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What: 907 Main
Where: 907 Main St., Cambridge
Built: 2017-2020
Owner: Sean Casey LLC 

Nauset Construction recently completed the transformation of the historic 1870 Whitney, Lucretia and Henry Building into a 67-room boutique luxury hotel located in Cambridge’s Central Square. Nauset and the design team worked with the Cambridge Historical Commission to preserve the building’s historic character, including the restoration of the original concrete and masonry building façade. 

Nauset and subcontractors also constructed a four-story addition that blends with the existing, historic 1870 structure. The addition, clad with metal panels and fly-ash composite trims, houses a two-bedroom penthouse suite as well as the Blue Owl rooftop restaurant, which features a 150-square-foot rooftop terrace scheduled to open next spring with skyline views. 

The hotel also features a 2,000 square foot ground-level floor patio, also coming in spring 2021, that includes a boozy milkshake shack. The historic, adaptive reuse project is designed to meet LEED-certifiable requirements.   

The brand identity and interiors were created with direction from Hay Creek Hotels and designed by Gensler Boston, with Boyes-Watson as the architect of record.  

They Said It: 

“This is the second Cambridge hotel Nauset has worked with in the last year and is reflective of the diversification of our construction capabilities. The successful completion of 907 Main is also indicative of our greatest strengths – working with tight, zero-lot line urban infill sites, and the thoughtful restoration and repurposing of historically significant structures.”  

— Anthony Papantonis, president, Nauset Construction