1826 and 1840 Massachusetts Avenue

1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue by Aerial Boston

Just A Start Corporation (JAS), a local non-profit affordable housing provider, purchased 1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue, two surface parking lots, from Lesley University in late November 2024. Located in the Neighborhood Nine neighborhood, the site is in close proximity to the many amenities of Porter Square including restaurants, retail, and the MBTA station.

JAS is planning to create new affordable housing at the sites under the provisions of the Affordable Housing Overlay (AHO). For more information, please visit JAS's project page here. 

Just A Start (JAS) is hosting an AHO community meeting on November 18, 2026 at 6 p.m. to discuss their proposed affordable housing development on 1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue.

 

Interested participants may attend this meeting either in-person or online via Zoom, and can register to attend the meeting with this link.

 

In-person: Lesley University Hall, Room 3-094, 1815 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02140

Online: via Zoom. Please register here to attend the meeting online.

 

 

For more information, please visit https://www.justastart.org/1826-1840-massachusetts-avenue/.

1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue Public Meetings:

Meeting Date/Time More Information
JAS Community Meeting November 18, 2026 at 6 p.m.

View the meeting flyer.
JAS Community Meeting June 30, 2026 at 6 p.m. View the meeting flyer. 
JAS Meet and Greet Community Meeting
 October 14, 2025 at 5 p.m. View the meeting flyer.

Existing Site: Two surface parking lots, totaling 25,270 square feet

Proposed Redevelopment: TBD affordable housing units

  • 1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue - by Aerial Boston

    1826 & 1840 Massachusetts Avenue - by Aerial Boston

Pre-application Community Meeting - November 18, 2026