139 Main Street is one of the last remaining pieces of first-generation commercial construction in the City of Cambridge. This historic landmark, formerly known as the Luke Building, was built in 1874 as the home to E.H. Luke & Sons, dealers in grain, meal, hay, and straw.
Arrowstreet’s adaptive reuse of the building included core & shell upgrades and an interior fit out as a multi-use office building. The renovated building now serves small tenants (approximately 2,000-8,000 SF) interested in a collaborative work-space model within proximity to MIT and the strong innovation economy of Kendall Square. The design builds on a Collaboration-for-Innovation spirit that is the dynamic driving these industries—each floor offers collaboration space and there are building-wide amenities including a roof terrace with stunning views of MIT, the surrounding mixed commercial and residential uses, and beyond that, the Charles River, Beacon Hill, and the Statehouse.
