Category Archives: Kendall Square Office Space

0 East Cambridge Office Space to Undergo Development

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:64 Sidney Street, Cambridge office spaceChanges are on the move for East Cambridge, with a deal on the horizon for Vertex’s old HQ. According to the Boston Globe, “the deal will enable Biomed to begin renovating the buildings. They include two lab and office buildings at 200 Sidney St. and 40 Erie St., with a total of 239,000 square feet, that were leased to Vertex through this December, and another 21,000 square feet at 21 Erie St. that was leased to Vertex through May 2017.”

Follow the link to view available office space in East Cambridge, or the Kendall Square overview.

0 Kayak Hosts Cambridge Hackathon to Recruit New Hires

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Cambridge office space of Kayak

Credit: Boston Business Journal

Today’s office tenants are not only using their office to house their staff, meet and greet their customers, but now as a recruiting tool.  Kayak hosted an event for new recruits earlier this year at their new 42,000 square foot facility.

From the BBJ:

The chance for non-Kayak employees to show off their tech skills is a win-win for the company and for those techies, said Kayak chief technology officer Giorgos Zacharia in a recent interview.

“We want to be known as a cool company in this area,” said Zacharia. “People don’t know that we moved. The hackathon is a way to make it known that Kayak is now in Cambridge and we’re in this amazing space.”

0 Apple Leases Additional Office Space in Cambridge

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One Broadway east Cambridge

One Broadway in Cambridge MA

Apple is expanding Siri in Cambridge by securing 11,500 RSF at One Broadway.

According to an article on CultofMac.com, “documents filed with local authorities show that the company has leased around 11,500 square feet of office space on the 13th floor of One Broadway, an office tower owned by MIT and located on the outer perimeter of the university’s campus in Cambridge, MA,” in an effort to expand its Siri team.

You can read the entire article the CultofMac website.

0 New ‘state of the art’ Juice and Coffee Bar coming to Kendall Square?

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Looking for a fresh new twist in Kendall?  Boston.eater.com posted an article on a mysterious “Craigslist job posting for a manager of a ‘brand new state of the art juice and coffee bar,’ that offered no name, location, or opening timeline…the posting suggests a focus on ‘all natural and organic’ ingredients sourced locally.”

inside Kendall square juice bar, Mother juice

Mother Juice in Kendall, courtesy of eater.com

In the meantime, visit Mother Juice @ 625 W Kendall Street, Cambridge.

0 Office Design Mirrors Culture, Approach for Modern Start-ups

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Art in Facebook's Cambridge office space

Credit: The Boston Globe

What type of art does your office have?  The experience of today’s office differs greatly from what we saw just 10 years ago; today it exudes the company’s culture and vibe.

The Boston Globe recently published an article on the interior aesthetic and art marking Facebook’s Cambridge office:

The Kendall Square office of Facebook, which opened last year, includes five art pieces commissioned by the social media giant. Ryan Mack, who runs the local office for Facebook, oversaw the selection of art:

‘If you look at any of our offices, art’s an important part of our company culture. We try to find pieces that combine Facebook culture, which is about technology and connecting people, with the local culture. So we always get stuff from local artists…there are design elements that are consistent across all Facebook offices, but the art gives them a local touch. We put an artist statement up near each piece that tells a little story about the artist or how they designed that piece for the office.’

0 Bustling Office Demand Limits Lab Space in Boston, Cambridge

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lab space at 640 Memorial Drive in Cambridge

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Lab space is nearly impossible to find in Cambridge and Boston.  Companies that are looking to bring their concept to market can capitalize on brain tank of talent can find space within the greater East Cambridge market.  Some landlords like Beacon Capital are considering converting traditional office floors to lab space to accommodate the market demand.

According to a Boston Globe report, “an additional 1.9 million square feet of lab space was under construction last quarter that will grow the Greater Boston lab market by more than 10 percent, according to Transwestern’s figures. Most of that space is near Kendall Square in Cambridge, and is scheduled to be finished in 2015 and 2016.”

You can read more information on the lab space market in Cambridge and Boston on the Boston Globe’s website.

0 Facebook’s Cambridge Office Space Hits One-Year Mark

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Facebook office space in Kendall Square

Credit: Facebook

So you have just been funded and you are in the hunt for the perfect office to grow the team.  Have a look at the new digs for Facebook in Cambridge for some ideas.

Ryan Mack, the site lead for Facebook Boston notes in a blog post, “we look forward to hosting some of these events at the Facebook office, where we have a newly expanded space to support our growing engineering team. In the coming year we’ll continue hiring experienced engineers for our Boston team to work on data infrastructure, core systems services, location, and language runtimes, as well as new grads.”

You can also check out photos of Facebook’s office space in Cambridge on its site.

0 Kendall Square Open Space and Design Competition Announces Finalists

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Connect Kendall Square open space and design competition logoHow does your open space rank amongst your peers in East Cambridge/Kendall?  Interested in learning more, come to the open forum.

“The competition, sponsored by the City’s Community Development Department, is an opportunity to plan a vision for the entire open space network in Kendall Square and eastern Cambridge and vicinity. The city is looking for unique approaches to open space planning and design,” notes WickedLocal.

You can read more about the competition at www.ConnectKendallSquare.com.

 

0 Boston Companies Face Shortage of Developer, Engineering Talent

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office building in technology square in Boston

300 Technology Square, Cambridge

Are you looking to hire web developers are part of your growth into new office space?  If yes prepare for some competition.  Employers are thinking beyond just salary when it comes to new hires some items that hit the list are:

  • Location, Location, Location
  • Being centrally located Downtown with easy access to commuter rail is top priority
  • Catered food services for all meals
  • Concierge for daily tasks such as meeting the Cable Guy at home.
  • Cool, fun and innovative office environment
  • Health Wellness program – Health club membership

According to the BBJ, “Companies are increasingly trying to make it more attractive for these Web experts to stay at firms. “When these guys are on the market there’s so much demand for them that they’re getting snapped up within a day or two.”

What are you offering and how does it stack up?

0 Full Block of East Cambridge Office Space Eyed

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office and lab space in east cambridgeEast Cambridge lab space continues to be sought over by some heavyweights in the life sciences. The BBJ is reporting that “Bristol-Myers Squibb is on the hunt for up to 200,000 square feet of office and lab space in Cambridge, the latest major life sciences firm to crowd into one of the hottest commercial real estate markets in the country…the New York-based pharmaceutical giant, which already occupies 60,000 square feet of space in Waltham as well as 400,000 square feet in Devens, is targeting new research and administrative space in East Cambridge’s Kendall Square neighborhood, home to some of the biggest drug and technology developers in the world.”

Additional details are available on the Boston Business Journal