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One of the largest working creative hubs in New England. This is not a coworking space. It is a 35,000 sq ft business formation platform.
55 Morrissey Boulevard is the final stage of our 15-year workforce development pipeline that begins at 960 Mass Ave and runs through TRC Academy.
It is home to over 400+ active creative businesses operating daily. By providing professional space below commercial market rate, space costs consume only 6–38% of a developing creator's income instead of 150%. That difference is whether a career develops or stops entirely.
Occupancy
Held consistently every month since 2023.Disclosed Income
Annual creative income reported by just 66 users. The actual figure is higher.Collaborate
Of users collaborate regularly, and 66% actively connect opportunities to others.Communities
Greater Boston communities are represented within the building.When the Sound Museum closed in 2023, hundreds of Boston artists lost their spaces overnight with no warning and no alternative at an equivalent scale.
The Record Co. absorbed them. The 95% occupancy at 55 Morrissey is a direct result of that absorption—and the clearest evidence available for what happens when creative space disappears without a replacement.
There is no equivalent organization in Boston left to absorb a 55 Morrissey closure.
Boston has already watched this happen once. TRC absorbed the impact, but we cannot absorb ourselves.
If displaced from 55 Morrissey, 61% of surveyed users report they would leave Boston, scale back drastically, or stop creative work entirely. Negotiations to save the space are underway now.
TRC is seeking a long-term lease structure or co-development partnership that makes permanent affordable rates viable. The conversation needs to start now.
The Amplify Boston 26 campaign is raising capital to bridge the rate gap while the permanent solution is negotiated. This is an infrastructure investment in a model that is already proven to work.
Designate 55 Morrissey as protected creative infrastructure, or identify a city-owned alternative at equivalent scale. TRC operates it. Boston keeps what its creative economy depends on.