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The Fenway Studios was built in 1905 on Ipswich
Street in Boston and served as live/work space for artists such as Gyorgy Kepes
and William Paxton. When an imminent sale threatened its
continued use by area artists, a group of residents banded together
with Keen Development to help acquire and renovate the building.
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In 1990, Keen Development and Forest City
Enterprises teamed up to rehabilitate the historic F. A. Kennedy Steam
Bakery into 142 apartments, lofts, and a daycare center. Renamed
Kennedy Biscuit Lofts, the former factory (famous as the birthplace of the
"Fig Newton") was saved from demolition. Photo by Brian Smith.
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The former Payne Elevator Building in the Porter
Square section of Cambridge was converted into 18 live/work condominiums.
The Payne Elevator Group is a coalition of established Cambridge-area
artists who organized to provide ownership opportunities. Rehabilitation
work was completed in early 1995.
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The Smith Lofts, a joint venture of Keen
Development Corporation and Cornish Associates, is the first of three
buildings in DownCity Providence that will be converted to
live/work space. Smith Lofts opened in 1998 with 36 artist lofts.
The six floors of lofts range from 600 to over 1000 square feet and are
priced for a range of incomes.
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The Fort Point Arts Community (FPAC), a
non-profit advocacy organization for Boston's artists, acquired 300 Summer
Street in 1992 to address the shortage of legal, affordable artist live/work
space. Keen Development, acting as a consultant, converted the property into
48 live/work studios and 7 commercial condominiums.
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The Walter Baker Building, formerly the
administrative offices of Dorchester's Baker Chocolate factory, sat
vacant since 1965. Through the Department of Environmental Management's
Historic Curatorship program, the building has been restored and now houses
13 affordable artist lofts. Photo by Bruce T. Martin
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