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Lower Massachusetts Avenue

About Lower Massachusetts Avenue

Extending south of Porter Square along Massachusetts Avenue toward Cambridge Common, Lower Massachusetts Avenue is a commercial corridor containing numerous ground-floor retailers. It abuts the residential neighborhoods of Agassiz and Neighborhood Nine, and has a major academic presence from staff and students at Lesley University and Harvard University, who benefit from the neighborhood retailers, restaurants, and service providers located in the corridor.

Lower Massachusetts Avenue Resources

Lower Massachusetts Avenue Map

• Porter Square and Lower Massachusetts Ave. Commercial District Assessment Report (2020)
• Lower Massachusetts Avenue Market Profile (2021)
• 3D Map of Lower Massachusetts Avenue 

• Massachusetts Avenue Small Retail and Restaurant Map (2023)

Lower Massachusetts Avenue Projects & Documents

• Lower Massachusetts Avenue Study

For More Information

For more information on economic development activity in Lower Mass Ave, please contact Christina DiLisio at cdilisio@cambridgema.gov, or 617/349-4601.

For more information on community planning activity in Lower Mass Ave, please contact Melissa Peters at mpeters@cambridgema.gov, or 617/349-4640.