Boston Square Community Hub
the hub
This community hub will provide a communal front porch and living room for current neighbors and the generations of neighbors to come!
Construction is set to start in Fall 2022 on the old Revolution Church building (1534 Kalamazoo Ave. SE) and be transformed into a two-story community hub that will become the front porch and living room of the Boston Square community. The design and plans for amenities within the hub were informed by neighbors - all reflecting what neighbors wanted to see, hear, feel and experience in their community. Together with neighbors, Boston Square Together partners created large-scale community feedback loops, a group of 25+ highly-engaged neighbors in decision-making processes called the Neighborhood Advisory Committees (NAC) + Workgroups, and hundreds of hours chatting in 1-1 conversations with neighbors regarding the hub.
Inside the boston square community hub
Meant to draw the community inside, the Hub will not only act as a front porch to the community but a living room that will offer several amenities allowing neighbors to work, learn, gather, unwind and grow in new ways.
Amenities
High-quality state-of-the-art design
Health and wellness clinic
Early childhood education
Multi-purpose room (rentable by neighbors)
Community café
Shared workspace
A second floor full of agencies and non-profits to provide wrap-around services to increase access to resources and education that will improve the quality of life in the neighborhood
Early Learning Center by elnc
More than 11,000 square feet of the community hub will be for early childhood education available for kids 5 months to 5 years old through the Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC).
The ELNC space will be in the light blue area near the northeast corner of the building.