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The Boston Landing MBTA station is seen in 2018. The station, funded by the nearby neighborhood’s master developer, catalyzed building nearby. Photo by Pi.1415926535 | CC BY-SA 3.0
What: MBTA’s Boston Landing station opens
When: May 22, 2017
Where: 100 Arthur St., Brighton
The $20 million Boston Landing station opened on the MBTA commuter rail’s Framingham/Worcester line five years ago this month, creating a new transit link between Brighton and downtown Boston.
NB Development, New Balance’s real estate arm and master developer of the Boston Landing mixed-use project, partnered with the MBTA on the station project.
The station’s completion catalyzed real estate development in the neighborhood. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. partnered with New England Development on Allston Yards, a 1.2 million-square-foot mixed-use complex that broke ground in late 2021 and could include 350,000 square feet of office-lab space and more than 1,000 apartments and condos.
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“We hope Boston Landing will serve as a model for future public-private partnerships with the commonwealth to help drive economic development and improve the transportation infrastructure for our state’s citizens and visitors.”
— Jim Davis, chairman, New Balance Athletics
