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Akamai Moves into New Headquarters at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square

On November 1, Akamai Technologies held a ribbon-cutting celebration marking the grand opening of their new global headquarters at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square. The new headquarters consolidates six of the internet technology company’s local offices, allowing 2,000 employees in the area to work together under one roof.  The new lobby and office space designed by Sasaki is housed within a base building by architect Pickard Chilton and architect of record Stantec. Responding to Akamai’s most pressing need to unite teams across a new 480,000 square foot office, Sasaki’s design prioritizes connection within the company, articulated best by the project’s vision statement: “To connect the world, we must first connect to each other.”

The colorful "Akamile" is a mile-long walking path created by Sasaki, the interior architect behind the office design. The connective pathway links all 19 floors of the new Akamai office, creating a band of social and collaborative space that connects teams across the 480,000 SF. The gradient runs between Akamai's brand colors of blue and orange, doubling as a fully integrated branding and wayfinding feature that sets this office apart as a beacon within Kendall Square.

Inspiring productive collaboration across the building’s 19-floor interior posed a challenge, but the Sasaki design team saw opportunity for innovative design. Diverse destinations—including specialty coffee bar, ping pong arena, and an inviting gaming lair, among others—encourage movement across the entire building, and a walkable physical path between the top and bottom floors of the building guides employees through common spaces on each floor. The path, which spans approximately one mile, is cleverly dubbed the “Akamile.”

Diverse destinations along a single walking path get people to move between all 19 floors, ensuring the Akamai workforce is staying connected to one another and given the mix of social, focused, and collaborative spaces they need to do their best work.

Photos: Sasaki, Interior Architect. ©Anton Grassl

Final Stages of Construction Wrapping up for Akamai Headquarters 

Interior finishing and final stages of construction are wrapping up for what will be Akamai's new headquarters at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square. The new 450,000+ office tower is expected to be complete later this year. The landmark building features a cantilevered design along with a mile-long staircase on the interior, "the Akamile" extending from the lobby up to the 19th floor. 

Interior Fit-out Ongoing for 145 Broadway in Kendall Square

With the high-performance curtain wall of painted aluminum and Low-E insulated glass panels in place, interior fit-out is ongoing for Akamai Technologies headquarters at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square. The 19-story tower will allow Akamai to consolidate its local workforce while accommodating future hires. Work is also ongoing to complete the ground floor spaces which will activate this corner of Kendall Square and create a public plaza.  Construction is expected to wrap up later this year.

Construction Continues at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square

Both interior and exterior work is ongoing for the striking 19-story building just outside Kendall Square. When finished in late 2019 all of the office space within the project will be home to Akamai Technologies, a content delivery network and cloud service provider responsible for serving between 15% and 30% of all web traffic.

The project is also set to include around 10,000 square feet of active ground floor space for retail and a five-level underground garage.

145 Broadway is the first phase of Boston Properties' planned 1.1 million square foot Kendall Square redevelopment project. Future phases would entail the construction of a 14-story, 318,644 square foot commercial building, a 34-story, 350,000 square foot residential tower, and a 12-story, 71,300 square foot residential building.

Facade Work Nearing Completion at 145 Broadway in Cambridge

The glass facade is nearing completion on the 19-story tower in Kendall Square which will be home to Akamai  Technologies. In total the building will include just over 443,000 sf of office space and 10,000 sf of ground floor retail.  A five-story below grade garage will offer car and bike parking for the property.  The building is scheduled to be complete in late 2019. 

Facade Install Continues on 145 Broadway, Kendall Square

Work to install the glass facade at 145 Broadway in Cambridge continues. The 19 story building located in the heart of Kendall Square will be home to Akamai Technologies, who have already leased all of the office space at the site.  The project is expected to be complete in late 2019.

Vertical steel construction underway at 19-story Akamai global headquarters in Kendall Square

The steel superstructure of 145 Broadway, an upcoming 19-story tower in Kendall Square that will become the new headquarters of Akamai Technologies, has reached the building’s fifth floor and counting. Following completion of steel construction, a high-performance glass facade will be installed along 145 Broadway’s facade. The 453,768-square-foot tower will be fully leased by Akamai, and is expected to open by the end of 2019. The following are photographs of 145 Broadway:

19-story Akamai global headquarters in Kendall Square beginning vertical construction

Two tower cranes are now in place at the future site of Akamai Technologies’ 19-story, 453,768-square-foot global headquarters tower, located at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square, signaling the impending start of vertical construction of the building's superstructure. 145 Broadway’s five-level underground parking garage, which will contain 374 vehicular parking spaces and 151 bicycle parking spaces, is just about complete, with concrete pouring about to reach ground level. Developed by Boston Properties, 145 Broadway broke ground last Summer and is expected to open by the end of 2019. The building will feature a high-performance glass facade and 12' - 8" floor heights, allowing for abundant natural lighting, and will be fully leased by Akamai. The following is a photograph of 145 Broadway:

Akamai breaks ground on new global headquarters in Kendall Square

Akamai Technologies held an official groundbreaking ceremony today for its’ new 19-story, 453,768-square-foot headquarters tower at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square. The tower, developed by Boston Properties, will feature a high-performance glass facade, bringing abundant natural lighting to an open office floor plan. Demolition of a preexisting office building on site is now complete, allowing Akamai and Boston Properties to start construction of the tower. 145 Broadway is expected to open at the end of 2019 and is the first phase of Boston Properties’ 1.1-million-square-foot Kendall Square redevelopment project. The following are video and photographs from the 145 Broadway groundbreaking ceremony:

Congratulations @Akamai on breaking ground today on your future global HQ in #kendallsquare! #groundbreaking @kendallcntr

A post shared by Bryan Koop (@koop_bjk) on Jul 18, 2017 at 8:06am PDT

HQ will bring staff together to foster collaboration & innovation; what @Akamai was built on. Excited to watch Akamai grow to new heights! pic.twitter.com/XHnfGUNZl3

— Sabrina Bauer (@Sabrina_E_Bauer) July 18, 2017

Groundbreaking of @Akamai Global HQ! "Space & place drive behavior, drive mission and truly matter" - Bryan Koop, Boston Properties. pic.twitter.com/O4mdWvFoJ9

— Sabrina Bauer (@Sabrina_E_Bauer) July 18, 2017

Demolition begins for construction of new 19-story Akamai headquarters in Kendall Square

Demolition of the existing four-story, 78,636-square-foot office building at 145 Broadway in Kendall Square is now underway in order to clear the site for construction of Akamai Technologies’ new 19-story, 453,768-square-foot headquarters building. The new 145 Broadway building, which is expected to open at the end of 2019, will be 100%-leased by Akamai and is the first phase of Boston Properties’ 1.1-million-square-foot Kendall Square redevelopment project. The following is a photograph of demolition underway:

Demo porn in Kendall Square #CambMA pic.twitter.com/ccH3gVyVyA

— Jesse Kanson-Benanav (@jessekb) May 20, 2017

Akamai announces headquarters move to new Kendall Square tower

Kendall Square-based global content delivery network (CDN) leader Akamai Technologies has announced that is has entered into an agreement with Boston Properties to fully lease 100% of office space at the upcoming 19-story 145 Broadway office tower in Kendall Square. Akamai will relocate its’ headquarters to the new building, which is scheduled to open at the end of 2019. Akamai’s lease at 145 Broadway is for 15 years. Akamai has also agreed to lease a minimum of 150,000 additional square feet of space within Boston Properties' Kendall Square office portfolio, which will represent part of the second phase of Akamai’s Kendall Square headquarters campus build out.

Occupancy of Akamai’s new headquarters will be coordinated with the lease expirations of the current Akamai office locations in Cambridge. "We look forward to creating a campus environment for Akamai's employees to further foster innovation and collaboration, and to build a headquarters that complements the thriving Kendall Square community, complete with first-floor retail space,” says Erica Chapman, Vice President, Global Real Estate and Workplace Productivity at Akamai.

Akamai Technologies signs Letter of Intent to fully occupy 145 Broadway

The Boston Globe reports that Kendall Square-based global internet content delivery leader Akamai Technologies has signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Boston Properties to fully occupy 145 Broadway, the proposed 19-story Kendall Square office tower that will contain approximately 454,000 square feet of office space. The move will allow Akamai to house most of its' 1,700 Kendall Square-based employees in one building; Akamai currently leases approximately 500,000 square feet across several Kendall Square buildings. Akamai's existing leases expire in 2019. Akamai is seeking a state tax break for the move, pledging to add 700 additional jobs in return.

19-story office tower proposed in Kendall Square

Boston Properties has filed formal design plans with the City of Cambridge to construct 145 Broadway, a new 19-story, 454,000 square foot office tower in the heart of Kendall Square at the intersection of Broadway and Galileo Galilei Way; the following is a link to the Design Review Submission for 145 Broadway. An existing four-story, 87,636 square foot office building would be demolished; demolition could commence in 2017. The Cambridge Planning Board will consider Boston Properties' plans at a public hearing on September 20th. 145 Broadway is the first step of Boston Properties' planned 1.1 million square foot Kendall Square mixed-use redevelopment project; the following is a link to Boston Properties' full project Concept Plan.