Shawmut tops off The Shed at DivcoWest’s Cambridge Crossing; 18,500 s/f designed by Prellwitz Chilinski Associates

Boston, MA Shawmut Design and Construction hosted a topping-off ceremony on June 4^th for 18,500 s/f The Shed at DivcoWest’s Cambridge Crossing. The 43-acre, 4.5 million s/f mixed-use development will consist of 11 acres of open and green space, 2.1 million s/f of science and technology space, neighborhood retail, and 2,400 residential units, alongside 2,500 existing units, all at the intersection of Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston. This is the first topping-off ceremony of four separate projects Shawmut is constructing throughout the Cambridge Crossing development.

Designed to foster community connections and to be a gathering place, The Shed is a stand-alone retail building centrally located at Cambridge Crossing and is surrounded by The Common, which Shawmut is also constructing. The Shed consists of two buildings connected overhead with a glass canopy that will cover an outdoor plaza. 

Designed by Prellwitz Chilinski Associates, The Shed will encompass a consistent theme of transparency and connectedness – using metal, glass and cedar to blend together the built environment with surrounding green and open spaces that will include a waterway with granite blocks (reused from the 150-year-old seawall excavated at the site), a picnic grove with grills available to the public, and outdoor games like bocce ball.

The opening of The Shed also marks the first dining experiences at Cambridge Crossing. By Q1 2020, Puritan & Co. chef and owner Will Gilson will expand his presence to the new building at Cambridge Crossing with creative spaces comprised of an all-day café, full-service restaurant, and cocktail bar with a rooftop terrace overlooking The Common.