CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCEThe developers' release says they "were joined on June 23 by Mayor Michelle Wu" to celebrate the opening.[1]
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- Jun 23, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Harvard Opens the First Phase of Its Enterprise Research Campus
Harvard, Tishman Speyer and Breakthrough Properties cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Enterprise Research Campus in Allston: two commercial laboratory buildings called OneMilestone, the 343-apartment Verra, the Atlas Hotel, Harvard's David Rubenstein Treehouse conference centre, 40,000 square feet of retail and more than two acres of public open space. It is the opening move on a 36-acre site, with a Phase B of labs, offices and housing still to be permitted.
- Harvard University, Tishman Speyer and Breakthrough Properties were joined on June 23, 2026 by Mayor Michelle Wu and university, elected, community and business leaders to celebrate completion of the first phase of the Enterprise Research Campus in Boston's Allston neighborhood; the press release announcing it carries a BOSTON, June 24, 2026 dateline[1]
- The release describes the ERC as "a dynamic, nine-acre mixed-use development" rather than the larger site the pin describes, and is led by Tishman Speyer and Breakthrough in partnership with the Harvard Allston Land Company[1]
- The first phase comprises two laboratory buildings, hundreds of new apartments, a boutique hotel, a conference center, 40,000 square feet of retail and restaurants, and more than two acres of publicly accessible open space anchored by the new Allstonway[1]
- One Milestone, the two-building lab complex developed by Breakthrough Properties and designed by Henning Larsen and Studio Gang, is anchored by Roche's Innovation Center for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism discovery and houses everything from large users to start-ups in Breakthrough's flexible StudioLabs component, with a Jay Wright-designed fitness center and a double-height conference facility[1]
- Several of the pieces opened ahead of the ribbon-cutting rather than on the day: the David Rubenstein Treehouse opened in October 2025, Verra opened last year, the Atlas hotel opened earlier this year with its Ama restaurant and Foxglove Terrace rooftop bar arriving in the spring, and the Allstonway opened in May[1]
- The David Rubenstein Treehouse is Harvard's first university-wide conference center, a Studio Gang mass timber building hosting events from 20 to 755 people, with a double-height lobby extending outdoors through two year-round covered porches[1]
- The Atlas is a 246-room boutique hotel designed by Marlon Blackwell Architects with interiors by INC Architecture & Design and two dining concepts from the James Beard-nominated Pearl & Law Hospitality, the team behind Dorchester's Comfort Kitchen[1]
- Verra is the campus's 343-apartment community, designed by MVRDV, offering studios through two-bedroom apartments with views of Boston and Cambridge[1]
- Retail has been steered toward local operators: Harvard's COOP bookstore and apparel shop, Revival Café, Phin Coffee House, a Little Sprouts daycare center, Ama and Foxglove Terrace[1]
- The Allstonway, designed by SCAPE, connects the neighborhood to the Charles River with public art, landscaping, walking paths, seating and year-round programming such as farmer's markets, concerts and outdoor fitness classes[1]
- Harvard President Alan Garber called it a place where "researchers, entrepreneurs, and creative thinkers will work side by side... Building the companies and the industries of tomorrow", and Breakthrough CEO Dan Belldegrun said that "with Roche Genetech's innovation center as its anchor, One Milestone will produce dynamic partnerships between academia and industry"[1]
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- [1]90%btprop.com/harvard-tishman-speyer-and-breakthrough-properties-celebrate-opening-of-the-enterprise-research-campus-in-allstonbtprop.com· Posted Sep 20, 2026· Starts Jun 23, 2026 ✓· 100% of score
The developers' release says they "were joined on June 23 by Mayor Michelle Wu" to celebrate the opening.
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