Assembly Row Development Could Double in Size in Future Years

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Somerville’s new Assembly Row development could more than double in size moving forward, according to a Boston Globe report.

The city is considering infrastructure upgrades (to roads and utilities) between the new development and I-93 that would encourage additional city-block-style construction on 73 more acres, according to the report.

Most of the properties in this area, the Assembly Square Marketplace and Home Depot, for instance, are privately owned, so the city’s vision could take more than a decade to implement, according to the Globe.

The current $1.5 Assembly Row development, which, once complete, will have 400,000 square feet of retail space, 2,100 residential units and 1.75 million square feet of office space, including Partners HealthCare’s new headquarters, is on 56 acres.

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