Assembly Square is a neighborhood in Somerville, Massachusetts. It is located along the west bank of the Mystic River, bordered by Ten Hills and Massachusetts Route 28 to the north and the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston to the south. The district's western border runs along Interstate 93. Located from downtown Boston, the 143acre parcel is named for a former Ford Motor Company plant that closed in 1958.The area is home to Assembly Row, a 45acre mixed-use, smart growth development that broke ground in April 2012. It includes premium retail outlets, restaurants, residential space, state-of-the-art office and research and development space, a 12-screen cinema and a 200-room hotel. The area is also home to the Assembly Station, an MBTA Orange Line mass transit station. Other amenities include a marina, revitalized waterfront park, bike paths and other green space.Assembly Row's first stage of development was the Assembly Square Marketplace. Completed in 2006, the marketplace is a "power center" that comprises retail stores Christmas Tree Shops, A.C. Moore, Sports Authority (closed in 2016), Staples, TJMaxx, Kmart, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
