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610 Main Street

Designed to enhance the growing innovation cluster nearby, the building at 610 Main Street offers unique features that contribute to the vitality of the area.

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610 Main Street

610 Main Street

610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA

Status: Complete

Themes: Innovation and collaboration
Renovation and renewal
Sustainability

Completion: 2016

Designed to enhance the growing innovation cluster nearby, the building at 610 Main Street offers unique features that contribute to the vitality of the area.

Overview

610 Main Street
610 Main Street Courtyard
610 Main Street Street Level

Status

Complete

Completion Date

2016

Themes and priorities

Innovation and collaboration
Renovation and renewal
Sustainability

610 Main Street, formerly 610 Main Street North, is home to pharmaceutical firm Pfizer and a variety of innovation tenants. The 280,000 square foot multidisciplinary laboratory facility enhances the growing life-science cluster in the Osborn Triangle and Kendall Square area. In addition to Pfizer, the cluster is home to industry leaders such as Novartis and innovation centers including Lab|Central.

Through the creation of public amenities and open space, this new building advances MIT’s interest in improving the innovation environment in Cambridge. It features retail space along Main Street that creates a lively and active urban streetscape, and the Watson Courtyard provides public outdoor space for all to enjoy. In the spirit of creating connections with the community, MIT worked with the Community Art Center (CAC) to create an on-site art installation during construction and offer educational tours and site visits for CAC Teen Media Program students interested in the architecture and construction fields. Further public programming and art installation opportunities are being explored to activate the open space.

With sustainability in mind, 610 Main Street was designed with environmentally responsible features such as electric vehicle charging stations, preferred parking spaces for Low Emitting Fuel Efficient Vehicles, covered bike parking, stormwater mitigation, a reflective roof, water efficient fixtures and irrigation, an energy-conscious design and building envelope, and use of low VOC materials.

Together, 610 Main Street and the One Portland building (formerly known as 610 Main Street South) form a 500,000 square foot LEED-certified research complex.

Image credits

MG Durant and Steve Dunwell

Details

Address

610 Main Street, Cambridge, MA

Use

Commercial

Project Team

Architect: Elkus Manfredi Architects, Boston
Construction manager: John Moriarty & Associates, Inc., Winchester MA

MIT Team: Kenneth J. Williams (MITIMCo)

Scope

280,000 gsf

Design Features

  • The complex of two seven-story buildings (610 Main Street and One Portland Street) comprises 500,000 square feet of research laboratory facilities above a three-level, 650-space below-grade parking garage

Sustainable Design Elements

  • Brownfield redevelopment
  • Storm water filtration system
  • Reflective roof material to reduce the heat island effect
  • Heat recovery methods incorporated into HVAC systems
  • VAV system and right sizing of HVAC equipment to reduce energy use
  • Low-emitting materials including adhesives, sealants, paints, and carpets
  • Construction waste management to recycle and salvage waste
  • Preferred parking spaces for low-emitting fuel-efficient vehicles
  • Electric vehicle charging stations
  • Covered bike parking

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