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Carters Ink / Riverview
Boston, Massachusetts

The Carter’s Ink Building was the first major industrial building in the Kendall Square area of Cambridge and a pioneering example of reinforced concrete construction.  While manufacturers were leaving Cambridge in search of lower cost labor, many companies in the biotechnology and high-tech sectors were expanding rapidly and searching for new workspace. The Congress Group successfully redeveloped the structure as Riverview, a two-building commercial center that includes the restored Carter’s Ink facility, a new 17-story office high–rise, and a four-story glass atrium and courtyard, linking the two.  The Congress Group sold the property in 1986.