Big changes could be coming to the heart of Somerville’s Davis Square.
Student-housing developer Scape has acquired a string of storefronts on
Elm Street that are home to several longstanding neighborhood
institutions.
The British firm, which builds privately run dorms, last month paid
nearly $10 million for buildings that house Irish pub The Burren,
McKinnon’s Market, the Sligo Pub, and several restaurants, according to a
long-term lease filed in Middlesex County earlier this month.
Executives with Scape wouldn’t say what they have planned, but the firm
specializes in building privately run student housing that is
independent of any particular school.
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