It's Time.
We are pleased to announce that the Cambridge Courthouse redevelopment is finally moving forward. We look forward to developing a project that will add vitality and significant benefits to this section of East Cambridge.
A courthouse and jail since 1974, the Edward J. Sullivan courthouse will now be transformed from a vacant and abandoned brutalist-designed building, to a vibrant mixed-use community which will include new neighborhood retail amenities, affordable and market housing for Cambridge residents and office space for local companies.
It is our plan to start construction in the first quarter of 2018, with completion scheduled for MM, YYYY.
We look forward to continuing to work with the neighbors and the City of Cambridge to bring this redevelopment to fruition.
Signed,
Rob Dickey
Continuing the Revitalization
In the early 1800’s, East Cambridge was an island surrounded by marshland, fast forward to 1974 when the Courthouse was constructed and the City launched a plan to encourage development called the East Cambridge Riverfront Plan which brought new zoning to the area. East Cambridge has been revitalized during this period with significant developments creating a strong retail corridors down First Street.
In 2008 the Courthouse closed and the jail remained until 2014.
Leggatt McCall, a premier developer and owner in greater Boston, was awarded the rights to develop the state owned building in 2013. After a comprehensive permitting process and working groups in the community which helped shape it into the project it is today, Leggatt McCall received its Special Permit from the City of Cambridge in 2014.
