lin Studio in Association with Bialosky + Partners/Toshiko Mori Architect. For more information, please see the ENR announcement MORE Brigham & Women’s Hospital Building for the Future Named ENR Best Healthcare Project in New England Boston, MA 8/19/2016 The Engineering News-Record has named the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Building for the Future the Best Healthcare Project in New England. The ENR judges evaluated projects based on the ability of the project team to overcome challenges; the project’s contribution to the community and industry; safety approach; and construction and design quality. The judges also made their selections based on the level of innovation and teamwork on the project. The BBF project will be profiled in the November/ December issue of ENR and there will be an awards breakfast on December 8th in Boston where the BBF will be honored and the “Project of the Year” will be announced from all the sector finalists. MORE Brigham and Women’s Hospital Wins Preservation Achievement Award Boston, MA 6/22/2015 Brigham and Women’s Hospital has won the Boston Preservation Alliance’s Preservation Achievement Award for the Brigham Patient Parking Garage and Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park. The project sought to restore the original Peter Bent Brigham building as a primary entrance into Brigham and Women’s Hospital as originally conceived in 1913 while creating a new green space for the hospital and the surrounding neighborhood. More information about the project and the Preservation Achievement Award can be found on the Boston Preservation Alliance website MORE Governor Baker Visits CitySquare Boston, MA 6/8/2015 Governor Baker toured progress at the $565 million CitySquare project, one of Massachusetts’ largest public-private partnerships. He praised the MassWorks grant program, which awarded an $11 million grant to Worcester in 2013 to go towards the demolition of the old mall and the renovation of the parking garage at CitySquare. The project could be completed as soon as mid-2017 and will transform downtown Worcester. To learn more, see the article in Worcester Magazine. MORE Lawrence General Hospital Begins Work On New Surgical Center Boston, MA 5/29/2015 Lawrence General Hospital broke ground today on what will be a new 50,000 sf surgical facility. The project, which is targeting a LEED Silver certification, is projected to be completed in 18 months. Dianne Anderson, LGH President and CEO, said, “We are marking the official start of the most ambitious capital project in this hospital’s history. Today we mark the investment of $56 million in the health of this community.” To read more about the new LGH surgical center, please visit the LGH Website or see the article in the Eagle-Tribune. MORE Leggat McCall Joint Venture Acquires 3 Buildings from Boston Medical Center Boston, MA 12/19/2014 Leggat McCall and partner Multi-Employer Property Trust have closed on a deal to acquire three properties from Boston Medical Center. The portfolio includes 250,000 SF of real estate in the South End. For more information see the article in the Boston Business Journal. MORE At Brigham & Women’s Hospital Building for the Future, construction workers trade hard hats for 3D glasses 11/11/2014 IDG News interviewed the Suffolk Construction team at the Brigham & Women’s Building for the Future project about their use of virtual modeling, CAVE technology and drones. MORE Leggat McCall to Purchase 3 Buildings from Boston Medical Center Boston, MA 10/29/2014 Boston Medical Center has agreed to sell three buildings on or near Harrison Avenue to Leggat McCall Properties, a deal that could fuel additional development in a rapidly changing corner of the South End. Leggat will acquire 660 Harrison Ave., 100 East Canton St. and 720 Harrison Ave. The transaction also included an option for Leggat to purchase 88 East Newton St. in three years. Full article in the Boston Globe. MORE Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center Wins Brownfields Award Boston, MA 4/8/2014 The Environmental Business Council of New England (EBC) has announced that the EBC James D. P. Farrell Brownfields Project of the Year Award for 2014 will go to the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center development. LMP worked on this project with Turner Construction, M&W Group, MassDevelopment, and a consortium of Greater Boston’s finest academic institutions including MIT, Harvard, Boston University, Northeastern University, and UMass. A full list of award recipients for this project is provided below. Award Recipients: MORE Projects People Services Investments About News Careers Contact Login © 2021 Leggat McCall Properties. All rights reserved. 10 Post Office Square | Boston, MA 02109 | 617-422-7000 | info@lmp.com