The units listed below have recently become available and are currently being marketed.
Newly Available Artist Spaces
Neighborhood |
Building Address |
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South End |
The Smith – 89 East Dedham Street |
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South Boston Waterfront |
The Muse – 63 Melcher Street |
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Existing Artist Housing and Workspaces in Boston
The below list of buildings are privately owned and controlled. They are not managed by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), and the BPDA does not maintain a waiting list. Please contact the owners/marketing agents directly with questions about these properties. Some, but not all, artist space units have been created with assistance from the Boston Planning & Development Agency Artist Live/Work initiative. All of the buildings are listed as a courtesy to owners and potential artist tenants and does not include all such properties in Boston. Please note that some of these properties are workspaces only, and cannot be lived in.
To have your building listed here, please contact Elizabeth Torres, Housing Policy Assistant.
Artist Live/Work Spaces
Artist Live/Work Project |
Address |
Neighborhood |
Property Manager/Contact |
Total Artist Units |
Own or Rent? |
Waitlist? |
Artblock |
725-735 Harrison Avenue |
South End |
|
26 |
Ownership |
No |
The Artist Building at 300 Summer
Street* |
300 Summer Street |
South Boston Waterfront |
|
47 |
Limited equity cooperative |
Yes |
Boston East |
126 Border Street |
East Boston |
Trinity Management, 617-267-3278 |
6 |
Rental |
|
The Boulevard |
110 Broad Street |
Downtown |
|
5 |
Ownership |
Yes |
Brookside Studios |
65 Brookside Avenue |
Jamaica Plain |
|
24 |
Ownership |
|
Dartmouth Hotel |
49-59 Roxbury Street |
Roxbury |
|
6 |
Rental |
|
Dover Lofts |
173-143 E Berkeley Street |
South End |
|
2 |
Ownership |
|
Factory 63 |
63 Melcher Street |
South Boston Waterfront |
|
5 |
Rental |
Yes |
Fort Point Place |
21 Wormwood Street |
South Boston Waterfront |
|
4 |
Ownership |
|
FP3 |
346-354 Congress Street |
South Boston Waterfront |
David Abel 617-221-1000 |
3 |
Ownership |
No |
Midway Studios |
15 Channel Center |
South Boston Waterfront |
HallKeen Management 617-946-4630 |
89 |
Rental |
Yes |
Modern |
255 Northampton |
Roxbury |
|
3 |
Ownership |
|
Northampton Lofts |
70-72 Northampton Street |
South End |
|
3 |
Ownership |
|
Oliver Lofts |
166 Terrace Street |
Mission Hill |
No new tenants taken at this time |
3 |
Rental |
|
Walter Baker Lofts |
1231 Adams Street |
Dorchester |
Adam Williams 617-349-1100x4 |
13 |
Rental |
No |
Westinghouse |
26 Damon Street |
Hyde Park |
Paul Santucci 617-694-0004 |
62 |
Ownership |
|
Wilkes Passage Lofts |
1313 Washington Street |
South End |
|
9 |
Ownership |
|
*City of Boston Artist Housing Certificate not required, but building does have its own artist certification process.