About 243 Broadway
Cambridge, MA
The Close Building is a 61-unit, 100 percent affordable building, which participates in the federal Project-Based Section 8 program. The property features a 6 story 53,724 square-foot building that was constructed in 1910. The building is comprised of studio, 1-bedroom, and 2-bedroom units.The Close Building is the former home of the George Close Company, a chocolate factory, whose principal, George Close, erected the brick building at 243 Broadway. Known in its day for its chocolates, suckers, lemon drops, sponge cakes and butter balls, the factory employed 125 people and produced around three tons of confections per day for distribution throughout New England.