LEGO reveals location for its new Boston workplace

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The beloved toymaker will relocate its Americas headquarters to Again Bay in 2026.

The LEGO Group plans to relocate its Americas headquarters to 1001 Boylston St. in Boston by the top of 2026. Constructing rendering: Elkus Manfredi Architects 

LEGO’s plan to relocate its Americas headquarters to Boston is coming collectively, brick by brick.

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The toymaker beforehand stated in January that it plans to maneuver its Americas head workplace from Enfield, Connecticut to Boston in 2026. On Monday, LEGO introduced that it has chosen 1001 Boylston St. for its new hub.

“We’re extremely excited to be transferring to a brand new location with such a wealthy historical past, ideally positioned in Again Bay, between Boston and Cambridge,” Skip Kodak, president of the LEGO Group within the Americas, stated in a press launch. 

Round 740 LEGO staff work full-time from the corporate’s Connecticut workplace, based on the discharge. LEGO beforehand acknowledged that every one Enfield-based staff may have a place ready for them in Boston, plus relocation help in the event that they select to maneuver. 

With a number of T stops close by, 1001 Boylston St. is accessible to these strolling, biking, or taking public transit to work, the corporate stated Monday. The constructing additionally options onsite parking and bike storage, in addition to views of Again Bay and the Charles River. 

The LEGO Group’s new Americas headquarters will likely be positioned at 1001 Boylston St. in Boston, a Again Bay growth presently underneath building. – Constructing rendering: Elkus Manfredi Architects 

LEGO’s future house is positioned in an ongoing growth challenge over the Massachusetts Turnpike, also referred to as Parcel 12. As soon as accomplished, the event — from developer Samuels & Associates — is ready to characteristic storefront retail house, places of work, and a lodge.

LEGO’s new workplace will likely be unfold over 5 flooring, with each collaborative areas and “concentrative work zones,” based on the discharge. 

“1001 Boylston Avenue represents an funding in our future and a dedication to our staff,” Kodak stated. “We consider {that a} fashionable, collaborative work atmosphere will assist creativity and innovation thrive, and we’re excited to see what we are able to accomplish on this new house.”

The LEGO Group will start shifting over to the Boston workplace in mid-2025, with a purpose of closing the Enfield workplace by the top of 2026. 

“This transfer aligns with our long-term progress technique and underscores our dedication to remaining on the forefront of innovation,” Kodak stated. “Our transfer to 1001 Boylston Avenue ensures that we are able to proceed our mission to convey LEGO play to much more kids within the U.S. and the Americas area.”

North of Boston, Somerville is house to the corporate’s LEGO Discovery Middle, which opened at Meeting Row in 2014 and reopened this previous spring after a serious renovation.