MITIMCo: Kendall Square
MITIMCo: Kendall Square
PROJECT BACKGROUND
Graffito has been working with MIT Investment Management Company since 2009 to reimagine and reposition certain retail assets in and around Kendall and Central Square in Cambridge, MA.
Graffito’s work has spanned planning, permitting, development, and leasing phases, resulting in dozens of newly activated storefronts across East Cambridge, including bars, restaurants, cafes, service providers, a pharmacy, a food hall, a pool hall, and a full service grocery store.
MIT is adding over 4.6 million square feet of new laboratories, work spaces, residences, cultural attractions, and retail at the heart of this center of invention and discovery. It will be a place more open, more vibrant, and more connected; an even stronger neighborhood anchored at its base by best-in-class makers, retailers, and restaurateurs.
MITIMCo’s criteria for selecting operators were based on the following five principles: Local First, Inclusivity, Innovation, Balancing the Market, and Extended Hours of Operation.
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SNAPSHOT
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Client : MITIMCo
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Neighborhood : Kendall Square
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Addresses : 165, 238, 290, 314, 730-50 Main Street, Cambridge MA 02145
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Building Type(s) : Life Science
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Total Project Square Footage : ~1.76M SF
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Desired Uses : Food + Beverage, Services,Fitness, Soft Goods
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Status : Now Leasing!
SCOPE OF WORK
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Ground floor activation and retail leasing brokerage services
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Recommendations of all existing plans and materials
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CONSIDER the specific role of and place for small local retailers in the plan and explore tenant mix and creative uses with OUTSIDE CONSULTANTS
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Collaborate with designers and resources to work on a retail storyboard that documents a range of non-traditional retail uses
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Present to landlord different leasing scenarios for the available retail spaces
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General assistance and feedback on other miscellaneous retail issues
TENANT PLACEMENT
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