0 Boston Leather District Adds Smartsheet

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Wil Catlin

The Leather District section of Boston will be the new East Coast office for 140 employees of Smartsheet.

“Our expansion to the east coast is a direct reflection of the tremendous demand we’re seeing in cloud collaboration,” said Mark Mader, CEO of Smartsheet. “Building out a world-class team in Boston’s vibrant tech hub is a critical part of serving both U.S. and international customers.”

Consistently recognized as a great place to work, Smartsheet was featured as a “Highest Rated Private Cloud Company to Work For” in a new list by Battery Ventures and Glassdoor released in August 2016. Employee reviews on Glassdoor also praise the passionate and accessible senior leadership, work-life balance, amazing company culture, belief in the product and top-notch talent.

0 745 Atlantic Avenue Welcomes new Retail Tenant

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Wil Catlin

In the shadows of South Station there is a new spot to caffeinate your day, 745 Atlantic Avenue is now home to La Colombe’s.

Credit: Boston Eater

Boston Eater quotes one of La Colombe’s co-founders, JP Iberti:

“When I select a space I like to go in places where I feel like the neighborhood is a little bit underserved so you can really start kind of a bond with the neighborhood,” Iberti said. “It’s important with a cafe; it takes time to build.”

“The way we design cafes is more of a linear way, rather than stamping them out. You’re not going to see this cafe if we open two more cafes in Boston, three more; you’re not going to see the same bar,” he said. “Maybe you’ll see a sense of flow and a sense of space, in terms of how light comes into the space, how we move people, how we want people to feel.”

“For us, every cafe is kind of a continuation of the design. We try to make sure that people don’t focus on how many stores we’re doing,” Iberti said.

0 Boston Leather District Attracting Tech Firms

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Wil Catlin

Our tour history of the last 180 days is 75% of the Class B tenants in the market are: Tech, Ad Firms or Architects and Design firms. Today’s tenant in the market is looking for unique amenities like; bike storage, pet friendly, shared conference space, roof decks. One of the places in Boston tech firms have been gravitating towards in the Leather District in Boston.

map of tech companies in Boston leather district

Credit: BetaBoston

Betaboston has compiled a map of tech firms in Boston’s Leather District:

“In the fall of 2011, ed tech startup Boundless set up shop in an office in Boston’s Leather District, a tiny neighborhood sandwiched between Chinatown and the Financial District. Terrible Labs and Yesware would follow in mid-2012…since then more than two dozen tech-related companies—including the Techstars Boston accelerator and Startup Institute, and Uber’s local office—have taken up residence in the neighborhood, named for its former status as a leather industry hub.”