Harvard University Creates Enterprise Research Campus and SEAS Complex

Harvard University is planning to develop the 900,000-sf Enterprise Research Campus in the Allston district of Boston. The 36-acre project will provide teaching, research, and residential facilities in a mixed-use setting that will include business incubators, space for private companies and nonprofits, and public green areas. The first phase of development will create 400,000 sf of office and lab space, 250,000 sf of rental housing, and 250,000 sf of conference and hotel space on a 14-acre site. 

Harvard is also building the $1 billion Science and Engineering Complex adjacent to the planned enterprise campus. Designed by Behnisch Architekten, the seven-story, 500,000-sf project will provide the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) with collaborative teaching and research labs, active learning classrooms, maker spaces, and a café. Construction began in July of 2016 on the sustainably designed facility and completion is expected in spring of 2021.