From Enfield to Boyleston Street: LEGO announces location of its new Boston headquarters.

The Boston Globe reports that LEGO’s new American headquarters will be 100,000 square feet in a new Boyleston Street building atop the Massachusetts Turnpike. LEGO announced early this year that it will close its Enfield headquarters after nearly 50 years in the north central Connecticut town.

“Being in proximity [to MIT and other innovative institutions] can make a big difference in collaboration,” LEGO American group president Skip Kodak told The Globe. “You don’t know who you might bump into when you move into a new neighborhood.”

Governor Maura Healey called the announcement, according to The Globe, “an incredible opportunity to bring new jobs and innovation to the area, while inspiring the next generation of leaders.”

LEGO’s decision remains a stinging wound in Connecticut’s 15 year struggle to restore jobs to the state’s economy.

Published August 21, 2023.