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800ft2 - Trades Incubator. Tech center. Historic Newtonville Depot (Newton Newtonville)
86 Bowers St, Newton Newtonville, MA 02460
86 Bowers St near Newtonville Ave
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2019 I purchased 74-86 Bowers St. calling it the Newtonville Depot LLC. Commercial tenants require extra care and is my first for being a landlord. I am attempting to create a crafts person incubator village; bringing back the hands-on village people who by using their hands provide a community valued service. Pop-ups (start-ups) are preferred with a priority towards women and BIPOC cultivation. I am also the tenant at 82 Bowers (ebay Global seller) and do maintenance and operations for all the buildings. This proven business plan allows for the ability to keep rents low while being accessibile for tenant needs. The Depot buildings are all that remain from the demolition of the original RR station in 1962 making way for the Mass Turnpike.
Commercial 800 sq ft. in Newtonville Depot, 86 Bowers St. brick and beam, 11' ceiling height. ADA compliable. Includes a working basement of 600 sq ft (8 ft height). Electrical, plumbing, HVAC needed. TAW agreement or lease, 1st, last, security deposit. call Harry, 617 390 3454 c. 'new ideas need old buildings'
- Historic Newton Mercantile building. The opening image is a rendering of the original Depot with the original train station in the foreground. The train station was demolished in 1962 when the Mass Pike went through, sparing our building in the background to the right. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th images are the actual space at 86 Bowers; roughed in needing electrical, plumbing; (HVAC mostly complete). The 5th image is the floor plan of the building (86 is at far left in 'demised' space) with dimensions of 20' wide x 40' deep = 800 sq ft. The 6th image is the building in horse 'n buggy days with dirt roadway.
Front and west facades are Fiske Homes fireproof front brick: https://brickfrog.wordpress.com/2011/05/25/boston-fire-brick-company-no-1/. After the Great Boston Fire of 1872, Newton learned valuable lessons on building design and structure. The Boston fire, because of the intense heat, caused conventional brick of the day to explode. This fireproof Fiske Homes fire brick predates sprinkler systems. Built by former Newton Alderman George Fiske in 1886, who resided on West Newton hill. 7th pic is the detailed face brick frieze. 8th and 9th pics are the stampings on the Fiske Homes fireproof front bricks.
The 10th pic is the restored RR switch which in 2014 was salvaged from the abandoned railway spur in Newton Upper Falls. This abandoned railway became known as the Upper Falls Greenway (rail to trail). With the staff and students of NNHS:
https://village14.com/2016/11/15/nnhs-students-preserve-some-newton-history , the restoration preserves the spirit of the original Otis Pettee railine of the 1800's, which served as the main transport line for the filling of Back Bay. In 2022, with the cooperation of the Newton DPW, we placed the 2nd rebuilt switch on an unclaimed spit of land left standing by the Mass Pike construction of 1962. Coincidentally, this RR switch is placed on the exact spot of the original train station: https://www.digitalcommonwealth.org/search/commonwealth:gb19g1268 adjacent to the Mass Pike overlook.